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All-time Columbus Crew Roster
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. A * Saad Abdul-Salaam * Mohammed Abu * Lalas Abubakar * Ubusuku Abukusumo * David Accam * Kevin Adams * Fanendo Adi * Harrison Afful * Nelson Akwari * Fatai Alashe * Malte Amundsen * Jalil Anibaba * Bernardo Añor * Maximilian Arfsten * Luis Argudo * Jairo Arrieta * Steve Armas * Stephen Armstrong * Corey Ashe * Artur B * Fifi Baiden † * Rich Balchan * Devin Barclay * Guillermo Barros Schelotto * Chad Barson * Shane Battelle * Adam Bedell * Joe Bendik * Seb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one of the 10 charter clubs of the league. The team is currently operated by an ownership group led by the Haslam family (also owners of the Cleveland Browns and Pilot Corporation) and former team physician Pete Edwards. The Haslam/Edwards group is the third ownership group in club history. The franchise was founded in 1994. Its stadium is Lower.com Field, opened in 2021. From 1999 to 2021, the Crew played home games at Historic Crew Stadium (formerly Mapfre Stadium and Columbus Crew Stadium), the first soccer-specific stadium built for an MLS team, with a seating capacity of 19,968 as of the 2015 season. From 1996 to 1998, the Crew played its home games at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. In 2014, the team set club atten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Arfsten
Maximilian Michael Arfsten (born April 19, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a wingback for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. Early years Youth Arfsten attended San Joaquin Memorial High School. In 2016, he posted 21 goals, 11 assists and earned all-league first team honors. He ended his junior season with All-CMAC first team recognition and league MVP honors by posting 20 goals and 21 assists. He helped the team win the league and Central Section championships that year, also earning all-league first team honors for the third straight season, and captured league MVP accolades for the second year in a row after ending his final season with 50 goals and 20 assists. Arfsten also played club soccer with local side California Odyssey for nine years, where he was the leading National Premier Leagues goal scorer. College In 2019, Arfsten attended the University of California, Davis to play college soccer. Between 2019 and 2021, he made 39 app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Bedell
Adam Bedell (born December 1, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Career Early career Born in Livonia, Michigan, Bedell played high school soccer at Winston Churchill High School and club soccer with the Michigan Crew Soccer Academy Wolves before attending the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), where he played for the Detroit Titans. Bedell played in a purely defensive role at center back during his freshman and sophomore years at UDM before transitioning to a more attacking role at center midfield/forward for his junior and senior years. Despite spending only two years as a midfielder/forward, Bedell scored 23 goals and recorded 22 assists in his collegiate career as a Titan. In 2012, he was named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year and Horizon League Player of the Year in addition to an array of academic and athletic accolades. Bedell also played for Detroit City FC of the National Premier Soccer League in 2012 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Battelle
Shane Battelle (born October 5, 1971) is a retired American soccer player who played with the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. College After capping off his senior year at Hazelwood Central High School with a state championship, Missouri Player of the Year honors and being named a Parade Magazine All-American, Battalle spent one season (1990) playing soccer at Southern Methodist University. He was named to the Soccer America Magazine Freshman All-American Team as one of the best 11 freshman in the entire country that year. In 1991, he transferred to St. Louis University, where he played for the men's soccer team. SLU finished the 1991 season ranked second in the nation. Battelle was team captain his senior year. The Billikens went to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I post-season tournament that season, and Battelle was selected as a 1993 first-team All-American. Battelle was also nominated for the MAC Award and Hermann Trophy as the best player in college socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Barson
Chad Barson (born February 25, 1991) is an American retired professional soccer player. He is currently the Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer The Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has an overall record of 456–516–123 (.473) in their ... director of operations. Career statistics ''Sources:'' References External links * 1991 births Living people American soccer players Akron Zips men's soccer players Flint City Bucks players Columbus Crew players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Association football defenders Soccer players from Columbus, Ohio USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players All-American men's college soccer players FC Linköping City players Exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Guillermo Barros Schelotto (; born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former forward who currently manages the Paraguay national team. Barros Schelotto played 16 years of his professional career in the Argentine Primera División (6 with Gimnasia La Plata and 10 with Boca Juniors). With these two teams, he won a total 17 official titles (one with Gimnasia and 16 with Boca). In 2007, Barros Schelotto left Boca Juniors for Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer, his first move outside his native country. The forward won three league and cup titles with Columbus Crew, as well as two individual awards, before moving back to Gimnasia La Plata in 2011. Playing career Club Argentina Born with a twin brother, Gustavo, Barros Schelotto was hence nicknamed ''El Mellizo'' ("the twin"). He started playing professionally at the end of 1991 with his hometown team Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, where he scored 45 goals in 181 matches in five seasons and in 1993 won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devin Barclay
