2023 Columbus Crew 2 season

Columbus Crew 2

2023 season
Investor-operators	Dee Haslam Jimmy Haslam JW Johnson Whitney Johnson Dr. Pete Edwards
Head Coach	Laurent Courtois
Stadium	Historic Crew Stadium
MLS Next Pro	Division: 1st Conference: 3rd Overall: 5th
MLS Next Pro Cup Playoffs	Eastern Conference Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Gibran Rayo (11) All: Gibran Rayo (12)
Highest home attendance	7,500 (10/22 v. AUS)
Biggest win	MIA 0–5 CLB (9/3)
Biggest defeat	CLB 0-5 NYRB (8/13)
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The 2023 Columbus Crew 2 season was the club's second season of existence and their second consecutive season in MLS Next Pro, a soccer league in the third tier in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on March 26 against New York Red Bulls II. It was the second season under head coach Laurent Courtois.

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   USA Philip Quinton ( [A] ) 3 DF   USA Stuart Ritchie 4 DF   USA Keegan Hughes ( [A] ) 5 DF   USA Jacob Erlandson 6 MF   USA Aidan Wolf 7 DF   COD Ariel Mbumba 8 MF   USA Clay Holstad 9 FW   USA Noah Fuson 10 MF   USA Thomas Roberts 11 FW   USA Coleman Gannon 12 DF   USA Xavier Zengue 13 FW   TRI Kevin Molino ( [A] ) 14 MF   JAM Zion Scarlett 16 MF   USA Isaiah Parente ( [A] ) 17 MF   CAN Jordan Knight 18 FW   USA Gibran Rayo 19 FW   CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe ( [A] ) 21 DF   DEN Malte Amundsen ( [A] )

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF   ITA Marco Micaletto (Captain) 23 DF   USA Josh Williams ( [A] ) 24 FW   GHA Nana Tuffour 25 MF   USA Sean Zawadzki ( [A] ) 26 DF   SOM Abdi Mohamed 27 FW   USA Maximilian Arfsten ( [A] ) 29 FW   CAN Mataeo Bunbury 31 MF   COL Nicolás Rincón ( [B] ) 32 GK   USA Brady Scott ( [A] ) 33 DF   USA Jake Morris ( [A] ) 34 DF   ECU Diego Almeida 40 GK   USA Stephen Yerian ( [B] ) 49 MF   USA Cole Mrowka 50 GK   USA Jesus Lozano ( [B] ) 51 MF   USA Gio De Libera ( [B] ) 52 MF   USA Taha Habroune

No. Pos. Nation Player 53 FW   USA Brent Adu-Gyamfi ( [B] ) 54 MF   USA Owen Presthus ( [B] ) 55 DF   USA Ty Nero ( [B] ) 57 DF   USA Chris Rogers ( [B] ) 58 FW   USA Mohamed Saad ( [B] ) 59 MF   USA Tristan Brown ( [B] ) 60 GK   BLR Stanislav Lapkes 61 FW   USA Anthony Alaouieh ( [B] ) 62 DF   USA Josh Veychek ( [B] ) 70 GK   USA Alex Zochowski ( [B] ) 80 GK   USA Nathan Salerno ( [B] ) 94 DF   COL Jimmy Medranda ( [A] ) 97 MF   GHA Yaw Yeboah ( [A] ) 98 MF   CRC Luis Díaz ( [A] )

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First team player

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Columbus Crew Academy player

Technical Staff

Position	Staff
Crew 2 General Manager	Corey Wray
Crew 2 Head Coach	Laurent Courtois
Head of Coaching & Individual Development	Dan Lock
Crew 2 Assistant Coach	Kobié Johnson
Crew 2 Goalkeeper Coach	Alex Blackburn
Crew 2 Performance Coach	Ahmad Salamah
Crew 2 Manager, Soccer Operations	Elena Lemus
Crew 2 Head Equipment Manager	Mike Peters
Crew 2 Head Athletic Therapist	Sara Kusner

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Non-competitive

Preseason

Columbus Crew 2 v Lexington SC

February 18 Friendly	Columbus Crew 2	0-2	Lexington SC	Columbus, OH
3:45 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium

