Columbus Crew 2

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Columbus Crew 2
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Full nameColumbus Crew 2
Nickname(s)Crew 2
FoundedDecember 6, 2021; 3 months ago (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

Columbus Crew 2 is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio area that will compete 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 will play at Historic Crew Stadium. The team was announced as a member of MLS Next Pro on December 6, 2021.[1]

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]

Players and staff[]

Current roster[]

As of March 18, 2022
No. Pos. Player Nation
— MF Isaac Angking  Puerto Rico
— FW Jacob Erlandson  United States
— DF Mohamed Farsi  Canada
— FW Noah Fuson  United States
— FW Coleman Gannon  United States
— MF Jay Tee Kamara  Sierra Leone
— FW Jordan Knight  Canada
— DF Justin Malou  Senegal
— MF Marco Micaletto  Italy
— DF Abdi Mohamed  Somalia
— FW Philip Quinton  United States
— FW Jacen Russell-Rowe  Canada
— FW Nana Tuffour  Ghana
— MF Michael Vang  United States
— MF Aidan Wolf  United States

Staff[]

As of February 25, 2022[6]
  • Corey Wray – General Manager
  • Laurent Courtois – Head Coach
  • Phil Boerger – Assistant Coach
  • Kobie Johnson – Assistant Coach
  • Ahmad Salamah – Performance Coach
  • Sara Kusner – Head Athletic Therapist
  • Nathaniel Horton – Manager of Team Operations
  • Mike Peters – Equipment Manager

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. ^ "Crew 2 Technical Staff". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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