2022 Columbus Crew season

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Columbus Crew
2022 season
Columbus Crew logo 2021.svg
Investor-operators Dee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coach Caleb Porter
Stadium Lower.com Field
Major League Soccer Conference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lucas Zelarayán (10)

All:
Lucas Zelarayán (10)
Highest home attendance20,741 (7/17 v. CIN)
Lowest home attendance16,116 (3/12 v. TOR)
Average home league attendance19,202
Biggest win CLB 4–0 VAN (2/26)
Biggest defeat CLB 0–2 ORL (4/16)
NYCFC 2–0 CLB (5/14)
CLB 0–2 LAFC (5/21)
  2021
2023  

The 2022 Columbus Crew season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season covered the period from November 8, 2021 to the end of the 2022 season. It was the fourth and final season under head coach Caleb Porter.

Contents

Roster

As of August 9, 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Curacao.svg  CUW Eloy Room
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Perry Kitchen
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Williams
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jonathan Mensah (captain)
5 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Miloš Degenek
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darlington Nagbe
7 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Pedro Santos
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Artur
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Cucho Hernández
10 MF Flag of Armenia.svg  ARM Lucas Zelarayán
12 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Luis Díaz
13 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Kevin Molino
14 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Yaw Yeboah
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaiah Parente
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marlon Hairston
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erik Hurtado
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aidan Morris
22 MF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Derrick Etienne
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jalil Anibaba
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Bush
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Zawadzki
26 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA James Igbekeme (On loan from Real Zaragoza)
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Schulte
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Sands
31 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Steven Moreira
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brady Scott
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Morris
39 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe
41 DF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Mohamed Farsi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alexandru Mățan (at FC Rapid București until December 31, 2022)

Non-competitive

Preseason

January 28 Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg 4–0 Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada national team Fort Lauderdale, FL
Report
Note: Closed-door.
February 12 CCC Columbus Crew 1–1 Inter Miami CF Mount Pleasant, SC
1:00pm Etienne Soccerball shade.svg87' Report McVey Yellow card.svg 41'
Lassiter Soccerball shade.svg59' (Higuaín)
Lowe Yellow card.svg 74'
Shea Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
February 15 CCC Columbus Crew 0–0 Charlotte FC Mount Pleasant, SC
5:00pm CLTFC Report Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
February 18 CCC Charleston Battery 0–3 Columbus Crew Mount Pleasant, SC
8:00 p.m. Johnson Yellow card.svg 31' Report Mensah Soccerball shade.svg9' (Artur)
Santos Yellow card.svg 19', Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.)
Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg27'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Competitive

MLS

Standings

Eastern Conference
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
6 Inter Miami CF 34141464756948Qualification for the first round
7 Orlando City SC 34141464453948Qualification for the first round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 1]
8 Columbus Crew 34108164641+546
9 Charlotte FC 34131834452842
10 New England Revolution 341012124750342
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
Overall table
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
14 Real Salt Lake 341211114345247
15 Portland Timbers 341110135353046
16 Columbus Crew 34108164641+546
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC [lower-alpha 1] (V)341215740571743Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 2]
18 Colorado Rapids 3411131046571143
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
3446108164641 +57462215 +734102426 −2

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHHA
ResultWDWDLLLDWDLLWDDWDWDWDDLWDDDWDDLDWL
Source: Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On November 22, 2021 the league announced the home openers for every club, with Columbus playing Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Lower.com Field. The full 2022 season was released on December 15, 2021.