North Carolina FC v Columbus Crew 2

March 1 Friendly	North Carolina FC	v	Columbus Crew 2	Cary, NC
1:00 PM EST				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Charlotte Independence v Columbus Crew 2

March 4 Friendly	Charlotte Independence	0-2	Columbus Crew 2	Charlotte, NC
11:00 AM EST	o.g.' Dimick	Report		Stadium: UNC Charlotte
Note: Closed doors

Columbus Crew 2 v One Knoxville SC

March 10 Friendly	Columbus Crew 2	1-0	One Knoxville SC	Louisville, KY
2:00 PM EST	45' 53'	Report		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

Competitive

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
MLS Next Pro	March 26, 2023	September 24, 2023	Matchday 1	5th	28	16	3	9	58	46	+12	057.14
MLS Next Pro Playoffs	October 1, 2023	October 22, 2023	Conference Quarterfinals	Eastern Conference Champions	4	3	0	1	5	4	+1	075.00
Total					32	19	3	10	63	50	+13	059.38

Source: Competitions

MLS Next Pro

Main article: 2023 MLS Next Pro season

Standings

Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew 2	28	16	3	0	9	58	46	+12	54	Qualification for the Playoffs
2	Orlando City B	28	13	2	3	10	59	61	−2	46
3	Chicago Fire FC II	28	9	5	6	8	54	46	+8	43
4	Huntsville City FC	28	9	4	3	12	48	45	+3	38
5	Atlanta United 2	28	9	2	4	13	50	52	−2	35

Source: MLSNP Central Division
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)

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NE	Crown Legacy FC	28	19	4	1	4	60	34	+26	66	Qualification for the Conference semifinals
2	NE	New England Revolution II	28	14	6	2	6	57	41	+16	56	Qualification for the Playoffs
3	CT	Columbus Crew 2	28	16	3	0	9	58	46	+12	54
4	NE	New York Red Bulls II	28	14	3	3	8	53	36	+17	51
5	CT	Orlando City B	28	13	2	3	10	59	61	−2	46

Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
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)

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Awards
3	Tacoma Defiance	28	14	6	3	5	57	36	+21	57
4	New England Revolution II	28	14	6	2	6	57	41	+16	56
5	Columbus Crew 2	28	16	3	0	9	58	46	+12	54
6	New York Red Bulls II	28	14	3	3	8	53	36	+17	51	U.S. Open Cup First Round
7	Sporting Kansas City II	28	13	4	2	9	60	42	+18	49

Source: MLSNP
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)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	16	3	9	58	46	+12	54 [C]	9	1	4	34	28	+6	7	2	5	24	18	+6

Last updated: May 7, 2025.
Source: MLS Next Pro ^[2]

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Per MLS Next Pro rules, 1 point is added for any penalty shootout won after a draw.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	SW	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	SW	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	SW	L	W	L	W	L	W	W

Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; SW = Shootout Win

Match results

New York Red Bulls II v Columbus Crew 2

March 261	New York Red Bulls II	1-1 (3-4 SO)	Columbus Crew 2	Montclair, NJ
7:00 PM EDT	Carmona 7' Ofori  32' Reid  41' Valencia  90+3'	Report	De Libera  23' Micaletto  38' Holstad  57' Mohamed 90+4'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Referee: Alejo Calume Assistant referees: Will Aten Eric Schreiber Fourth official: Ernie Constantine
	Shootout
	Stroud Ndam Shapiro-Thompson Ssebuufu Valencia		Mohamed Mbumba Rayo Fuson Mrowka

Chicago Fire FC II v Columbus Crew 2

April 92	Chicago Fire FC II	0-1	Columbus Crew 2	Bridgeview, IL
7:00 PM EDT	Casas  22'  39' Glasgow  22'	Report	Nero  27' Micaletto  71' Morris  82' Rayo 88'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Chris Ruska Assistant referees: Eric Del Rosario Will Aten Fourth official: Calin Radosav

