2025 Columbus Crew season

Columbus Crew
2025 season
Investor-operatorsDee Haslam
Jimmy Haslam
JW Johnson
Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
Head coachWilfried Nancy
StadiumLower.com Field
Major League SoccerConference:5th
Overall: TBD
Leagues CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupRound of 16
Trillium CupTBD
Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupNo matches

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]

Roster

As of May 5, 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. Nation Player
1 GK  GUA Nicholas Hagen (SUP)
2 DF  ARG Andrés Herrera (on loan River Plate) (INT)
4 DF  FRA Rudy Camacho (INT)
6 MF  USA Darlington Nagbe (captain; DP)
7 MF  FRA Dylan Chambost (INT)
8 MF  HUN Dániel Gazdag (DP)
10 FW  URU Diego Rossi (DP)
11 MF  NGA Ibrahim Aliyu (U22)
13 MF  USA Aziel Jackson (HGP; SUP)
14 MF  GER Amar Sejdić
16 FW  USA Taha Habroune (HGP; SUP)
18 DF  DEN Malte Amundsen
19 FW  CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe (HGP; SUP)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  USA Derrick Jones
21 DF  UKR Yevhen Cheberko (INT)
23 DF  ALG Mohamed Farsi (INT)
24 GK  USA Evan Bush (SUP)
25 MF  USA Sean Zawadzki
26 MF  FIN Lassi Lappalainen (INT)
27 FW  USA Maximilian Arfsten
28 GK  USA Patrick Schulte
29 MF  USA Cole Mrowka (HGP; SUP)
31 DF  CPV Steven Moreira (INT)
41 GK  BLR Stanislav Lapkes (HGP; SUP)
48 DF  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. Nation Player
22 GK  MEX Abraham Romero (SUP) (on loan to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)

Technical Staff

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

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer February 22, 2025 October 18, 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 14 7 6 1 22 14 +8 050.00
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Leagues Cup July 29, 2025 TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
CONCACAF Champions Cup March 4, 2025 March 11, 2025 Round of 16 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 16 8 6 2 24 18 +6 050.00

Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Nashville SC 21 12 4 5 37 23 +14 41 Qualification for round one
3 Philadelphia Union 21 12 5 4 35 21 +14 40
4 Columbus Crew 21 10 3 8 34 27 +7 38
5 Inter Miami CF 18 10 3 5 42 29 +13 35
6 Orlando City SC 21 9 5 7 39 28 +11 34
Updated to match(es) played on July 9, 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)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
4 San Diego FC 21 12 6 3 44 29 +15 39
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 11 4 5 35 22 +13 38
6 Columbus Crew 21 10 3 8 34 27 +7 38
7 Minnesota United FC 21 10 4 7 35 24 +11 37
8 Inter Miami CF 18 10 3 5 42 29 +13 35
Updated to match(es) played on July 9, 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)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
21 38 10 3 8 34 27  +7 7 1 4 21 12  +9 3 2 4 13 15  −2

Last updated: July 6, 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
StadiumHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHHHA
ResultWWDDDWWWLWWDDDLDLWWWD
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source: Match reports
Columbus schedule
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 22 1 Columbus Crew 4–2 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EST
  • Russell-Rowe 19'
  • Terán 37' (o.g.)
  • Rossi 45+1', 50'
 Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Jeffrey Swartzel
Fourth official: Calin Radosav
March 1 2 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 8 3 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 15 4 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 22 5 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 29 6 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 5 7 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 13 8 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 19 9 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 26 10 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 3 11 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 10 12 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 14 13 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 24 15 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 28 16 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 31 17 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 14 18 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 25 19 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 29 20 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 6 21 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 v Columbus Crew Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 16 23 Nashville SC v Columbus Crew Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
July 19 24 Columbus Crew v D.C. United Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 25 25 Columbus Crew v Orlando City SC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 9 26 New York City FC v Columbus Crew New York, NY
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Citi Field
August 16 27 Toronto FC v Columbus Crew Toronto, ON
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: BMO Field
August 23 28 Columbus Crew v New England Revolution Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 30 29 New York Red Bulls v Columbus Crew Harrison, NJ
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
September 13 30 Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 20 31 Columbus Crew v Toronto FC Columbus, OH
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
September 27 32 Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew Chicago, IL
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
October 4 33 Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 18 34 Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls Columbus, OH
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 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

Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup
July 29 Phase One Toluca v Columbus Crew Columbus, OH
Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 1 Phase One Columbus Crew v Puebla Columbus, OH
Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 5 Phase One Columbus Crew v León Columbus, OH
Stadium: Lower.com Field

