2025 Columbus Crew season

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Columbus Crew
2025 season
Columbus Crew logo 2021.svg
Investor-operators Dee Haslam
Jimmy Haslam
JW Johnson
Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coach Wilfried Nancy
Stadium Lower.com Field
Major League Soccer Conference:6th
Overall: 9th
Leagues Cup League phase
CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16
Trillium Cup TBD
Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup No matches
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The 2025 Columbus Crew season is the club's 30th season of existence and their 30th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States and Canada. The first match of the season was on February 22 against Chicago Fire FC. It is their third season under head coach Wilfried Nancy. [1] The club revealed a logo to commemorate their 30th season.

Contents

Roster

As of July 26, 2025 [2]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Guatemala.svg  GUA Nicholas Hagen (SUP)
2 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Andrés Herrera (on loan River Plate) (INT)
4 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Rudy Camacho (INT)
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darlington Nagbe (captain; DP)
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Dylan Chambost (INT)
8 MF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Dániel Gazdag (DP)
9 FW Flag of Palestine.svg  PLE Wessam Abou Ali (DP)
10 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Diego Rossi (DP)
11 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ibrahim Aliyu (U22)
14 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Amar Sejdić
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taha Habroune (HGP; SUP)
18 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Malte Amundsen
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe (HGP; SUP)
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Derrick Jones
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yevhen Cheberko (INT)
23 DF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Mohamed Farsi (INT)
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Bush (SUP)
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Zawadzki
26 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Lassi Lappalainen (INT)
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maximilian Arfsten
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Schulte
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Mrowka (HGP; SUP)
30 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Hugo Picard
31 DF Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Steven Moreira (INT)
41 GK Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Stanislav Lapkes (HGP; SUP)
44 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tristan Brown (HG)
48 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cesar Ruvalcaba (SUP)

Out on loan

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.NationPlayer
22 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Abraham Romero (SUP) (on loan to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)

Technical Staff

PositionStaff
General Manager Flag of France.svg Issa Tall
Head Coach Flag of France.svg Wilfried Nancy
Assistant Coach Flag of Ireland.svg Kwame Ampadu
Assistant Coach Flag of France.svg Yoann Damet
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of the United States.svg Phil Boerger
Assistant Coach and Fitness Coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jules Gueguen
Video Performance Coach Flag of France.svg Maxime Chalier
Technical Director Flag of the United States.svg Marc Nicholls
Vice President, Soccer Administration & Operations Flag of the United States.svg Jaime McMillan
Director of Analytics Flag of the United States.svg Alex Mysiw
Senior Manager, Soccer Systems Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Kadri
Director, Player Personnel Flag of the United States.svg George Gallagher
Technical Scouting Manager Flag of the United States.svg Marshall Bushnell
Director, Soccer Administration Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Scheiferstein
Manager of Equipment Operations Flag of the United States.svg David Brauzer
Assistant Equipment Manager Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Contreras
Director of Soccer Operations Flag of the United States.svg Julio Velasquez
Manager, Player Care & Team Operations Flag of the United States.svg Elena Lemus
Head of Sport Science & Medicine Flag of the United States.svg Chris Shenberger
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Chris Rumsey
Assistant Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Givens
Assistant Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Hill
Mental Performance Coach Flag of the United States.svg Elle Nelson
Sports Scientist Flag of Australia (converted).svg Callum McCaskie
Performance Coach, End Stage Rehabilitation & Injury Prevention Flag of the United States.svg Ahmad Salamah
Strength and Conditioning Coach Flag of the United States.svg Luis Jeronimo
Sports Dietitian Flag of the United States.svg Kyla Cross

Source: [ [3] ]

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 1 Friendly Columbus Crew v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Columbus, OH
11:30 a.m. EST Report Stadium: OhioHealth Performance Center at Historic Crew Stadium
Attendance: Closed door
February 8 Friendly Columbus Crew v Nashville SC Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2:30 p.m. EST Report Attendance: Closed door
February 12 Friendly Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo FC Palm Beach Gardens, FL
6:00 p.m. EST Report Attendance: Closed door
February 15 Friendly Columbus Crew v Toronto FC Palm Beach Gardens, FL
11:30 a.m. EST Attendance: Closed door