Columbus Crew 2 v New England Revolution II

April 163	Columbus Crew 2	3-0	New England Revolution II	Columbus, OH
1:00 PM EDT	Parente 7',  87' Russell-Rowe 17' Hughes  68' Micaletto 81',  82'	Report	Akanyirige  30'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Nabil Bensalah Assistant referees: Eric Burton Stephen Milhoan Fourth official: Kevin Fikar

Crown Legacy FC v Columbus Crew 2

April 234	Crown Legacy FC	1-0	Columbus Crew 2	Matthews, NC
2:00 PM EDT	Agyemang 23',  81' Pedro  73'	Report	Micaletto  29'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Bryson Condrey Hillis Waddell Fourth official: John Rush

Columbus Crew 2 v Inter Miami CF II

April 305	Columbus Crew 2	3-2	Inter Miami CF II	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Mrowka 72' Fuson 82',  90' Bunbury 88' Knight  90+3'	Report	Meek  36' Sunderland 40',  90' Sailor  45+2' Johnson 69' Allen  80'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Gerald Flores Assistant referees: Jake Brochu Noah Matos Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

Columbus Crew 2 v Huntsville City FC

May 56	Columbus Crew 2	1-0	Huntsville City FC	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Micaletto 19' Gannon  45+2' Zengue  58' Lapkes  90'	Report	Drack  51'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo Assistant referees: James Duling Christian Little Fourth official: Kevin Fikar

Columbus Crew 2 v Orlando City B

May 147	Columbus Crew 2	4-0	Orlando City B	Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EDT	Roberts  13' Mrowka  49' De Libera 53' Fuson  56' Rayo  59', 87' Bunbury 65' Holstad 78' Erlandson  90+1'	Report	Almaguer  32' Juninho  40' Loyola  60'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Christopher Slane Assistant referees: Justen Lopez Sarah Gaddes Fourth official: Austin Saini

FC Cincinnati 2 v Columbus Crew 2

May 218	FC Cincinnati 2	0-1	Columbus Crew 2	Highland Heights, KY
6:00 PM EDT	Jimenez  14' Adams  21' Valenzuela  33'	Report	Habroune 3' Erlandson  50'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Laura Rodriguez Assistant referees: Jackson Krauser Noah Matos Fourth official: James Duling

New England Revolution II v Columbus Crew 2

May 259	New England Revolution II	2-0	Columbus Crew 2	Foxborough, MA
7:00 PM EDT	Adebayo-Smith 34' Awashie 67' Rozhansky  82' Weverton  86'	Report	Roberts  62' Mbumba  66'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: John Griggs Assistant referees: Eric Schreiber Jessica Carnevale Fourth official: Stephanie McFarland

Philadelphia Union II v Columbus Crew 2

May 2810	Philadelphia Union II	3-2	Columbus Crew 2	Chester, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Sorenson  23' Rafanello 33' (pen.), 35',  64', 81' Diallo  82'	Report	Sorenson 19' (o.g.) Rayo 24' (pen.) Mohamed  32' Mrowka  54' Fuson  67'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Joshua Encarnacion Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Andrew Charron Fourth official: Marie Durr

Columbus Crew 2 v Chicago Fire FC II

June 411	Columbus Crew 2	2-4	Chicago Fire FC II	Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EDT	Micaletto 70' Parente 90+8'	Report	Reynolds 26' Fleming 28' Hency 45+3' Prpa 65'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Referee: Brandon Stevis Assistant referees: Stephen Milhoan Christian Little Fourth official: Gary Gutiérrez

Columbus Crew 2 v Crown Legacy FC

June 1112	Columbus Crew 2	2-1	Crown Legacy FC	Columbus, OH
3:30 PM PM EDT	Hughes  13' Fuson 16' Gannon 50' Rayo  90+4'	Report	Agyemang 10' Mayaka  38' Romero  90+2'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Rebecca Pagan Assistant referees: Eric Del Rosario Patrick Slane Fourth official: Austin Saini

Columbus Crew 2 v Atlanta United 2

June 1513	Columbus Crew 2	2-2 (6-5 SO)	Atlanta United 2	Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT	Rayo 9' Adu-Gyamfi 90+3'	Report	Morales  30' Okunlola  49' Firmino 58' Conway 76' Torres  86'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Gabriele Giusti Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Jacob Little Fourth official: James Duling
	Shootout
	Mohamed Habroune Knight Fuson Roberts Holstad Gannon		Raimar Conway Tmimi Firmino Tiente Twumasi Morales

