Former West Ham United, Swansea City and Hamilton Academical defender Izzy Iriekpen is no trial with MLS club Chicago Fire.

The 27-year old played in yesterday's friendly against Vancouver Whitecaps and the Fire are monitoring him for a potential place on the playing roster for 2010.

Iriekpen was most recently with English Championship club Peterborough United in the reserves after his stint with Scottish club Hamilton.

Prior to that he played with Scunthorpe United, Swansea City and had loan spell with Cambridge United and Leyton Orient when he was with West Ham who he joined in 1998.