Competitions

Overview

The Crew playing against Chicago Fire FC on February 22, 2025 Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire.jpg
The Crew playing against Chicago Fire FC on February 22, 2025
CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Major League Soccer February 22, 2025October 18, 2025Matchday 1TBD2612954237+5046.15
MLS Cup Playoffs TBDTBDTBDTBD000000+0!—
Leagues Cup July 29, 2025August 5, 2025League PhaseLeague Phase321063+3066.67
CONCACAF Champions Cup March 4, 2025March 11, 2025 Round of 16 Round of 16210124−2050.00
Total31151065044+6048.39

Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
5 Orlando City SC 2813785440+1447Qualification for round one
6 Inter Miami CF 2513575440+1446
7 Columbus Crew 28126104339+446
8 New York City FC 2713953832+644Qualification for the wild-card round
9 New York Red Bulls 29111174238+440
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2025. 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)
Overall table
Overall MLS standings table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
8 Orlando City SC 2813785440+1447
9 Inter Miami CF 2513575440+1446Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [a]
10 Columbus Crew 28126104339+446
11 New York City FC 2713953832+644
12 Seattle Sounders FC 2712784838+1044Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 [b]
Updated to match(es) played on August 31, 2025. 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:
  1. ↑ As runners up of Leagues Cup
  2. ↑ As winners of Leagues Cup

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
2846126104339 +48342518 +74361821 −3

Last updated: August 30, 2025
Source: MLS Results
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
Stadium H A H A H A H A H H H A A H A H A H H H A A A H H A H H
ResultWWDDDWWWLWWDDDLDLWWWDWLWLDLD
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2025. Source: Match reports
Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win  Draw  Loss

February 221 Columbus Crew 4–2 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Calin Radosav
March 12 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew Foxborough, MA
7:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 22,274
Referee: Filip Dujic
Assistant referees: Ian McKay
Ben Pilgrim
Fourth official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 83 Columbus Crew 0–0 Houston Dynamo FC Columbus, OH
2:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,231
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins
Corey Parker
Fourth official: Lukasz Szpala
March 154 San Diego FC 1–1 Columbus Crew San Diego, CA
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard
Jeremy Hanson
Fourth official: Ricardo Fierro
March 225 Columbus Crew 0–0 New York City FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,235
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Jason White
Stephan McGonagle
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah
March 296 D.C. United 1–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,048
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Nick Uranga
Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Natalie Simon
April 57 Columbus Crew 2–1 CF Montréal Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,671
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistant referees: Logan Brown
Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah
April 138 St. Louis City SC 1–2 Columbus Crew St. Louis, MO
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Energizer Park
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Kyle Atkins
Matthew Rodman
Fourth official: Fotis Bazakos
April 199 Columbus Crew 0–1 Inter Miami CF Cleveland, OH
4:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Huntington Bank Field
Attendance: 60,614
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt
Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Alexis Da Silva
Note: The Columbus Crew moved this home match to Cleveland due to the anticipated demand. [4]
April 2610 Columbus Crew 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,737
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson
Justin Howard
Fourth official: Calin Radosav
May 311 Columbus Crew 4–2 Charlotte FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,167
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
John Krill
Fourth official: Joshua Encarnacion
May 1012 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew Chester, PA
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,667
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant referees: Jose Da Silva
Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official: John Matto
May 1413 CF Montréal 1–1 Columbus Crew Montreal, QC
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,041
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant referees: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Walt Heatherly
Fourth official: Scott Bowman
May 17 14 Columbus Crew 1–1 FC Cincinnati Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,363
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard
Ian McKay
Fourth official: Benjamin Meyer
May 2415 Charlotte FC 3–2 Columbus Crew Charlotte, NC
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,755
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Nick Uranga
Fourth official: Corbyn May
May 2816 Columbus Crew 2–2 Nashville SC Columbus, OH
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant referees: Jason White
Tyler Wyrostek
Fourth official: Sergii Boiko
May 3117 Inter Miami CF 5–1 Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 20,861
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson
Kevin Lock
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic
June 1418 Columbus Crew 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,721
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant referees: Jose Da Silva
Mike Nickerson
Fourth official: Greg Dopka
June 2519 Columbus Crew 3–1 Atlanta United FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,420
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant referees: Chris Elliott
Nicholas Balcer
Fourth official: Muhammad Hassan
June 2920 Columbus Crew 1–0 Philadelphia Union Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,559
Referee: Filip Dujic
Assistant referees: Jeremy Hanson
Jason White
Fourth official: Atahan Yaya
July 621 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Seattle, WA
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,552
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official: Adorae Monroy
July 12 22 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Jeremy Scheer
July 1623 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,254
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Assistant referees: Corey Parker
Kyle Atkins
Fourth official: Rosendo Mendoza
July 1924 Columbus Crew 2–1 D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,668
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Walt Heatherly
Fourth official: Jair Marrufo
July 2525 Columbus Crew 1–3 Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,641
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant referees: Lyes Arfa
Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Joshua Encarnación
August 16 27 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,452
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Gianni Facchini
Fourth official: Renzo Villanueva
August 2328 Columbus Crew 1–2 New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,777
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Assistant referees: Logan Brown
Jason White
Fourth official: Muhammad Hassan
August 3029 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Columbus Crew Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 18,913
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Jose Da Silva
Matthew Nelson
Fourth official: Brad Jensen
September 1726 New York City FC v Columbus Crew New York, NY
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for August 9 at Citi Field rescheduled and moved to Yankee Stadium due to field maintenance at the former.