New York City FC II v Columbus Crew 2

June 1814	New York City FC II	2-3	Columbus Crew 2	New York, NY
7:00 PM EDT	Di Ponzio  43' Myers 45', 68',  86'	Report	Fuson 11' (pen.), 16',  87' Hughes  22' Morris  42' Rayo 82'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Kenneth Rojas Assistant referees: Gjovalin Bori Jessica Carnevale Fourth official: Justin Saporito

Columbus Crew 2 v Huntsville City FC

June 2515	Columbus Crew 2	1-0	Huntsville City FC	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Williams  22' Fuson  45' Gannon 56'	Report	N'sa  51' Johnston  85'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Alex Billeter Assistant referees: Rachel Smith Noah Matos Fourth official: Jackson Krauser

Chicago Fire FC II v Columbus Crew 2

July 216	Chicago Fire FC II	2-0	Columbus Crew 2	Bridgeview, IL
6:00 PM EDT	Glasgow  25' Ostrem 53', 56' Bezerra  65'	Report	Erlandson  67'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Karen Callado Assistant referees: Justin Mack Charles Woodcock Fourth official: Jared Kuehl

Toronto FC II v Columbus Crew 2

July 717	Toronto FC II	2-3	Columbus Crew 2	Toronto, ON
8:00 PM EDT	Cimermancic 39' Walkes 41'	Report	Goulbourne 34' (o.g.) Hughes 50' Micaletto 58'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Mazen Hassanin Assistant referees: Melissa Snedden Sebastian Ritchers Fourth official: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

Columbus Crew 2 v Philadelphia Union II

July 2518	Columbus Crew 2	2-6	Philadelphia Union II	Columbus, OH
12:30 PM EDT	Lapkes  6' Hughes  14' Fuson 33' (pen.), 45' Mrowka  45+3' Habroune  52'	Report	Stojanovic 27', 49' Pierre 36' Vazquez 69' Castillo 81' Diallo  87' Sanchez 90+1'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Eric Burton Christian Little Fourth official: Austin Saini
Note: Postponed from July 24 due to inclement weather.

Atlanta United 2 v Columbus Crew 2

July 2819	Atlanta United 2	0-2	Columbus Crew 2	Marietta, GA
7:00 PM EDT	Morales  19' Centeno  32' Tiente  74' Torres  82'	Report	Habroune 50' Gannon 60' Rogers  68'	Stadium: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Grounds Referee: Laura Rodriguez Assistant referees: Hillis Waddell Melissa González Fourth official: Amin Hadzic

Columbus Crew 2 v Toronto FC II

August 320	Columbus Crew 2	4-0	Toronto FC II	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Bunbury  10', 55' Micaletto 28', 33',  68' Habroune  30' Gannon 80'	Report	Curic  36' Barrow  86'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer Assistant referees: Stephen Milhoan Noah Matos Fourth official: Jacob Little
Note: Originally scheduled for August 4

Huntsville City FC v Columbus Crew 2

August 921	Huntsville City FC	1-1 (4-5 SO)	Columbus Crew 2	Huntsville, AL
7:00 PM EDT	Sipić 13' Cicéron  28'  84' Barnes  69'	Report	Micaletto  7' Habroune 48' Mrowka  90+1'	Stadium: Joe W. Davis Stadium Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Austin Holt Kevin Huet Fourth official: Donovan Eubank

Columbus Crew 2 v New York Red Bulls II

August 1322	Columbus Crew 2	0-5	New York Red Bulls II	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Carmona 9' Ssebuufu 44' Nocita 61' Kasule 64' Sofo 74'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: John Griggs Assistant referees: James Duling Nicholas Balcer Fourth official: Promise Adebayo-Ige

