Columbus Crew SC 2018 Roster

December 31, 201812:00PM EST

This roster composition page reflects players that the league has received ALL paperwork for (ITC, Visas, federation registration, etc.) in order to be officially added to a team’s 2018 roster and be made available for MLS game selection as of October 30, 2018.

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30-man Active Roster (Spots 1-30)#POSROSTER STATUSR.S.PLAYER CATEGORYCAT.NOTE
Abu, Mohammed5MSeniorSR, On loanOL On loanOL
Abubakar, Lalas17DSeniorSR  
Afful, Harrison25DSeniorSR  
Argudo, Luis26MReserveRES  
Artur8MSeniorSRINTL 
Clark, Ricardo2MSeniorSR  
Crognale, Alex21DReserveRESHG 
Grella, Mike13MSeniorSR  
Hansen, Niko28MSupplementalSUP  
Higuain, Federico10MSeniorSRDP 
Jahn, Adam14FSeniorSR, On loanOL On loanOL
Jimenez, Hector16MSeniorSR  
Kempin, Jon24GKSupplementalSUP  
Ketterer, Logan30GKReserveRES  
Maloney, Connor31DReserveRES  
Martinez, Cristian18MSeniorSR  
Mensah, Jonathan4DSeniorSR  
Meram, Justin9MSeniorSR  
Mullins, Patrick32FSeniorSR  
Opoku, Edward27FSupplementalSUPINTL, GA 
Santos, Pedro7MSeniorSRDP, INTL 
Sauro, Gaston22DSupplementalSUP  
Sosa, Eduardo20MSeniorSRINTL 
Steffen, Zack23GKSeniorSR  
Trapp, Wil6MSeniorSRHG 
Valenzuela, Milton19DSeniorSRDP, INTL 
Williams, Josh3DSeniorSR  
Zardes, Gyasi11FSeniorSR  
     
     
28 of 30 spots filled
Players that do not count against the 30-man active roster
Lundgaard, Ben12GKReserveRES, On loanOLLoaned to: USLOL: USL 

"R.S." = Roster Status, "CAT" = Player Category

"SR" = Senior Roster, "SUP" = Supplmental Roster, "RES" = Supplmental Roster, "OL" = On loan, "DP" = Designated Player, "YDP" = Young Designated Player", "INTL" = International Player, "HG" = Homegrown Player, "GA" = Generation adidas, "GA-C" = Generation adidas Canada, "SL" = "Disabled List", "SEI" = "Season-Ending Injury", "SPND" = "Suspended"

Roster Composition

Senior Roster (Spots 1-20)
1Abu, Mohammed
2Abubakar, Lalas
3Afful, Harrison
4ArturINTL
5Clark, Ricardo
6Grella, Mike
7Higuain, FedericoDP
8Jahn, Adam
9Jimenez, Hector
10Martinez, Cristian
11Mensah, Jonathan
12Meram, Justin
13Mullins, Patrick
14Santos, PedroDP, INTL
15Sosa, EduardoINTL
16Steffen, Zack
17Trapp, WilHG
18Valenzuela, MiltonDP, INTL
19Williams, Josh
20Zardes, Gyasi
Supplemental Roster (Spots 21-24)
21Hansen, Niko
22Kempin, Jon
23Opoku, EdwardINTL, GA
24Sauro, Gaston
Reserve Roster (Spots 25-30)
25Argudo, Luis
26Crognale, AlexHG
27Ketterer, Logan
28Maloney, Connor
29
30
Designated Players
1Higuain, Federico
2Santos, PedroINTL
3Valenzuela, MiltonINTL
International slots
1Artur
2Opoku, Edward
3Santos, Pedro
4Sosa, Eduardo
5Valenzuela, Milton
6
7
8
9SLOT ACQUIRED FROM:
NE until 12/31/18 (on 8/9/17)
International players that don't count against slots
Unavailable Players
Abu, MohammedOn loanOL
Jahn, AdamOn loanOL
Lundgaard, BenLoaned to: USLOL: USL
Season-ending Injury List
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Media Resources

2019 Roster Notes

  • A club's active roster is comprised of up to 30 players. All 30 players are eligible for selection to each 18-player game-day squad during the 2019 MLS regular season and playoffs.
  • SENIOR: (ON-BUDGET) Up to 20 players, occupying roster spots 1-20, count against the club's 2019 Salary Budget , and are referred to collectively as the club's Senior Roster.
  • SUPPLEMENTAL & RESERVE: (OFF-BUDGET) The salaries of players on the Supplemental Roster (spots 21-24) and Reserve Roster (spots 25-30) do not count toward a club's Salary Budget.
  • INTL: In 2019, a total of 192 international roster spots are divided among the 24 clubs. These spots are tradable, in full season increments, so some clubs may have more than eight and some clubs may have fewer than eight.
  • DP & Young DP: The Designated Player Rule allows clubs to acquire up to three players whose total compensation and acquisition costs exceed the Maximum Salary Budget Charge, with the club bearing financial responsibility for the amount of compensation above each player's Salary Budget Charge. A Designated Player 23 years old (or younger than the age of 23) during the League Year is a Young Designated Player Budget Charge. Designated Player spots are not tradable.
  • HG: A club may sign a player to a contract without subjecting him to the MLS SuperDraft if the player has been a member of a club's youth academy for at least one year and has met the necessary training and retention requirements. Players joining MLS through this mechanism are known as Homegrown Players.
  • GA & GA-C: Generation adidas (GA) and Generation adidas Canada (GA-C) are joint programs between MLS and adidas that are dedicated to developing exceptional domestic talent in a professional environment. Until a player graduates from the program, Generation adidas players are on a club's Supplemental Roster and are not charged against the team's salary budget.
  • All roster rules and regulations