Devin Barclay (born April 9, 1983) is a former American football placekicker for The Ohio State Buckeyes. Prior to that, he was formerly a professional soccer player,OT win over Iowa gives Ohio St. Rose Bowl berth , , November 14, 2009. who last played for the of . Biography Barclay initially s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Balchan
Rich Balchan (born January 18, 1989) is a retired American soccer player. College and amateur Born in Carmel, Indiana, Balchan attended Carmel High School, and played club soccer for Carmel United Cosmos, before going on to play four years of college soccer at Indiana University. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team following his first season in 2007, was named to the Big Ten Championship all-tournament team as a sophomore in 2008, was named to the All-Big Ten second-team and the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region third-team as a junior in 2009, and was an All-Big Ten first team member, a Big Ten All-Tournament team pick and a member of the NSCAA All-Great Lakes region third-team following his senior year in 2010. He finished his college career with 4 goals and 7 assists in 80 games for the Hoosiers. During his college years Balchan also played in the USL Premier Development League for Fort Wayne Fever and Chicago Fire Premier, and for half a season with FC Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifi Baiden
Kingsley Mensah "Fifi" Baiden (born November 11, 1991) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who is currently a coach with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. Early life and education Baiden was born November 11, 1991, in Ajumako, Ghana. He was a member of Ghana-based Right to Dream Academy, which he joined around the age of 10. To help his family financially, Baiden would sell kerosene amongst other odd jobs. He describes his early life: He earned a scholarship to Dunn School in Los Olivos, California for Fall 2007. With Dunn, he captured three-straight MVP awards. He earned an athletic scholarship to the University of California, Santa Barbara and played four years of college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. Playing career In January 2014, Baiden was drafted in the 3rd round (42nd overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He became the second Right to Dream Academy member to be drafted into MLS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur (footballer, Born 1996)
José Artur de Lima Junior (born 11 March 1996), commonly known simply as Artur, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo as a midfielder. Previously, he played in his native Brazil for São Paulo. While with the São Paulo U20s, Artur won the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 twice and the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores. He appeared sparingly for the São Paulo senior team before departing the club, first on loan and then permanently to the Columbus Crew in the United States. Club career São Paulo Artur came through the youth ranks at Bahia, Juventus-SC, and São Paulo before breaking into the São Paulo first team in 2016. He made his senior debut for the Tricolor on 19 June 2016, part of a 2–2 draw with Flamengo, and his performance was rated highly by the Brazilian press. However, Artur rarely made it off the bench during the rest of the Série A season, making just four total appearances, all of which were in the Campeonato Brasil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Ashe
Corey Alan Ashe (born March 14, 1986) is a retired American soccer player. He played 10 seasons in Major League Soccer, mostly with the Houston Dynamo, but also with Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC. Originally a wide midfielder, Ashe moved to left back in 2011 and established himself as one of the best left backs in MLS, being named an MLS All-Star in 2011 and 2013. Ashe was considered one of the fastest players in MLS during his time in the league. While in Houston, he was part of the MLS Cup 2007 winning squad and helped the Dynamo reach two more finals in 2011 and 2012. His 266 career appearances for the Dynamo is the 3rd most in franchise history. Career Youth career and college Born in Orange County, California, Ashe played with Beach FC - Impact before moving to Bradenton, Florida to join U.S. Soccer's residency program at IMG Academy in 2001. Ashe attended the University of North Carolina in 2003 and played four years for the Tar Heels, starting regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Armstrong
Stephen Armstrong (born 23 July 1976 in Birkenhead) is an English-born South African former footballer who spent the majority of his career with clubs in the United States. Career College and amateur Armstrong was born in Birkenhead, England and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He came to the United States to attend Butler University in Indiana and finished as the school's third all-time leading scorer with 43 goals and 16 assists. During his college career Armstrong also played for the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the Premier Development League. Professional Armstrong was selected in the second round – 13th overall – of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United but he decided to begin his professional career in Sweden with Västra Frölunda instead before moving to English First Division side Watford on a free transfer in October 2000. He made three appearances for the club, all as a substitute, before being released at the end of the 2000–01 season. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