Columbus Crew 2 v FC Cincinnati 2

August 1923	Columbus Crew 2	5-1	FC Cincinnati 2	Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT	Fuson 10' Micaletto 17' De Libera  28' Parente 40' Gannon 45' Rogers  45+1' Bohui 66',  87'	Report	Ordóñez 12',  71' Thomas  36' Machado  86'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo Assistant referees: Patrick Slane Max Smith Fourth official: Jackson Krauser

Orlando City B v Columbus Crew 2

August 2724	Orlando City B	4-1	Columbus Crew 2	Kissimmee, FL
7:00 PM EDT	Medina  19' Rivera 39' Mohammed 54' Solís 65' Lynn 82' (pen.)	Report	Holstad  41'  53' Rayo 80'	Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Daniel Gutierrez Assistant referees: K. Wasiak J. Casas Fourth official: A. Kuttaineh

Inter Miami CF II v Columbus Crew 2

September 325	Inter Miami CF II	0-5	Columbus Crew 2	Fort Lauderdale, FL
2:00 PM EDT	Flores  59'	Report	Rayo 2', 15', 38' Bunbury 60' Erlandson  82' Fuson 90+2'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: DeShun Beard Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Preston Joyner Fourth official: Amiel Aleman

Columbus Crew 2 v New York City FC II

September 826	Columbus Crew 2	2-5	New York City FC II	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT	Erlandson  30' Mrowka 42' Rayo 53' Micaletto  63' Adu-Gyamfi  87'	Report	Jiménez 10' Shore 12' Myers 30' (pen.) Arévalo 32', 45+1' Bednarsky  59' Owusu  86'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk Assistant referees: Jake Brochu Robert Cordrey Fourth official: Eric Burton

FC Cincinnati 2 v Columbus Crew 2

September 1727	FC Cincinnati 2	0-4	Columbus Crew 2	Highland Heights, KY
6:00 PM EDT	Thomas  50' Mora  79' Castellano  81'	Report	De Libera 22' Gannon 24' Habroune 63',  65' Holstad  71' Fuson  83' Bohui 90+1'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Alex Beehler Assistant referees: Eric Del Rosario Rebecca Luther Fourth official: James Duling

Columbus Crew 2 v Atlanta United 2

September 2428	Columbus Crew 2	3-2	Atlanta United 2	Columbus, OH
2:00 PM EDT	Micaletto 2',  46' Mohamed 19' Rayo 31' (pen.) Holstad  37' Bohui  88'	Report	Cobb  9', 37' Tiente  22' Twumasi  29' Mejía 82' Lanza  84' Guerra  89'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Drew Klemp Assistant referees: Tom Felice Christian Little Fourth official: Eric Burton

MLS Next Pro Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Next Pro season § Playoffs

Columbus Crew 2 v Orlando City B

October 1Conference Quarterfinals	Columbus Crew 2	2-1	Orlando City B	Columbus, OH
5:30 PM EDT	Fuson 33',  49' Rayo  55'  90' Micaletto  58', 90+1' (pen.) Knight  66'	Report	Williams  30' Pérez 37' Juninho  45+2' Kibunguchy  82' Acuña  90' Otero  90+1'  90+4'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Abdou Ndiaye Assistant referees: Nicholas Seymour Chris Canales Fourth official: Laura Rodriguez

Crown Legacy FC v Columbus Crew 2

October 8Conference Semifinals	Crown Legacy FC	0-1	Columbus Crew 2	Matthews, NC
3:00 PM EDT	Petković  8' Williams  80'	Report	Rogers  10' Fuson 50' Habroune  81'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Matthew Seem Fourth official: Karen Callado

New England Revolution II v Columbus Crew 2

October 14Conference Final	New England Revolution II	0-1	Columbus Crew 2	Foxborough, MA
5:00 PM EDT	Souza  90+3'	Report	Habroune  12' Rayo  87', 90+1'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Nicholas Balcer Christian Clerc Fourth official: Rebecca Pagan

Columbus Crew 2 v Austin FC II

October 22MLS Next Pro Cup	Columbus Crew 2	1-3	Austin FC II	Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT	Roberts 49' (pen.) Micaletto  63' Fuson  90+4'	Report	Ramírez 70' (pen.) Valentin Noël 77' Diego Almeida 80'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Noah Kenyawani Rhett Hammil Fourth official: John Griggs

