This list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for the Columbus Crew since the team's first Major League Soccer season in 1996. Players who were on the roster but never appeared in a game are not listed; players who appeared for the team in other competitions (US Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, etc.) but never actually made an MLS appearance are noted at the bottom of the page.
A "†" denotes players who only appeared in a single match.
Saad Abdul-Salaam 
Mohammed Abu Lalas Abubakar Ubusuku Abukusumo David Accam 
Kevin Adams 
Fanendo Adi Harrison Afful Nelson Akwari Fatai Alashe 
Wessam Abou Ali Ibrahim Aliyu 
Malte Amundsen Jalil Anibaba 
Bernardo Añor Maximilian Arfsten Luis Argudo 
Jairo Arrieta Steve Armas 
Stephen Armstrong Corey Ashe 
Artur Fifi Baiden † Rich Balchan Devin Barclay 
Guillermo Barros Schelotto Chad Barson Shane Battelle Adam Bedell Joe Bendik Sebastian Berhalter 
Miguel Berry Chris Birchall 
Leonard Bisaku Brian Bliss Emmanuel Boateng 
Tenywa Bonseu Tristan Brown † Eric Brunner Edson Buddle Marc Burch Kevin Burns Jon Busch Evan Bush 
Altimont Butler † Romain Gall 
Freddy García Josh Gardner Jason Garey 
Bill Gaudette Eddie Gaven 
Dániel Gazdag Eric Gehrig Kevan George Steve Gillespie Gláuber Cornell Glen Jimmy Glenn Giancarlo González 
Marcos González Mario Gori Ned Grabavoy Hernán Grana Ricci Greenwood † Andrew Gregor Mike Grella Alex Grendi Julian Gressel 
Léandre Griffit Cole Grossman Andy Gruenebaum David Guzmán Taha Habroune Nicholas Hagen Marlon Hairston 
Jordan Hamilton Niko Hansen John Harkes Pat Harrington Tom Heinemann Frankie Hejduk Chris Henderson 
Ezra Hendrickson Stephen Herdsman 
Cucho Hernández Nicolás Hernández Andrés Herrera Sergio Herrera † Andy Herron William Hesmer Federico Higuaín Marino Hinestroza Aaron Horton † Keegan Hughes † Erik Hurtado 
Cedrick Mabwati Brian Maisonneuve Connor Maloney 
Kekuta Manneh Pete Marino Chad Marshall 
Cristian Martínez Kyle Martino 
Alexandru Mățan Jeff Matteo Brian McBride Chad McCarty Jack McInerney Domenic Mediate Jimmy Medranda Carlos Mendes 
Andrés Mendoza Jonathan Mensah 
Justin Meram Janusz Michallik Stefani Miglioranzi Sergio Miguez Todd Miller Sebastián Miranda Milovan Mirošević 
Adam Moffat 
Youness Mokhtar Kevin Molino Obi Moneme †
Steven Moreira Alejandro Moreno Aidan Morris Brandon Moss Cole Mrowka Patrick Mullins 
Mohammed Saeid Jorge Salcedo Matías Sánchez Will Sands Tony Sanneh 
Pedro Santos Rodrigo Saravia Gastón Sauro Dominic Schell Aaron Schoenfeld Kenny Schoeni † Mark Schulte Patrick Schulte Erick Scott Amar Sejdić Rob Smith Juergen Sommer Eduardo Sosa Ben Speas Zack Steffen 
Kristinn Steindórsson Marcus Storey Brad Stuver Jamal Sutton Ben Swanson † Danny Szetela Tyson Wahl Jonny Walker Diego Walsh Brandon Ward Tim Ward 
Konrad Warzycha Robert Warzycha Dante Washington Mark Watson Brian West Andy Williams JJ Williams Josh Williams 
Mark Williams Romario Williams John Wilmar Pérez Chris Wingert David Winner 
Ian Woan John Wolyniec A. J. Wood 
Vito Wormgoor Bradley Wright-Phillips | Nation | Number of players |
|---|---|
| United States | 180 |
| Argentina | 14 |
| Ghana | 10 |
| Costa Rica | 9 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 |
| Brazil | 6 |
| Jamaica | 6 |
| Canada | 5 |
| Colombia | 5 |
| Chile | 4 |
| England | 4 |
| Guatemala | 4 |
| Nigeria | 4 |
| Venezuela | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| France | 3 |
| Poland | 3 |
 Uruguay | 3 |
 Finland | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
 Mexico | 2 |
 New Zealand | 2 |
 Norway | 2 |
| Scotland | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
 Algeria | 1 |
 Armenia | 1 |
 Australia | 1 |
 Austria | 1 |
 Bolivia | 1 |
| Cabo Verde | 1 |
 Cameroon | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |
 Curaçao | 1 |
| DR Congo | 1 |
 Ecuador | 1 |
 Egypt | 1 |
| Eritrea | 1 |
| Gambia | 1 |
 Haiti | 1 |
 Honduras | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Iraq | 1 |
 Montenegro | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Panama | 1 |
| Palestine | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 |
 Sierra Leone | 1 |
 Serbia | 1 |
 Ukraine | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 |
 Zimbabwe | 1 |
Players that never played in a league match, but appeared in another competition:
Ivan Becerra: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Ray Burse: two CONCACAF Champions League appearances. Noah Fuson: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Marshall Hollingsworth: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. George Josten: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Logan Ketterer: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Grant Lillard: one CONCACAF Champions League appearance. Jake Morris: three U.S. Open Cup appearances. Mike Mucino: two CONCACAF Giants Cup appearances. Stanley Nyazamba: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Aubrey Perry: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Santiago Prim: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Gibran Rayo: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Thomas Roberts: two U.S. Open Cup appearances. Ben Sweat: one U.S. Open Cup appearance. Korey Veeder: one U.S. Open Cup appearance.