U.S. Open Cup

Columbus Crew did not send their senior squad to the U.S. Open Cup as they were already participating in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the 2025 Leagues Cup and sent Columbus Crew 2 instead.

Leagues Cup

July 29Phase One Toluca Flag of Mexico.svg 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 10,916
Referee: Oshane Nation
Assistant referees: Caleb Wales
Ojay Duhaney
Fourth official: Reon Raddix
Penalties
August 1Phase One Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg 3–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla Columbus, OH
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,211
Referee: Filip Dujic
Assistant referees: Gerard-Kader Lebuis
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
August 5Phase One Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg León Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 13,465
Referee: Selvin Brown
Assistant referees: Gerson Orellana
Roney Salinas
Fourth official: Jefferson Escobar

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round of 16

March 4Leg 1 Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg 3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew Los Angeles, CA
10:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 7,285
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Marco Antonio Bisguerra (Mexico)
Fourth official: Daniel Quintero
March 11Leg 2 Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg 2–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC Columbus, OH
8:30 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 6,205
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Assistant referees: David Jonathan Morán (El Salvador)
Henri Antonio Pupiro (El Salvador)
Fourth official: Filiberto Enrique Martínez (El Salvador)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–2

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.PosNatPlayerTotal MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Guatemala.svg  GUA Nicholas Hagen 000+000+000+000+00
2 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Andrés Herrera 603+300+000+000+00
4 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Rudy Camacho 200+000+001+100+00
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darlington Nagbe 15013+000+002+000+00
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Dylan Chambost 16114+010+002+000+00
8 FW Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Dániel Gazdag 605+100+000+000+00
10 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Diego Rossi 15813+070+002+010+00
11 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ibrahim Aliyu 401+300+000+000+00
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aziel Jackson 1526+720+002+000+00
14 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Amar Sejdić 400+400+000+000+00
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taha Habroune 700+500+000+200+00
18 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Malte Amundsen 14010+200+002+000+00
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe 16612+250+001+110+00
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Derrick Jones 100+100+000+000+00
21 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yevhen Cheberko 13010+100+001+100+00
22 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Abraham Romero 000+000+000+000+00
23 DF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Mohamed Farsi 14012+000+001+100+00
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Bush 101+000+000+000+00
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Zawadzki 15213+020+002+000+00
26 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Lassi Lappalainen 200+200+000+000+00
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maximilian Arfsten 15313+030+001+100+00
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Schulte 15013+000+002+000+00
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Mrowka 200+100+000+100+00
31 DF Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Steven Moreira 13110+110+002+000+00
41 GK Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Stanislav Lapkes 000+000+000+000+00
48 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cesar Ruvalcaba 502+300+000+000+00
 Flag placeholder.svg  Own Goal 01-1-0-0-0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA DeJuan Jones 703+200+001+100+00
44 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tristan Brown 200+200+000+000+00
45 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Presthus 000+000+000+000+00
46 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chase Adams 000+000+000+000+00
54 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Pruter 000+000+000+000+00

