Columbus Crew

USA

2018

Matches — By League
Date		Matches	Status Status HT
USA - MLS
	04/03	Toronto 0 - 2 Columbus	0 - 1	W
	11/03	Columbus 3 - 2 Montreal	2 - 0	W
	18/03	Philadelphia 0 - 0 Columbus	0 - 0	D
	25/03	Columbus 3 - 1 DC United	3 - 1	W
	01/04	Columbus 1 - 2 Vancouver	1 - 0	L
	08/04	Chicago Fire 1 - 0 Columbus	1 - 0	L
	15/04	DC United 1 - 0 Columbus	1 - 0	L
	22/04	Columbus 2 - 2 New England	2 - 2	D
	29/04	Columbus 2 - 1 San Jose	1 - 1	W
	06/05	Seattle 0 - 0 Columbus	0 - 0	D
	10/05	Columbus 1 - 0 Philadelphia	0 - 0	W
	13/05	Columbus 3 - 0 Chicago Fire	1 - 0	W
	20/05	New England 0 - 1 Columbus	0 - 0	W
	28/05	Kansas City 0 - 0 Columbus	0 - 0	D
	03/06	Columbus 3 - 3 Toronto	0 - 2	D
	10/06	Columbus 1 - 1 New York	1 - 0	D
	14/06	Columbus 0 - 2 Atlanta	0 - 1	L
	24/06	Los Angeles 2 - 0 Columbus	2 - 0	L
	01/07	Columbus 2 - 1 Salt Lake	2 - 0	W
	08/07	LA Galaxy 4 - 0 Columbus	1 - 0	L
	15/07	New York City 2 - 0 Columbus	0 - 0	L
	22/07	Columbus 3 - 2 Orlando	0 - 1	W
	29/07	New York 2 - 3 Columbus	0 - 3	W
	12/08	Columbus 1 - 0 Houston	0 - 0	W
	20/08	Atlanta 3 - 1 Columbus	1 - 0	L
	24/08	Chicago Fire 1 - 1 Columbus	0 - 0	D
	02/09	Columbus 2 - 1 New York City	0 - 0	W
	16/09	Dallas 0 - 0 Columbus	0 - 0	D
	20/09	Portland 3 - 2 Columbus	2 - 1	L
	23/09	Columbus 2 - 1 Colorado	1 - 1	W
	30/09	Columbus 0 - 0 Philadelphia	0 - 0	D
	07/10	Montreal 3 - 0 Columbus	2 - 0	L
	22/10	Orlando 2 - 1 Columbus	0 - 0	L
	29/10	Columbus 3 - 2 Minnesota	1 - 0	W
Preliminary Round
	02/11	DC United 2 - 2 Columbus	0 - 0	D
Conference Semifinals
	04/11	Columbus 1 - 0 New York	0 - 0	W
	12/11	New York 3 - 0 Columbus	1 - 0	L
USA - Carolina Challenge Cup
	18/02	Atlanta 1 - 3 Columbus	0 - 2	W
	22/02	Charleston 1 - 2 Columbus	1 - 0	W
	25/02	Minnesota 0 - 2 Columbus	0 - 2	W

Honours

Club Friendly Games

MLS

Squad & Club Info

Market Value

7.7 M €

Average Age

26.4

Country

USA

City

Stadium

ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Founded

1994

7.7 M €

26.4

Columbus Crew squad: players, positions, shirt numbers and statistics — Forwards
Forwards	Matches	11	Goals	Assists		Value	Contract End
Gyasi Zardes USA #11 27 CF	36	36	20		3	400K €	-
Patrick Mullins USA #32 26 CF	13	3	1	1		0 €	-
Justin Meram IRQ #9 30 LW	12	10	1			0 €	-
Adam Jahn USA #14 28 CF	8					0 €	-
Edward Opoku GHA #27 21 CF	5	1				0 €	-
5 Forward	Total Value: 400K €						Average Age: 26.4

Columbus Crew squad: players, positions, shirt numbers and statistics — Midfielders
Midfielders	Matches	11	Goals	Assists			Value	Contract End
Artur BRA #8 22 DM	35	35		1	5		3M €	12/30/2026
Cristian Martinez PAN #18 21 DM	15	11		2	1		800K €	6/29/2029
Wil Trapp USA #6 25 DM	33	32	1	1	3		500K €	12/30/2026
Federico Higuain ARG #10 34 AM	33	29	8	7	6	1	0 €	-
Niko Hansen DNK #28 24 RW	23	11	3	3	1		0 €	-
Luis Argudo USA #26 23 RW	20	7					0 €	-
Ricardo Clark USA #2 35 CM	13	8	1	1	1		0 €	-
Hector Jimenez USA #16 30 RB	12	7					0 €	-
Mike Grella USA #13 31 LM	12	5	1	1	1		0 €	-
Mohammed Abu GHA #8 27 DM	4						0 €	-
Eduardo Sosa VEN #20 22 AM	10	3	1		2	1	0 €	-
11 Midfielder	Total Value: 4.3Mn €							Average Age: 26.7