February 261 Columbus Crew 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Columbus, OH
3:30 EST Berry Soccerball shade.svg8'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg25', Yellow card.svg 65'
Yeboah Yellow card.svg 40'
Morris Yellow card.svg 79'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg84'
Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Caicedo Yellow card.svg 22'
Nerwinski Yellow card.svg 26' Yellow-red card.svg 53'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,939
Referee: Nima Saghafi
March 52 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Columbus Crew San Jose, CA
5:30 EST Espinoza Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Remedi Yellow card.svg 16'
Monteiro Red card.svg 33'
Judson Yellow card.svg 75'
Kikanovic Yellow card.svg 79'
Calvo Soccerball shade.svg84'Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
Report Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg40'Soccerball shade.svg73'Yellow card.svg 90'
Santos Yellow card.svg 45+6'
Zardes Soccerball shade.svg68'
Igbekeme Yellow card.svg 83'
Anibaba Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,888
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 123 Columbus Crew 2–1 Toronto FC Columbus, OH
1:30 EST Mensah Yellow card.svg 29'
Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg56'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg65'
Díaz Yellow card.svg 82'
Artur Yellow card.svg 84'
Report Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg14'
Nelson Yellow card.svg 64'
Priso-Mbongue Yellow card.svg 79'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 16,116
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 194 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew Harrison, NJ
2:00 EST Nealis Yellow card.svg 34'
Amaya Yellow card.svg 64'
Barlow Soccerball shade.svg84'
Cásseres Jr. Yellow card.svg 86'
Report Nagbe Yellow card.svg 43', Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Santos Yellow card.svg 80'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: Joseph Dickerson
Referee: 15,323
April 25 Columbus Crew 0–1 Nashville SC Columbus, OH
6:00 EST Etienne Yellow card.svg 55'
Díaz Yellow card.svg 66'
Artur Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report Muyl Soccerball shade.svg28', Yellow card.svg 79'
Sapong Yellow card.svg 75'
Haakenson Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,371
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 96 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew Chester, PA
6:00 EST Room Soccerball shade.svg2' (o.g.)
Sullivan Yellow card.svg 79'
Report Moreira Yellow card.svg 66'Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,321
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 167 Columbus Crew 0–2 Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Moreira Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Artur Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg37', Yellow card.svg 77'
Kara Soccerball shade.svg51'
Perea Yellow card.svg 71'
Smith Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,030
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 238 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew Kansas City, KS
8:30 EST Report Santos Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Mensah Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,483
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 309 Columbus Crew 3–0 DC United Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Santos Soccerball shade.svg28'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg43'
Nagbe Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Hines-Ike Yellow card.svg 36'
Birnbaum Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 710 New England Revolution 2–2 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:30 EST Farrell Yellow card.svg 58'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg70'
Buksa Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Berry Soccerball shade.svg27'
Morris Yellow card.svg 41'
Artur Yellow card.svg 60'
Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 26,421
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 1411 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew New York City, NY
7:00 EST Magno Soccerball shade.svg9'
Moralez Yellow card.svg 18'
Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg57'
Parks Yellow card.svg 84'
Martins Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Mensah Yellow card.svg 86'Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,813
Referee: Marcos de Oliviera
May 2112 Columbus Crew 0–2 Los Angeles FC Columbus, OH
3:30 EST Report Acosta Yellow card.svg 35'
Ibeagha Yellow card.svg 41'
Murillo Yellow card.svg 55'
Vela Soccerball shade.svg62'
Cifuentes Soccerball shade.svg73'
Palacios Yellow card.svg 75'
Sánchez Yellow card.svg 75'
Henry Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,649
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 2813 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew Atlanta, GA
7:00 EST Moreno Yellow card.svg 45+5'
Ibarra Yellow card.svg 45+10'
Franco Yellow card.svg 89'
Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg90+1', Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Almada Red card.svg 90+7'
Report Mensah Soccerball shade.svg1'
Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sands Yellow card.svg 61'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,504
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
June 1814 Columbus Crew 1–1 Charlotte FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg41', Yellow card.svg 59' Report Afful Yellow card.svg 15'
Shinyashiki Soccerball shade.svg49'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 2515 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew Sandy, UT
10:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,311
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 2916 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
7:30 EST
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 317 Columbus Crew 0–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Mensah Yellow card.svg 1'
Zelarayán Yellow card.svg 36'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 39'
Santos Yellow card.svg 43'
Moreira Yellow card.svg 59'
Report Elliot Yellow card.svg 39'
Bedoya Yellow card.svg 61'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,469
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 918 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew Chicago, IL
8:00 EST Giménez Yellow card.svg 14'
Czichos Soccerball shade.svg29', Yellow card.svg 43'
Mueller Soccerball shade.svg41'
M. Navarro Yellow card.svg 50', Red card.svg 90'
Gutiérrez Yellow card.svg 54'
Durán Yellow card.svg 60'
Report Moreira Yellow card.svg 8'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg63', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Mensah Yellow card.svg 71'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg83', Yellow card.svg 84'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,157
