Jacen Russell-Rowe

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Jacen Russell-Rowe
Personal information
Full name Jacen Rex Orlando Russell-Rowe [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2017 Brampton YSC
2017–2019 Toronto FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Maryland Terrapins 26 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2019 Toronto FC II 1 (0)
2022 Columbus Crew 2 19 (21)
2022 → Columbus Crew (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Columbus Crew 47 (9)
2023 → Columbus Crew 2 (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2019 Canada U17 7 (4)
2023– Canada 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 10, 2024

Jacen Rex Orlando Russell-Rowe (born September 13, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Canada national team.

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Early life

He began playing soccer at age three with Brampton YSC. [2] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy. [3]

College career

In 2020, he committed to the University of Maryland, College Park where he would play for the Terrapins. [4] [5] In his debut for Maryland on February 19, 2021, he scored a goal from 30 yards out against the Penn State Nittany Lions for his first NCAA goal. [6] [7] On March 7, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers to give Maryland its first victory of the season. [8] For his freshman season, he was named to the 2020/21 Big Ten All-Freshman Team. [9]

Club career

In 2018, he made one appearance for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario. [10]

On July 3, 2019, he made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in USL League One (while on an academy contract), coming on as a substitute against FC Tucson. [11]

In March 2022 Russell-Rowe signed with MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2. [12] He scored his first professional goal on April 10 against Philadelphia Union II. [13] On May 28, he signed a short term loan with the first team, Columbus Crew, ahead of their MLS game against Atlanta United. [14] [15] On June 18, he signed another short-term loan with the Crew for their match against Charlotte FC, in which he appeared as a substitute for his MLS debut. [16] Russell-Rowe was named MLS Next Pro Player of the Month for both May and June 2022. [17] Russell-Rowe won the 2022 MLS Next Pro MVP, the 2022 MLS Next Pro Golden Boot Award after leading the league with 21 goals and was also named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI. [18] [19]

On June 29, 2022, Columbus traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money to acquire his homegrown rights from Toronto FC, and signed him to their first team's roster. [20] [21] He made his first MLS start the same day against Toronto FC, recording two assists in a 2–1 victory. [22] Russell-Rowe scored his first MLS goal on March 25, 2023, in a 6–1 victory versus Atlanta United [23]

International career

Born in Canada, Russell-Rowe is of Jamaican descent. [24] In 2016, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program when was called to a training camp for the Canada U15 team. [25]

Russell-Rowe represented Canada's Under-17 side at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [26] He was subsequently named to the team for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, [27] where he scored both of Canada's goals at the tournament. [28] In 2019, he was a nominee for Canadian Youth International Player of the Year. [29]

In May 2023, Russell-Rowe was listed on the Canada preliminary roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals. [30] In June 2023, he was named to the final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [31] Russell-Rowe made his debut in the tournament opener against Guadeloupe on June 27, where he scored an own-goal in an eventual 2-2 draw. [32]

In June 2024, Russell-Rowe was named to Canada's squad for the 2024 Copa América. [33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 3, 2024 [34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018 [10] League1 Ontario 10——00—10
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 10————10
Columbus Crew 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 192134———2225
Columbus Crew (loan) 2022 MLS 200000——20
Columbus Crew 2022 MLS400000——40
2023 214203020—284
2024 22520004182368
Total499403061827012
Columbus Crew 2 (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro 1100———11
Career total7131743061829538

International

As of match played September 10, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 202340
202430
Total70

Honours

Columbus Crew

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