The 2024 Columbus Crew season was the club's 29th season of existence and their 29th 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 24 against Atlanta United FC. It was their second season under head coach Wilfried Nancy. This was the first season since 2016 without defender Josh Williams, who retired at the end of the previous season.
Roster
Out on loan
(on loan to Loudoun United) (on loan to Atletico Nacional) (on loan to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)
Technical Staff
Non-competitive
Preseason
Midseason Columbus Crew 2 players Stanislav Lapkes and Owen Presthus joined the first team as guest players against Aston Villa.
Competitive Overview
MLS
Standings
Eastern Conference
Overall table
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
MLS Cup playoffs
Round One
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Leagues Cup
Knockout stage
Campeones Cup
U.S. Open Cup Columbus Crew was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Columbus Crew 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024, due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
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.
|colspan=12 align=center|Players who left Columbus during the season:
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Campeones Cup Total 1 GK Nicholas Hagen000000000000 2 DF Andrés Herrera100000000010 4 DF Rudy Camacho400000100050 5 MF Derrick Jones310010000041 6 MF Darlington Nagbe200010000030 7 MF Dylan Chambost000000000000 9 FW Cucho Hernández311000001051 10 FW Diego Rossi400000000040 11 MF Marino Hinestroza010000000001 12 DF DeJuan Jones000000000000 13 MF Aziel Jackson000000000000 14 MF Yaw Yeboah300010000040 16 MF Taha Habroune100000000010 17 FW Christian Ramirez000000000000 18 DF Malte Amundsen700000000070 19 FW Jacen Russell-Rowe000000000000 20 MF Alexandru Mățan200010100040 21 DF Yevhen Cheberko400000000040 22 GK Abraham Romero010000000001 23 DF Mohamed Farsi000000000000 24 GK Evan Bush100000000010 25 MF Sean Zawadzki300000101050 27 FW Maximilian Arfsten201000000030 28 GK Patrick Schulte300000000030 29 MF Cole Mrowka000000000000 31 DF Steven Moreira000010000010 - DF Keegan Hughes000000000000Players who left Columbus during the season: 2 DF Philip Quinton100000000010 8 MF Aidan Morris000021000021 30 MF Will Sands000000000000 41 GK Stanislav Lapkes000000000000 42 MF Gio De Libera000000000000 45 MF Owen Presthus000000000000 47 FW Gibran Rayo000000000000 51 GK Cole Johnson000000000000
Clean sheets
No. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Campeones Cup Total Games Played 1 Nicholas Hagen1001027 22 Abraham Romero1000010 24 Evan Bush0000002 25 Sean Zawadzki0000001 28 Patrick Schulte1001001139Players who left Columbus during the season: 41 Stanislav Lapkes0000000 51 Cole Johnson0000000
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource MF Taha Habroune Columbus Crew 2 Homegrown player, contract runs through 2027 with an option for 2028 January 17, 2024 MF Cole Mrowka Columbus Crew 2 Homegrown player, contract runs through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 March 5, 2024 MF Dylan Chambost AS Saint-Étienne Transfer, contract runs through 2026 with an option for 2027 June 11, 2024 MF Aziel Jackson St. Louis CITY SC Trade, $650,000 in General Allocation Money plus additional GAM if certain performance metrics are met June 18, 2024DF DeJuan Jones New England Revolution Trade, Will Sands + $600,000 in General Allocation Money July 31, 2024 GK Abraham Romero Los Angeles FC Trade, $50,000 in General Allocation Money August 14, 2024 GK Evan Bush Columbus Crew Signed a new contract for the 2025 season December 17, 2024
Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSourceGK Stanislav Lapkes Columbus Crew 2Short term agreements March 23, 2024 March 23, 2024 April 24, 2024 April 24, 2024 June 14, 2024 June 14, 2024 October 12, 2024 October 12, 2024MF Gio De Libera Columbus Crew 2Short term agreements March 23, 2024 March 23, 2024 April 2, 2024 April 2, 2024GK Cole Johnson Columbus Crew 2Short term agreements May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 June 1, 2024 June 1, 2024 July 17, 2024 July 17, 2024 July 20, 2024 July 20, 2024 DF Andrés Herrera River Plate Loan through June 30, 2024 with option to purchase August 6, 2024 June 30, 2025 MF Owen Presthus Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreement September 7, 2024 September 7, 2024 FW Gibran Rayo Columbus Crew 2 Short term agreement September 7, 2024 September 7, 2024