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 1319 DC United 2–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
8:00 EST Odoi-Atsem Yellow card.svg 22'
Skundrich Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Fountas Soccerball shade cross.svg73, Soccerball shade.svg80'
Kamara Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Hernández Soccerball shade.svg62', Soccerball shade.svg81'
Room Yellow card.svg 72'
Pedro Santos Yellow card.svg 75'
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 10,128
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 1720 Columbus Crew 2–0 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Hernández Soccerball shade.svg16'
Moreira Yellow card.svg 78'
Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)
Report Hagglund Yellow card.svg 47'
Nwobodo Yellow card.svg 84'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,741
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 2321 Columbus Crew 0–0 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Report McNamara Yellow card.svg 23'
Jones Yellow card.svg 35'
Bye Yellow card.svg 39'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,383
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 323 Columbus Crew 1–2 CF Montreal Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg14'
Díaz Yellow card.svg 47'
Report Waterman Yellow card.svg 30', Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Kamara Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 624 Columbus Crew 3–2 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Mensah Yellow card.svg 5'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg20'
Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg27', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Etienne Yellow card.svg 63'
Report Mensah Soccerball shade.svg3' (o.g.)
Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 18'
Morales Yellow card.svg 47'
Pereira Soccerball shade.svg64'
Tinnerholm Yellow card.svg 74'
Amundsen Yellow card.svg 82'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,609
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 1325 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Columbus Crew Commerce City, CO
9:00 EST Esteves Yellow card.svg 28'
Wilson Yellow card.svg 38'
Rubio Soccerball shad check.svg41', Yellow card.svg 78'
Acosta Yellow card.svg 42'
Report Hernández Soccerball shade.svg5'
Nagbe Yellow card.svg 35'
Artur Yellow card.svg 40'
Zelarayán Yellow card.svg 63'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,254
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 2126 Columbus Crew 2–2 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
6:00 EST Artur Yellow card.svg 31'
Etienne Yellow card.svg 51'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg66', Soccerball shade.svg72'
Mensah Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Sosa Soccerball shade.svg21', Yellow card.svg 69'
Purata Soccerball shade.svg77'
Mosquera Yellow card.svg 79'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 17,461
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 2727 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew Cincinnati, OH
9:00 EST Vazquez Soccerball shade.svg36'
Moreno Yellow card.svg 40'
Miazga Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Degenk Yellow card.svg 47'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg74'
Moreira Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,037
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 3128 Columbus Crew 1–0 Inter Miami CF Columbus, OH
7:30 EDT Nagbe Yellow card.svg 29'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg64'
Anibaba Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report McVey Yellow card.svg 52'
Gregore Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,034
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 329 Columbus Crew 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Díaz Yellow card.svg 74' Report Herbers Yellow card.svg 85'
Espinoza Yellow card.svg 90+7'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,189
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 930 CF Montreal 2–2 Columbus Crew Montreal, QB
7:30 EST Wanyama Soccerball shade.svg89'
Brault-Guillard Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Mensah Soccerball shade.svg66'
Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg68'
Díaz Red card.svg 76'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 1331 Inter Miami CF 2–1 Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 EST Higuaín Soccerball shade.svg25', Soccerball shade.svg82'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 38'
Report Hernández Soccerball shade.svg41'
Williams Yellow card.svg 52'
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 9,778
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 1832 Columbus Crew 1–1 Portland Timbers Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Morris Yellow card.svg 10'
Molino Soccerball shade.svg36'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report Chara Yellow card.svg 25'
Tuiloma Yellow card.svg 45'
Mabiala Yellow card.svg 66'
Moreno Yellow card.svg 71'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,421
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 133 Columbus Crew 2–1 New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
7:30 EST Artur Yellow card.svg 26'
Williams Yellow card.svg 66'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg89'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Edelman Yellow card.svg 19'
Amaya Soccerball shade.svg53'
Nealis Yellow card.svg 58'
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,757
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 522 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew Charlotte, NC
7:00 EST Mora Yellow card.svg 50'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg58'
Shinyashiki Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Zelarayán Soccerball shade.svg36'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg54'
Díaz Yellow card.svg 87'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 88'
Room Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Etienne Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 34,122
Referee: Matthew Conger
Note: Match play suspended in the 16th minute due to inclement weather on July 30. To be resumed at this date and time. [1]
October 934 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew Orlando, FL
TBD EST Urso Soccerball shade.svg56', Yellow card.svg 87'
Araújo Yellow card.svg 58'
Smith Yellow card.svg 78'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)
Angulo Yellow card.svg 90'
Michel Yellow card.svg 90'
Cartagena Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Report Santos Yellow card.svg 9'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg38'
Nagbe Yellow card.svg 73'
Degenek Yellow card.svg 82'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 21,693
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

