Columbus Crew 2

Columbus Crew 2 is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that competes in the MLS Next Pro league, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. The team plays home matches at Historic Crew Stadium. The team was announced as a member of MLS Next Pro on December 6, 2021.[1]

Columbus Crew 2
Full nameColumbus Crew 2
Nickname(s)Crew 2
FoundedDecember 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
StadiumHistoric Crew Stadium
Capacity19,968
OwnersDee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Pete Edwards
General managerCorey Wray
Head coachLaurent Courtois
LeagueMLS Next Pro
WebsiteClub website

History

On December 6, 2021, the Columbus Crew announced the formation of a reserve team in MLS Next Pro that would begin play in the 2022 season and that they would play at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.[2] At the same time, the club announced its first manager, Corey Wrey, who is the Crew's current Assistant General Manager, a position he will continue to hold.[3] The Crew 2 will be one of 21 teams that play in the newly formed league.[4] On January 28, 2022, the Crew announced that Laurent Courtois would serve as the team's first head coach.[5]

The club played their first match on March 26, 2022, which ended in a 0–2 loss to Inter Miami CF II at DRV PNK Stadium.[6] The first win came the following week with a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC II.[7]

Players and staff

Current roster
As of April 10, 2022
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Philip Quinton  United States
3 DF Josh Williams ([A])  United States
4 DF Justin Malou  Senegal
5 DF Jacob Erlandson  United States
6 MF Aidan Wolf  United States
8 MF Isaac Angking  Puerto Rico
9 FW Noah Fuson  United States
10 MF Jay Tee Kamara  Sierra Leone
11 FW Coleman Gannon  United States
13 FW Jacen Russell-Rowe  Canada
14 FW Zion Scarlett ([B])  United States
17 MF Michael Vang  United States
18 MF Alexandru Mățan ([A])  Romania
19 FW Jordan Knight  Canada
20 DF Mohamed Farsi  Canada
21 MF Aidan Morris ([A])  United States
22 MF Marco Micaletto  Italy
24 FW Nana Tuffour  Ghana
25 MF Sean Zawadzski ([A])  United States
26 DF Abdi Mohamed  Somalia
28 GK Patrick Schulte ([A])  United States
30 MF Will Sands ([A])  United States
32 GK Brady Scott ([A])  United States
33 DF Jake Morris ([A])  United States
41 MF Caleb Borneo ([B])  United States
42 MF Quinton Elliot ([B])  United States
43 DF Nolan Miller ([B])  United States
44 DF Jacob Stazenski ([B])  United States
45 DF Sebastian Swary ([B])  United States
50 GK Jesus Lozano ([B])  United States
— MF Ryan Telfer  Canada


  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the Columbus Crew.
    2.
  2. ^
    Columbus Crew academy player.
    3.

Staff
As of March 31, 2022[8]
Front office
Investor-operators Dee and Jimmy Haslam
JW and Whitney Johnson
Dr. Pete Edwards
President Tim Bezbatchenko
General manager Corey Wray
Coaching staff
Head coach Laurent Courtois
Assistant coaches Phil Boerger
Kobie Johnson
Performance coach Ahmad Salamah
Additional staff
Manager of Team Operations Nathaniel Horton
Head Athletic Therapist Sara Kusner
Equipment Manager Mike Peters

Last updated: 12:45, March 31, 2022 (UTC)
Source:

Head coach history
Name Nationality Tenure
Laurent Courtois  France January 28, 2022 – present

Season-by-season
As of April 20, 2022
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2022 5 4 0 1 6 3 12 4th In progress Jacen Russell-Rowe 3

See also

References
  1. "Crew 2". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. Benatar, Orri (December 6, 2021). "Columbus Crew launches development team, Crew 2". NBC4 WCMH-TV. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. Murphy, Pat (December 6, 2021). "Columbus Crew announces the creation of Crew 2". Massive Report. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. MLSsoccer staff (December 6, 2021). "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. Crew Communications (January 28, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 appoints Laurent Courtois as first Head Coach". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  6. mlsnextpro. "Rodriguez brace powers Inter Miami II over Columbus Crew 2 | MLSSoccer.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  7. devinweisbarth (April 10, 2022). "Crew 2 looks to keep momentum following first win in team history". Massive Report. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  8. "Crew 2 Technical Staff". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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