Columbus Crew squad: players, positions, shirt numbers and statistics — Defenders
Defenders	Matches	11	Goals	Assists			Value	Contract End
Milton Valenzuela K ARG #19 20 LB	33	32	1	3	7		550K €	6/29/2029
Lalas Abubakar GHA #17 24 CB	24	20	1		3		300K €	12/30/2026
Josh Williams USA #3 30 CB	22	17			3		300K €	11/29/2026
Alex Crognale USA #21 24 CB	5		1				175K €	11/29/2026
Pedro Santos PRT #7 30 RW	33	31	1	5	4	1	75K €	11/29/2026
Harrison Afful GHA #25 32 RB	35	35	2	4	1		0 €	-
Jonathan Mensah GHA #4 28 CB	30	29	1		7		0 €	-
Gaston Sauro ARG #22 28 CB	9	8			1		0 €	-
Connor Maloney USA #31 23 RB	1			1	1		0 €	-
9 Defender	Total Value: 1.4Mn €							Average Age: 26.6

Columbus Crew squad: players, positions, shirt numbers and statistics — Goalkeepers
Goalkeepers	Matches	11		Value	Contract End
Zack Steffen USA #23 23 GK	32	32	2	1.5M €	12/30/2026
Logan Ketterer USA #30 25 GK				100K €	11/29/2026
Jon Kempin USA #24 25 GK	5	5		0 €	-
3 Goalkeeper	Total Value: 1.6Mn €				Average Age: 24.3

Matches

Player

Referee

Incoming Players

Incoming Players
Player	Age	From	Transfer Fee	Date
Milton Valenzuela ARG	20	Newell's Old Boys	Signed	12/31/2018
Milton Valenzuela ARG	20	Newell's Old Boys	Transfer	12/31/2018
Mohammed Abu GHA	27	Vaalerenga IF	Returned from Loan	12/30/2018
Joe Bendik USA	29	Orlando City SC	Signed	12/26/2018
Ben Lundgaard USA	23	Indy Eleven	Returned from Loan	11/29/2018
Edward Opoku GHA	21	Saint Louis FC	Returned from Loan	11/29/2018
Justin Meram IRQ	30	Orlando City SC	1 M €	8/2/2018
Patrick Mullins USA	26	DC United	0 M €	7/10/2018
Jon Busch USA	42		-	5/9/2018
Ricardo Clark USA	35	Houston Dynamo	Signed	2/1/2018
Milton Valenzuela ARG	20	Newell's Old Boys	0 M €	1/25/2018
Gyasi Zardes USA	27	Los Angeles Galaxy	Transfer	1/19/2018

Outgoing Players

Outgoing Players
Player	Age	To	Transfer Fee	Date
Adam Jahn USA	28	Phoenix Rising FC	Signed	12/31/2018
Cristian Martinez PAN	21	Chicago Fire	Signed	12/31/2018
Milton Valenzuela ARG	20	Newell's Old Boys	Returned from Loan	12/30/2018
Mohammed Abu GHA	27	Vaalerenga IF	On Loan	8/9/2018
Edward Opoku GHA	21	Saint Louis FC	On Loan	4/26/2018
Ben Lundgaard USA	23	Indy Eleven	On Loan	3/6/2018
Justin Meram IRQ	30	Orlando City SC	1 M €	1/28/2018
Ola Kamara NOR	29	Los Angeles Galaxy	Signed	1/19/2018
Ola Kamara NOR	29	Los Angeles Galaxy	Transfer	1/19/2018

Past Performances

USA - MLS

Honours

Club Friendly Games 1

2024

MLS 3

2023

Wilfried Nancy

2020

Caleb Porter

2008

Sigi Schmid

Detailed View

Standings — MLS
#	Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	New York	34	22	5	7	62 - 33	29	71
2	Atlanta	34	21	6	7	70 - 44	26	69
3	Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65 - 40	25	62
4	Seattle	34	18	5	11	52 - 37	15	59
5	Los Angeles	34	16	9	9	68 - 52	16	57
6	Dallas	34	16	9	9	52 - 44	8	57
7	New York City	34	16	8	10	59 - 45	14	56
8	Portland	34	15	9	10	54 - 48	6	54
9	DC United	34	14	9	11	60 - 50	10	51
10	Columbus	34	14	9	11	43 - 45	-2	51
11	Philadelphia	34	15	5	14	49 - 50	-1	50
12	Salt Lake	34	14	7	13	55 - 58	-3	49
13	LA Galaxy	34	13	9	12	66 - 64	2	48
14	Vancouver	34	13	8	13	54 - 67	-13	47
15	Montreal	34	14	4	16	47 - 53	-6	46
16	New England	34	10	11	13	49 - 55	-6	41
17	Houston	34	10	8	16	58 - 58	0	38
18	Toronto	34	10	6	18	59 - 64	-5	36
19	Minnesota	34	11	3	20	49 - 71	-22	36
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	8	18	48 - 61	-13	32
21	Colorado	34	8	7	19	36 - 63	-27	31
22	Orlando	34	8	4	22	43 - 74	-31	28
23	San Jose	34	4	9	21	49 - 71	-22	21

Standings — MLS Doğu Konferansı
#	Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	New York	34	22	5	7	62 - 33	29	71
2	Atlanta	34	21	6	7	70 - 44	26	69
3	New York City	34	16	8	10	59 - 45	14	56
4	DC United	34	14	9	11	60 - 50	10	51
5	Columbus	34	14	9	11	43 - 45	-2	51
6	Philadelphia	34	15	5	14	49 - 50	-1	50
7	Montreal	34	14	4	16	47 - 53	-6	46
8	New England	34	10	11	13	49 - 55	-6	41
9	Toronto	34	10	6	18	59 - 64	-5	36
10	Chicago Fire	34	8	8	18	48 - 61	-13	32
11	Orlando	34	8	4	22	43 - 74	-31	28