U.S. Open Cup

On July 20, 2021 US Soccer announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022. [2] The Crew will be one of 17 MLS teams entering in the Third round of the tournament.

Third round

April 19 Detroit City FC (USLC) Flag of Michigan.svg 2–1 Flag of Ohio.svg Columbus Crew (MLS) Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 pm EDT Lewis Yellow card.svg 62'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg64'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen)
Report Zardes Soccerball shade.svg7'
Sands Yellow card.svg 43'
Parente Yellow card.svg 66'
Berry Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,121
Referee: Chris Ruska

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
MF Flag of Ghana.svg Yaw Yeboah Flag of Poland.svg Wisla Krakow Utilizing Targeted Allocation Money, contract will run through the 2024 season with an option for 2025.January 6, 2022 [3]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Sean Zawadzki Flag of the United States.svg Georgetown University Contract as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options through 2025.January 13, 2022 [4]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Brady Scott Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC Contract for 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024. Selected in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft.January 13, 2022 [5]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Jalil Anibaba Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC Signed via free Agency for the 2022 season with an option for 2023January 14, 2022 [6]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Jake Morris Flag of the United States.svg Campbell University Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Morris’ MLS Homegrown Priority.January 14, 2022 [7]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Will Sands Flag of the United States.svg Georgetown University Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to New York City FC in exchange for Sands’ MLS Homegrown Priority.January 21, 2022 [8]
DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Milos Degenek Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade Signed through the 2023 season with options for 2024 and 2025.January 24, 2022 [9]
FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacen Russell-Rowe Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2024 season with options in 2025 and 2026. The Crew traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) for 2022 to Toronto FC in exchange for Russell-Rowe's MLS Homegrown Priority.June 29, 2022 [10]
FW Flag of Colombia.svg Cucho Hernández Flag of England.svg Watford F.C. Signed as a Young Designated Player through 2025 via a $10 million transfer fee.July 7, 2022 [11]
FW Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Farsi Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Signed as a Homegrown Player through the 2023 season with options in 2024 and 2025.July 22, 2022 [12]

Loan in

Pos.PlayerLoaned fromLength/NotesBeginningEndSource
MF Flag of Nigeria.svg James Igbekeme Flag of Spain.svg Real Zaragoza Loaned through the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer.January 26, 2022 [13]

SuperDraft

The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft.

Pos.PlayerCollegeNotesDateSource
GK Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Schulte Saint Louis Generation Adidas player. Selected in the First Round.January 11, 2022 [14]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Philip Quinton Notre Dame Selected in the First Round. Columbus acquired Real Salt Lake's first-round selection in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money. Signed with Columbus Crew 2.January 11, 2022 [14]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Erlandson Bowling Green State Selected in the second round. Signed with Columbus Crew 2.January 11, 2022 [14]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Chris Donovan Drexel Selected in the Third Round. Signed with Philadelphia Union II.January 11, 2022 [14]

Out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
GK Flag of the United States.svg Eric Dick Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC Option declined.December 1, 2021 [15]
DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Waylon Francis Flag of Costa Rica.svg CS Herediano Option declined.December 1, 2021 [15]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Saad Abdul-Salaam Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio FC Option declined.December 1, 2021 [15]
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vito Wormgoor Flag of Norway.svg Start Option declined.December 1, 2021 [15]
FW Flag of England.svg Bradley Wright-Phillips RetiredOption declined.December 1, 2021 [15]
DF Flag of Ghana.svg Harrison Afful Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC Optioned declined, signed as a free agent by Charlotte FC.December 17, 2021 [16]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Aboubacar Keita Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids $300,000 in General Allocation Money and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM.January 5, 2022 [17]
DF Flag of Argentina.svg Milton Valenzuela Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano Option declined.January 30, 2022 [15]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Berhalter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC $50,000 in GAM for 2022 and up to $50,000 in conditional GAM if certain performance incentives are met.February 4, 2022 [18]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Gyasi Zardes Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids $1.4 million in 2022 GAM received, allocated as a guaranteed $300,000 and up to an additional $1.1M if multiple performance metrics are met while with the Rapids.April 22, 2022 [19]
FW Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Berry Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United Guaranteed $125,000 in GAM from D.C. United in 2022, $100,000 in GAM in 2023, and up to an additional $100,000 in GAM if certain performance incentives are met.July 20, 2022 [20]

Loans out

Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource
MF Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Mățan Flag of Romania.svg Rapid București Loaned through the remainder of the 2022 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer.August 9, 2022December 31, 2022 [21]

Kits

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