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Next Pro		MLS Next Pro Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	USA	Philip Quinton	8	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	USA	Stuart Ritchie	16	0	12+4	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Keegan Hughes	9	1	9+0	1	0+0	0
5	DF	USA	Jacob Erlandson	21	0	15+3	0	3+0	0
6	MF	USA	Aidan Wolf	6	0	1+5	0	0+0	0
7	DF	COD	Ariel Mbumba	8	0	3+5	0	0+0	0
8	MF	USA	Clay Holstad	26	1	15+7	1	4+0	0
9	FW	USA	Noah Fuson	30	10	22+4	8	4+0	2
10	MF	USA	Thomas Roberts	16	1	8+4	0	2+2	1
11	FW	USA	Coleman Gannon	27	6	18+6	6	2+1	0
12	DF	USA	Xavier Zengue	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	TRI	Kevin Molino	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	JAM	Zion Scarlett	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Isaiah Parente	5	3	5+0	3	0+0	0
17	MF	CAN	Jordan Knight	22	0	8+13	0	1+0	0
18	FW	USA	Gibran Rayo	24	12	15+6	11	3+0	1
19	FW	CAN	Jacen Russell-Rowe	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0
21	DF	DEN	Malte Amundsen	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW	USA	Patrick Bohui	6	2	0+5	2	0+1	0
22	MF	ITA	Marco Micaletto	28	9	20+4	8	4+0	1
23	DF	USA	Josh Williams	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW	GHA	Nana Tuffour	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
25	MF	USA	Sean Zawadzki	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	SOM	Abdi Mohamed	29	2	19+6	2	1+3	0
27	FW	USA	Maximilian Arfsten	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	CAN	Mataeo Bunbury	22	4	10+8	4	4+0	0
31	MF	COL	Nicolás Rincón	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
32	GK	USA	Brady Scott	15	0	15+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	USA	Jake Morris	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF	ECU	Diego Almeida	5	0	0+2	0	2+1	0
40	GK	USA	Stephen Yerian	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
49	MF	USA	Cole Mrowka	24	2	15+9	2	0+0	0
50	GK	USA	Jesus Lozano	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
51	MF	USA	Gio De Libera	28	2	22+3	2	2+1	0
52	MF	USA	Taha Habroune	20	4	11+6	4	3+0	0
53	FW	USA	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	20	1	5+11	1	0+4	0
54	MF	USA	Owen Presthus	6	0	2+4	0	0+0	0
55	DF	USA	Ty Nero	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0
57	DF	USA	Chris Rogers	16	0	9+3	0	4+0	0
58	FW	USA	Mohamed Saad	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
59	MF	USA	Tristan Brown	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
60	GK	BLR	Stanislav Lapkes	16	0	12+0	0	4+0	0
61	FW	USA	Anthony Alaouieh	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
62	DF	USA	Josh Veychek	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
70	GK	USA	Alex Zochowski	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
80	GK	USA	Nathan Salerno	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
94	DF	COL	Jimmy Medranda	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
97	MF	GHA	Yaw Yeboah	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
98	MF	CRC	Luis Díaz	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
			Own Goal	0	2	-	2	-	0