Source:

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Hagen 0000000000
2 DF Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Herrera 0000100010
4 DF Flag of France.svg Rudy Camacho 0000000000
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg Darlington Nagbe 0000000000
7 MF Flag of France.svg Dylan Chambost 1000000010
10 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Rossi 1000000010
11 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg Ibrahim Aliyu 0000000000
13 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Aziel Jackson 0000000000
14 MF Flag of Germany.svg Amar Sejdić 0000000000
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg Taha Habroune 0000000000
18 DF Flag of Denmark.svg Malte Amundsen 2100000021
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg Jacen Russell-Rowe 2000000020
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Jones 0000000000
21 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Cheberko 1000000010
22 GK Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Romero 0000000000
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg Mohamed Farsi 1000000010
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg Evan Bush 0000000000
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg Sean Zawadzki 4000000040
26 MF Flag of Finland.svg Lassi Lappalainen 0000000000
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg Maximilian Arfsten 3000000030
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Schulte 2000000020
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg Cole Mrowka 0000000000
31 DF Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steven Moreira 1000000010
41 GK Flag of Belarus.svg Stanislav Lapkes 0000000000
48 DF Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Ruvalcaba 0000000000
Players who left Columbus during the season:
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg DeJuan Jones 0000000000
44 MF Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Brown 0000000000
45 MF Flag of the United States.svg Owen Presthus 0000000000
46 FW Flag of the United States.svg Chase Adams 0000000000
54 GK Flag of the United States.svg Luke Pruter 0000000000

Clean sheets

No.Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup TotalGames Played
1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Nicholas Hagen 000000
22 Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Romero 000000
24 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Bush 100011
28 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Schulte 2000213
41 Flag of Belarus.svg Stanislav Lapkes 000000
Players who left Columbus during the season:
54 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Pruter 000000

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSources
MF Flag of Finland.svg Lassi Lappalainen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal Free agent; signed to a one-year contract with an option for 2026January 8, 2025 [5]
GK Flag of Belarus.svg Stanislav Lapkes Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Homegrown player, contract through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029January 22, 2025 [6]
MF Flag of Germany.svg Amar Sejdić Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC Contract through 2025 with option for 2026March 3, 2025 [7]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Ruvalcaba Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Contract through 2025 with options for 2026 and 2027March 28, 2025 [8]
FW Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Gazdag Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union Cash-for-player trade, $4,000,000 and up to $500,000 in conditional cash based on performance. Contract through 2025 with option for 2026April 11, 2025 [9]
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Aliyu Ibrahim Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo Cash-for-player trade, $450,000 and up to $750,000 in conditional cash based on performance. Contract through 2025 with options for 2026 and 2027April 24, 2025 [10]
MF Flag of France.svg Hugo Picard Flag of France.svg Guingamp Contract through 2028 with an option for 2029July 24, 2025 [11]
FW Flag of Palestine.svg Wessam Abou Ali Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly $7,500,000 transfer fee and up to $1,000,000 in add-ons. Contract through 2027 with an option for 2028July 26, 2025 [12]

Loan in

Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource
FW Flag of the United States.svg Chase Adams Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreementsFebruary 22, 2025February 22, 2025 [13]
March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 [14]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Owen Presthus Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreementsFebruary 22, 2025February 22, 2025 [13]
March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 [14]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Brown Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreementsFebruary 22, 2025February 22, 2025 [13]
March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 [14]
May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 [15]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Ruvalcaba Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreementsMarch 8, 2025March 8, 2025 [16]
March 15, 2025March 15, 2025 [17]
March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 [14]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Luke Pruter Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreementMarch 22, 2025March 22, 2025 [14]