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round of 16

March 4 Leg 1 Los Angeles FC 3–0 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 11 Leg 2 Columbus Crew 2–1
(2–4 agg.)		 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. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  GUA Nicholas Hagen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ARG Andrés Herrera 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF  FRA Rudy Camacho 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
6 MF  USA Darlington Nagbe 15 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  FRA Dylan Chambost 16 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW  HUN Dániel Gazdag 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW  URU Diego Rossi 15 8 13+0 7 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
11 MF  NGA Ibrahim Aliyu 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF  USA Aziel Jackson 15 2 6+7 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  GER Amar Sejdić 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF  USA Taha Habroune 7 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
18 DF  DEN Malte Amundsen 14 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  CAN Jacen Russell-Rowe 16 6 12+2 5 0+0 0 1+1 1 0+0 0
20 MF  USA Derrick Jones 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF  UKR Yevhen Cheberko 13 0 10+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
22 GK  MEX Abraham Romero 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF  ALG Mohamed Farsi 14 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
24 GK  USA Evan Bush 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF  USA Sean Zawadzki 15 2 13+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF  FIN Lassi Lappalainen 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW  USA Maximilian Arfsten 15 3 13+0 3 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
28 GK  USA Patrick Schulte 15 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF  USA Cole Mrowka 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
31 DF  CPV Steven Moreira 13 1 10+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
41 GK  BLR Stanislav Lapkes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 DF  USA Cesar Ruvalcaba 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    Own Goal 0 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
12 DF  USA DeJuan Jones 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
44 MF  USA Tristan Brown 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 MF  USA Owen Presthus 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
46 FW  USA Chase Adams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
54 GK  USA Luke Pruter 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 GK Nicholas Hagen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Andrés Herrera 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Rudy Camacho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Darlington Nagbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Dylan Chambost 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Diego Rossi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Ibrahim Aliyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Aziel Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Amar Sejdić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Taha Habroune 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Malte Amundsen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
19 FW Jacen Russell-Rowe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Derrick Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Yevhen Cheberko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 GK Abraham Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Mohamed Farsi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 GK Evan Bush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Sean Zawadzki 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
26 MF Lassi Lappalainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Maximilian Arfsten 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 GK Patrick Schulte 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Cole Mrowka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Steven Moreira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 GK Stanislav Lapkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF Cesar Ruvalcaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
12 DF DeJuan Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Tristan Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Owen Presthus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 FW Chase Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 GK Luke Pruter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [2]

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total Games Played
1 Nicholas Hagen 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Abraham Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Evan Bush 1 0 0 0 1 1
28 Patrick Schulte 2 0 0 0 2 13
41 Stanislav Lapkes 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Columbus during the season:
54 Luke Pruter 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [3]

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Sources
MF Lassi Lappalainen CF Montréal Free agent; signed to a one-year contract with an option for 2026 January 8, 2025 [5]
GK Stanislav Lapkes Columbus Crew 2 Homegrown player, contract through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029 January 22, 2025 [6]
MF Amar Sejdić Nashville SC Contract through 2025 with option for 2026 March 3, 2025 [7]
DF Cesar Ruvalcaba Columbus Crew 2 Contract through 2025 with options for 2026 and 2027 March 28, 2025 [8]
FW Dániel Gazdag 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 2026 April 11, 2025 [9]
FW Aliyu Ibrahim 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 2027 April 24, 2025 [10]

Loan in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
FW Chase Adams Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreements February 22, 2025 February 22, 2025 [11]
March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 [12]
MF Owen Presthus Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreements February 22, 2025 February 22, 2025 [11]
March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 [12]
MF Tristan Brown Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreements February 22, 2025 February 22, 2025 [11]
March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 [12]
May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025 [13]
DF Cesar Ruvalcaba Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreements March 8, 2025 March 8, 2025 [14]
March 15, 2025 March 15, 2025 [15]
March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 [12]
GK Luke Pruter Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreement March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 [12]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Marino Hinestroza Atlético Nacional Transfer for undisclosed fee; Columbus retains a sell-on percentage January 27, 2025 [16]
FW Cucho Hernández Real Betis Transfer, $16 million plus add-ons February 3, 2025 [17]
FW Christian Ramirez LA Galaxy Trade, $250,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money plus $250,000 in conditional 2026 General Allocation Money February 12, 2025 [18]
DF DeJuan Jones San Jose Earthquakes Trade, $175,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money, $250,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money and a 2025 International Roster Slot April 22, 2025 [19]

Loans out

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK Abraham Romero Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Columbus retains right to recall February 21, 2025 May 31, 2025 [20]
GK Stanislav Lapkes Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate March 19, 2025 May 18, 2025 [21][22]
MF Cole Mrowka Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 6, 2025 May 18, 2025 [23][22]
MF Amar Sejdić Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 6, 2025 April 6, 2025 [23]
DF Cesar Ruvalcaba Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 27, 2025 May 18, 2025 [24][22]
GK Nicholas Hagen Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 27, 2025 April 27, 2025 [24]
MF Taha Habroune Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate April 27, 2025 May 18, 2025 [24][22]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft

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:[25]

2025 Columbus Crew SuperDraft Picks
Round Pick Player Position College
2 51 Cesar Ruvalcaba DF SMU
3 81 Drew Kerr FW Duke

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday
Matchday Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
1 Diego Rossi Chicago Fire FC [26]
2 Mohamed Farsi New England Revolution [27]
6 Diego Rossi D.C. United [28]
7 Jacen Russell-Rowe CF Montréal [29]
8 Steven Moreira Diego Rossi St. Louis CITY SC [30]
10 Maximilian Arfsten San Jose Earthquakes [31]
11 Dylan Chambost
Wilfried Nancy (Coach) 		Mohamed Farsi Charlotte FC [32]
12 Sean Zawadzki Philadelphia Union [33]
14 Diego Rossi FC Cincinnati [34]

References

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  12. ^ a b c d e https://x.com/ColumbusCrew/status/1903575638683869479
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