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource FW Kevin Molino Defence Force F.C. Mutual termination February 2, 2024 DF Philip Quinton Real Salt Lake Trade, $200,000 in General Allocation Money April 19, 2024 MF Aidan Morris Middlesbrough F.C. Transfer, $4,000,000. Columbus retains a percentage of any future transfer fees. June 28, 2024 DF Will Sands New England Revolution Trade for DeJuan Jones July 31, 2024 DF Keegan Hughes New England Revolution II Option declined November 27, 2024 MF Yaw Yeboah Los Angeles FC Option declined November 27, 2024 MF Alexandru Mățan Dibba Al-Hisn SC Contract expired November 27, 2024 GK Evan Bush Columbus Crew Contract expired November 27, 2024
Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF Keegan Hughes Loudoun United FC Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance February 23, 2024 October 26, 2024 MF Cole Mrowka Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate March 17, 2024 August 18, 2024 GK Nicholas Hagen Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate March 17, 2024 March 17, 2024 DF Philip Quinton Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate March 17, 2024 March 17, 2024 MF Will Sands Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate March 17, 2024 March 17, 2024 MF Taha Habroune Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate May 5, 2024 November 2, 2024 FW Aziel Jackson Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate July 14, 2024 July 14, 2024 MF Cole Mrowka Colorado Springs Switchbacks Columbus has right to recall at any point, subject to MLS roster compliance August 23, 2024 November 23, 2024 MF Marino Hinestroza Atletico Nacional Columbus has right to recall following the 2024 MLS season, subject to MLS roster compliance July 26, 2024 January 27, 2025 GK Abraham Romero Columbus Crew 2 First team loan to affiliate September 22, 2024 September 22, 2024
MLS SuperDraft picks
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: Round Pick Player Position College 129 Jayden DaFWDuquesne258 Zach ZengueMFGeorgetown387 Luke PruterGKUC Irvine
Awards +MLS Team of the MatchdayMatchdayStartersBenchOpponent(s)Link 1+2 Aidan Morris Atlanta United FC 3 Cucho Hernández Minnesota United FC 4 Mohamed Farsi Jacen Russell-Rowe Chicago Fire FC 5 Aidan Morris Cucho Hernández New York Red Bulls 7 Marino Hinestroza Nashville SC 8 Aidan Morris D.C. United 9 Malte Amundsen Real Salt Lake 10 Steven Moreira Portland Timbers 14 Mohamed Farsi Maximilian Arfsten CF Montréal 15 Rudy Camacho Chicago Fire FC 16 Diego Rossi Aidan Morris Orlando City SC 20 Mohamed Farsi Cucho Hernández New York City FC 22 Cucho Hernández Aidan Morris Sporting Kansas City 23 Rudy Camacho Diego Rossi Cucho Hernández Jacen Russell-Rowe New England Revolution 24 Diego Rossi Nashville SC 25 Mohamed Farsi Diego Rossi Cucho Hernández Toronto FC 26 Maximilian Arfsten Christian Ramirez Cucho Hernández Wilfried Nancy (Coach) Darlington Nagbe Los Angeles FC 30 Diego Rossi DeJuan Jones New York City FC 33 Andrés Herrera Cucho Hernández Toronto FC 34 Maximilian Arfsten Cucho Hernández Orlando City SC 35 Cucho Hernández D.C. United 37 Mohamed Farsi Cucho Hernández Dylan Chambost Philadelphia Union 38 Malte Amundsen Aziel Jackson New York Red Bulls
MLS Player of the Matchday WeekPlayerOpponentLink 22 Cucho Hernández Sporting Kansas City 37 Cucho Hernández Philadelphia Union
MLS Goal of the Matchday WeekPlayerOpponentLink 23 Maximilian Arfsten New England Revolution 26 Cucho Hernández Los Angeles FC
MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerStatsLink July Cucho Hernández 3 goals, 4 assists
2024 MLS All-Star Game Starters FW Cucho Hernández FW Diego Rossi Reserves DF Rudy Camacho DF Steven Moreira MF Darlington Nagbe
2024 MLS Next All-Star Game FW Chase Adams MF Tristan Brown
Postseason 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Best Goalkeeper Award GK Patrick Schulte 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Fair Play Award MLS Defender of the Year Award DF Steven Moreira Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award Wilfried Nancy Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award MF Darlington Nagbe MLS Best XI DF Steven Moreira FW Cucho Hernández Communications Club of the Year
Crew Team Awards Most Valuable Player – Cucho Hernández Golden Boot Winner – Cucho Hernández Defender of the Year – Steven Moreira Kirk Urso Heart Award – Evan Bush Humanitarian of the Year – Darlington Nagbe Academy Player of the Year – Chase Adams
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