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Columbus Crew

Columbus, United StatesMajor League Soccer · tier 1Founded 15 June 1994Colours

www.columbuscrew.com ↗1 Black & Gold Blvd, 43211 Columbus, United States+1 614 4472739

Squad

31 players

avg age 27.6

Foreigners

65% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

8 / 30

44 pts · 33 played · 2026

Stadium

ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

20,011 seats

Transfer balance

−€9.8m

season 2025/26

Squad

31 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 5
Patrick SchulteGoalkeeper	25	United States	193 cm		Nov 2022from Ablöse draft	Dec 2027
Nicholas HagenGoalkeeper	30	Guatemala · United States	193 cm	right	Jan 2024from Without Club	Dec 2026
Evan BushGoalkeeper	40	United States	188 cm		Dec 2020from Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Dec 2026
Luke PruterGoalkeeper	25	United States · Ireland	196 cm	right	Sept 2026from Columbus Crew 2	Dec 2026
Stanislav LapkesGoalkeeper	20	Belarus	194 cm		Jan 2025from Columbus Crew 2	Dec 2027
Defenders · 9
Malte AmundsenCentre-Back	28	Denmark	179 cm	left	Apr 2023from Ablöse €364k	Dec 2027
Sean ZawadzkiCentre-BackTeam captain	26	United States · Poland	175 cm		Jan 2022from Georgetown Hoyas (Georgetown University)	Dec 2030
Brooks LennonRight-Back	29	United States · Ireland	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
Steven MoreiraRight-Back	32	Cape Verde · France	178 cm	right	Aug 2021from FC Toulouse	Dec 2026
Andrés HerreraRight-Back	28	Argentina	185 cm	right	Jul 2026from CA River Plate	Jun 2029
Eric BaillyCentre-Back	31	Cote d'Ivoire	187 cm	right	Jul 2026from Real Oviedo	Jun 2027
Cesar RuvalcabaCentre-Back	25	United States	188 cm		Mar 2025from Columbus Crew 2	Dec 2026
Rudy CamachoCentre-Back	35	France	186 cm		Jul 2023from CF Montréal	Dec 2026
Tristan BrownLeft-Back	19	United States	—		Oct 2025from Columbus Crew 2	Dec 2028
Midfielders · 9
Brais MéndezAttacking Midfield	29	Spain	187 cm	left	Jul 2026from Real Sociedad	Jun 2029
Santiago RodríguezAttacking Midfield	26	Uruguay	173 cm	right	Feb 2026from Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	Jun 2030
Taha HabrouneCentral Midfield	20	United States · Morocco	182 cm	right	Jan 2024from Columbus Crew 2	Dec 2027
André GomesCentral Midfield	33	Portugal	190 cm	right	Feb 2026from LOSC Lille	Jun 2027
Mohamed FarsiRight Midfield	26	Algeria · Canada	178 cm	right	Jul 2022from Columbus Crew 2	Dec 2027
Dylan ChambostCentral Midfield	29	France	177 cm	left	Jul 2024from AS Saint-Étienne	Jun 2029
Sekou BangouraCentral MidfieldIndirect card suspension – Major League Soccer – until 30/10/2026	24	Guinea	172 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Jun 2029
Tarun KarumanchiDefensive Midfield	23	United States · India	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from Columbus Crew 2	Jun 2027
Amar SejdićDefensive Midfield	29	United States · Bosnia-Herzegovina	179 cm		Mar 2025from Without Club	Dec 2026
Forwards · 8
Anass ZarouryLeft Winger	26	Morocco · Belgium	176 cm	right	Feb 2026from Panathinaikos	Jun 2027
Wessam Abou AliCentre-ForwardCruciate ligament tear - Return unknown	27	Palestine · Denmark	187 cm	right	Jul 2025from Al Ahly FC	Dec 2027
Gonzalo TapiaCentre-Forward	24	Chile	179 cm	right	May 2026from São Paulo Futebol Clube	Jun 2027
Josef MartínezCentre-Forward	33	Venezuela · United States	170 cm	right	Aug 2026from Club Tijuana	Dec 2026
Lautaro GiacconeRight Winger	25	Argentina	172 cm		Jul 2026from AA Argentinos Juniors	Jun 2027
Jamal ThiaréCentre-Forward	33	Senegal	183 cm	right	Feb 2026from Atlanta United FC	Dec 2026
Chase AdamsCentre-Forward	18	United States	180 cm		Jul 2026from Columbus Crew 2	Jun 2029
Kevin GbambléRight Winger	19	Cote d'Ivoire	—		Sept 2026from Columbus Crew 2	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€12.1m

15 arrivals

Received

€2.3m

11 departures

Net balance

−€9.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 15

Wessam Abou Ali
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
from Al Ahly FC
€6.4m
Nariman Akhundzada
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from Qarabağ FK
€2.5m
Hugo Picard
Left Midfield · 22 y/o
from EA Guingamp
€2m
Sekou Bangoura
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from Ironi Kiryat Shmona
€1m
Jamal Thiaré
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
from Atlanta United FC
€170k
André Gomes
Central Midfield · 32 y/o
from LOSC Lille
Free
Chase Adams
Centre-Forward · 17 y/o
from Columbus Crew 2
—
Cole Mrowka
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
End of loan

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Isaac Heffess
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from North Carolina State Wolfpack (NC State Univ.)
draft
Luke Pruter
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from Columbus Crew 2
—
Owen Presthus
Right-Back · 19 y/o
from Columbus Crew 2
—
Quinton Elliot
Right Midfield · 21 y/o
from Columbus Crew 2
—
Stanislav Lapkes
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
from Sarasota Paradise
End of loan
Tarun Karumanchi
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
from UCLA Bruins (Univ. of California Los Angeles)
draft
Zach Zengue
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Georgetown Hoyas (Georgetown University)
Free

Departures · 11

Jacen Russell-Rowe
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to FC Toulouse
€2.1m
Ibrahim Aliyu
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Houston Dynamo FC
€215k
Abraham Romero
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to El Paso Locomotive FC
Free
AZ Jackson
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
to Jagiellonia Bialystok
?
Cole Mrowka
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Loan
Darlington Nagbe
Central Midfield · 35 y/o
to —
—
Derrick Jones
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Isaac Heffess
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Columbus Crew 2
—

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Lassi Lappalainen
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to HJK Helsinki
Free
Stanislav Lapkes
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
to Sarasota Paradise
Loan
Tarun Karumanchi
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to Columbus Crew 2
—

Manager & staff

13 people

Coaching Staff · 4

Laurent CourtoisCaretaker ManagerFrance
Shannon MurrayAssistant ManagerUnited States
Phil BoergerGoalkeeping CoachUnited States
Darlington NagbeIndividual CoachUnited States

Management · 2

Marc NichollsTechnical DirectorUnited States
Dante WashingtonDirector of DevelopmentUnited States

Board of Directors · 5

Issa TallGeneral ManagerFrance
Dee HaslamOwnerUnited States
Jimmy HaslamOwnerUnited States
Dr. Pete EdwardsOwnerUnited States
JW JohnsonOwnerUnited States

Scouting · 1

Mikolaj KorcalaScoutPoland

Public Relations · 1

Frankie HejdukMedia OfficerUnited States

Honours

9 titles

3×MLS Cup Winner2023 · 2020 · 2008
3×Supporters' Shield Winner08/09 · 07/08 · 03/04
1×US Open Cup Winner2002
1×Leagues Cup Winner2024
1×Campeones Cup Winner2021

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