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS Next Pro		MLS Next Pro Playoffs		Total
2	DF	Philip Quinton	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Stuart Ritchie	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Keegan Hughes	4	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	Jacob Erlandson	4	1	0	0	4	1
6	MF	Aidan Wolf	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	Ariel Mbumba	2	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF	Clay Holstad	4	0	0	0	4	0
9	FW	Noah Fuson	7	0	2	0	9	0
10	MF	Thomas Roberts	2	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	Coleman Gannon	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	Xavier Zengue	1	0	0	0	1	0
13	FW	Kevin Molino	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Zion Scarlett	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Isaiah Parente	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	Jordan Knight	2	0	1	0	3	0
18	FW	Gibran Rayo	2	0	2	1	4	1
19	FW	Jacen Russell-Rowe	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Mohamed Farsi	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Malte Amundsen	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	FW	Patrick Bohui	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	Marco Micaletto	8	0	2	0	10	0
23	DF	Josh Williams	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW	Nana Tuffour	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Sean Zawadzki	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Abdi Mohamed	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	Maximilian Arfsten	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Mataeo Bunbury	1	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF	Nicolás Rincón	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	Brady Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Jake Morris	2	0	0	0	2	0
34	DF	Diego Almeida	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	Stephen Yerian	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	MF	Cole Mrowka	4	0	0	0	4	0
50	GK	Jesus Lozano	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	Gio De Libera	2	0	0	0	2	0
52	MF	Taha Habroune	3	0	2	0	5	0
53	FW	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	1	0	0	0	1	0
54	MF	Owen Presthus	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	Ty Nero	1	0	0	0	1	0
57	DF	Chris Rogers	2	0	1	0	3	0
58	FW	Mohamed Saad	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	MF	Tristan Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK	Stanislav Lapkes	1	1	0	0	1	1
61	FW	Anthony Alaouieh	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	DF	Josh Veychek	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	GK	Alex Zochowski	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	GK	Nathan Salerno	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	DF	Jimmy Medranda	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	Yaw Yeboah	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	MF	Luis Díaz	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS Next Pro	MLS Next Pro Playoffs	Total	Games Played
		8	Clay Holstad	0	0	0	1
32	Brady Scott	6	0	6	15
40	Stephen Yerian	0	0	0	0
50	Jesus Lozano	0	0	0	0
60	Stanislav Lapkes	4.5	2	6.5	16
70	Alex Zochowski	0.5	0	0.5	1
80	Nathan Salerno	0	0	0	1

Source:

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Stuart Ritchie	Richmond Kickers	Signed as a free agent	January 24, 2023	[3]
DF	Xavier Zengue	Dayton Flyers	Drafted in the first round of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft	March 8, 2023	[4]
MF	Clay Holstad	Kentucky Wildcats	Drafted in the second round of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft	March 23, 2023	[5]
MF	Thomas Roberts	FC Dallas	Signed as a free agent	March 24, 2023	[6]
MF	Taha Habroune	Columbus Crew Academy	Academy signing	May 21, 2023	[7]
FW	Patrick Bohui	F.C. Vizela U23	Signed as a free agent	August 10, 2023	[8]
MF	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew Academy	Academy signing	August 18, 2023	[9]
GK	Stanislav Lapkes	Columbus Crew Academy	Academy Signing	September 7, 2023	[10]
DF	Diego Almeida	FC Barcelona B	Signed as a free agent	September 16, 2023	[11]
DF	Xavier Zengue	Columbus Crew 2	Signed a new contract	December 22, 2023	[12]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Gio De Libera	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 26, 2023	October 22, 2023	[13]
MF	Taha Habroune	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 26, 2023	May 21, 2023	[13]
GK	Brady Scott	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	March 26, 2023	September 8, 2023	[14] [15]
GK	Jesus Lozano	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 26, 2023	July 7, 2023	[13]
MF	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 26, 2023	August 18, 2023	[13]
DF	Ty Nero	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 26, 2023	August 9, 2023	[13]
DF	Chris Rogers	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	March 26, 2023	October 22, 2023	[13]
FW	Mataeo Bunbury	Birmingham Legion FC	Through the 2023 MLS Next Pro season	April 7, 2023	October 22, 2023	[16]
DF	Jake Morris	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 9, 2023	June 18, 2023	[17] [18]
FW	Maximilian Arfsten	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	[19]
DF	Jimmy Medranda	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	[19]
MF	Yaw Yeboah	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	[19]
DF	Keegan Hughes	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	July 25, 2023	[19] [20]
FW	Jacen Russell-Rowe	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	[19]
MF	Sean Zawadzki	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	April 16, 2023	[19]
MF	Isaiah Parente	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	September 3, 2023	[19] [21]
DF	Philip Quinton	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 16, 2023	October 1, 2023	[19] [22]
GK	Stanislav Lapkes	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	April 16, 2023	September 7, 2023	[19]
FW	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	April 23, 2023	October 22, 2023	[23]
GK	Stephen Yerian	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	April 23, 2023	July 28, 2023	[23]
DF	Malte Amundsen	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	April 30, 2023	April 30, 2023	[24]
MF	Nicolás Rincón	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	May 21, 2023	August 13, 2023	[25]
FW	Kevin Molino	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	June 4, 2023	June 4, 2023	[26]
MF	Luis Díaz	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	June 4, 2023	June 11, 2023	[26] [27]
FW	Josh Williams	Columbus Crew	First team loan to affiliate	June 25, 2023	June 25, 2023	[28]
MF	Owen Presthus	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	July 7, 2023	September 8, 2023	[29]
FW	Mohamed Saad	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	July 7, 2023	August 3, 2023	[29]
GK	Alex Zochowski	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	August 9, 2023	September 24, 2023	[30]
GK	Nathan Salerno	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	September 8, 2023	October 22, 2023	[31]
MF	Tristan Brown	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	September 8, 2023	September 17, 2023	[32]
FW	Anthony Alaouieh	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	September 24, 2023	September 24, 2023	[33]
DF	Josh Veychek	Columbus Crew Academy	Season-long amateur agreement	September 24, 2023	September 24, 2023	[33]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Stuart Ritchie	One Knoxville SC	Option declined	November 20, 2023	[34]
MF	Clay Holstad	Rhode Island FC	Option declined	November 20, 2023	[34]
DF	Xavier Zengue	Columbus Crew 2	Option declined	November 20, 2023	[34]
MF	Aidan Wolf	Toledo Villa	Option declined	November 20, 2023	[34]
MF	Nana Tuffour	Retired	Option declined	November 20, 2023	[34]
FW	Zion Scarlett	Greenville Triumph	Option declined	November 20, 2023	[34]
DF	Jacob Erlandson	Loudoun United FC	Contract expired	November 20, 2023	[34]
DF	Abdi Mohamed	New Mexico United	Contract expired	November 20, 2023	[34]
MF	Marco Micaletto	New Mexico United	Contract expired	November 20, 2023	[34]
FW	Coleman Gannon	Las Vegas Lights FC	Contract expired	November 20, 2023	[34]
FW	Noah Fuson	Rhode Island FC	Contract expired	November 20, 2023	[34]
MF	Thomas Roberts	Stabæk Fotball	Contract expired	November 20, 2023	[34]
FW	Patrick Bohui	Portimonense S.C. U23	Contract expired	November 20, 2023	[34]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Thomas Roberts	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	May 10, 2023	May 10, 2023	[35]
				May 24, 2023	May 24, 2023	[36]
FW	Noah Fuson	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	March 4, 2023	March 4, 2023	[37]
				May 10, 2023	May 10, 2023	[35]
FW	Gibran Rayo	Columbus Crew	Short term agreements	May 24, 2023	May 24, 2023	[36]
				May 31, 2023	May 31, 2023	[38]
				June 3, 2023	June 3, 2023	[39]
MF	Taha Habroune	Columbus Crew	Short term agreement	May 24, 2023	May 24, 2023	[36]

Awards

MLS Next Pro Goal of the Matchday Week Player Opponent Link 6 Cole Mrowka Inter Miami CF II 7 Marco Micaletto Huntsville City FC 9 Isaiah Parente Chicago Fire FC II

MLS Next Rising Star of the Matchday Week Player Opponent Link 6 Cole Mrowka Inter Miami CF II 8 Gio De Libera Orlando City B 13 Brent Adu-Gyamfi Atlanta United 2 14 Cole Mrowka Huntsville City FC

Midseason Awards Rising Star MF Gio De Libera [40] 2023 MLS Next All-Star Game MF Taha Habroune [41] MF Cole Mrowka

Team of the Matchday Matchday 25 [42]

Crew Team Awards Crew 2 Player of the Year – Noah Fuson [43]

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5. https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-2-signs-midfielder-clay-holstad
6. https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-2-signs-thomas-roberts
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9. https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-2-sign-midfielder-cole-mrowka
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39. https://x.com/ColumbusCrew/status/1665127963199778823#m
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41. https://www.mlssoccer.com/mlsnext/news/rosters-for-2023-mls-next-all-star-game-presented-by-allstate
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43. https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-2023-club-award-winners