Out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
MF Flag of Colombia.svg Marino Hinestroza Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional Transfer for undisclosed fee; Columbus retains a sell-on percentageJanuary 27, 2025 [18]
FW Flag of Colombia.svg Cucho Hernández Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis Transfer, $16 million plus add-onsFebruary 3, 2025 [19]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Christian Ramirez Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy Trade, $250,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money plus $250,000 in conditional 2026 General Allocation MoneyFebruary 12, 2025 [20]
DF Flag of the United States.svg DeJuan Jones Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes Trade, $175,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money, $250,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money and a 2025 International Roster SlotApril 22, 2025 [21]

Loans out

Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource
GK Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Romero Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Columbus retains right to recallFebruary 21, 2025May 31, 2025 [22]
GK Flag of Belarus.svg Stanislav Lapkes Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliateMarch 19, 2025May 18, 2025 [23] [24]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Cole Mrowka Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliateApril 6, 2025May 18, 2025 [25] [24]
MF Flag of Germany.svg Amar Sejdić Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliateApril 6, 2025April 6, 2025 [25]
DF Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Ruvalcaba Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliateApril 27, 2025May 18, 2025 [26] [24]
GK Flag of Guatemala.svg Nicholas Hagen Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliateApril 27, 2025April 27, 2025 [26]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Taha Habroune Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliateApril 27, 2025May 18, 2025 [26] [24]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. The picks for the Columbus Crew are listed below: [27]

2025 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
251 Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Ruvalcaba DF SMU
381 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Kerr FW Duke

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday
MatchdayStartersBenchOpponent(s)Link
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC [28]
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Farsi Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution [29]
6 Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Rossi Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United [30]
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacen Russell-Rowe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal [31]
8 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steven Moreira Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Rossi Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis CITY SC [32]
10 Flag of the United States.svg Maximilian Arfsten Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes [33]
11 Flag of France.svg Dylan Chambost
Flag of France.svg Wilfried Nancy (Coach)		 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Farsi Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC [34]
12 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Zawadzki Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union [35]
14 Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Rossi Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati [36]
19 Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC [37]
20 Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Herrera Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacen Russell-Rowe Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union [38]
21 Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Farsi Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC [39]
24 Flag of the United States.svg Maximilian Arfsten
Flag of France.svg Wilfried Nancy (Coach)		 Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Rossi Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati [40]
26 Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Gazdag Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United
Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC 		[41]

References

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  2. ↑ "Roster". ColumbusCrew.com. Columbus Crew. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Technical Staff | Columbus Crew".
  4. ↑ Vertelney, Seth (December 18, 2024). "Columbus Crew move Inter Miami match to Cleveland Browns stadium". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Columbus Crew sign free agent Midfielder Lassi Lappalainen | Columbus Crew".
  6. ↑ "Columbus Crew sign Crew 2 and Crew Academy product Stanislav Lapkes | Columbus Crew".
  7. ↑ "Columbus Crew sign Free Agent midfielder Amar Sejdić | Columbus Crew".
  8. ↑ "Columbus Crew sign MLS SuperDraft pick Cesar Ruvalcaba | Columbus Crew".
  9. ↑ "Columbus Crew acquire Hungarian midfielder Daniel Gazdag as Designated Player via cash-for-player trade with Philadelphia Union | Columbus Crew".
  10. ↑ "Columbus Crew acquire Forward Aliyu Ibrahim from Houston Dynamo FC | Columbus Crew".
  11. ↑ "Columbus Crew acquire midfielder Hugo Picard from En Avant Guingamp". ColumbusCrew.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
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  19. ↑ "Columbus Crew transfer Juan "Cucho" Hernández to la Liga side Real Betis | Columbus Crew".
  20. ↑ "Columbus Crew acquire up to $500,000 in General Allocation Money from the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Christian Ramirez | Columbus Crew".
  21. ↑ "Columbus Crew acquire $425,000 in General Allocation Money and International Roster Slot from San Jose Earthquakes for Defender DeJuan Jones | Columbus Crew".
  22. ↑ Johnson, Hugh (February 21, 2025). "Colorado Springs Switchbacks add goalkeeper Abraham Romero on loan from Columbus Crew". gazette.com. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
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  39. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: MVP favorites shine bright in Matchday 21". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  40. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: Dreyer, Messi keep MVP pace in Matchday 24". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
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