Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew net spend since 2015

Columbus Crew have spent €60m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €46m: a net spend of €14m.

That covers 79 signings (32 for a disclosed fee, 21 free, 26 undisclosed) and 71 departures (26 sold for a disclosed fee, 20 free, 25 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 7 in, 15 out.

Record signing: Cucho Hernández, €10m from Watford (Jul 2022). Record sale: Cucho Hernández, €13m to Real Betis (Feb 2025).

Columbus Crew transfer spending by season

Columbus Crew record signings

1. Cucho Hernández · €10m from Watford · Jul 2022
2. Lucas Zelarayán · €7m from Tigres UANL · Jan 2020
3. Wessam Abou Ali · €6m from Al Ahly · Jul 2025
4. Brais Méndez · €6m from Real Sociedad · Jul 2026
5. Santiago Rodríguez · €6m from Botafogo · Sep 2026

Columbus Crew record sales

1. Cucho Hernández · €13m to Real Betis · Feb 2025
2. Diego Rossi · €7m to Monterrey · Jul 2026
3. Zack Steffen · €7m to Manchester City · Jul 2019
4. Max Arfsten · €7m to Middlesbrough · Aug 2026
5. Aidan Morris · €4m to Middlesbrough · Jul 2024

Columbus Crew trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 16 players Columbus Crew both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €16m against €24m paid: a trading loss of €7m.

• Cucho Hernández: signed for €10m (Jul 2022), sold to Real Betis for €13m (Feb 2025): profit €3m
• Miloš Degenek: signed free (Jan 2022), sold to Crvena Zvezda for €500k (Jul 2023): profit €500k

• Dániel Gazdag: signed for €4m (Apr 2025), left free for New England (Sep 2026): loss €4m
• Pedro Miguel Martins Santos: signed for €2m (Aug 2017), left free for DC United (Nov 2022): loss €2m
• Yaw Yeboah: signed for €2m (Jan 2022), left free for Los Angeles FC (Jan 2025): loss €2m
• Marino Hinestroza: signed for €3m (Jan 2024), sold to Atlético Nacional for €1m (Feb 2025): loss €2m
• Artur: signed for €1m (Jan 2018), sold to Houston Dynamo for €291k (Nov 2022): loss €979k

Columbus Crew ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Columbus Crew have made 6 signings and 4 departures in 2026/27, plus 3 loans in and 3 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Defence: out Yevgen Cheberko (to Los Angeles FC, 25 league starts in 2025), Owen Presthus (loan to Nashville SC, no league start in 2025); in Brooks Lennon (free from a club outside our record, 661 league minutes since), Andrés Herrera (from River Plate, 230 league minutes since), Eric Bailly (free from Real Oviedo, 219 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Dániel Gazdag (left free for New England, 23 league starts in 2025), Hugo Picard (loan to Troyes, 8 league starts in 2025); in Brais Méndez (from Real Sociedad, 1,011 league minutes since), Santiago Rodríguez (from Botafogo, 943 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Diego Rossi (to Monterrey, 32 league starts in 2025), Max Arfsten (to Middlesbrough, 32 league starts in 2025), Nariman Akhundzada (loan to Erzurumspor FK); in Anass Zaroury (loan from Panathinaikos, 632 league minutes since), Josef Martínez (free from Tijuana, 619 league minutes since), Gonzalo Tapia (loan from São Paulo, 582 league minutes since), Lautaro Giaccone (loan from Argentinos Juniors, 203 league minutes since).

Columbus Crew injury news: injuries and suspensions

Columbus Crew have 1 player injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €5m of value sidelined.

• Wessam Abou Ali (FWD): Cruciate ligament tear · out since 14 Apr 2026 · return date not set · 37 games missed

Columbus Crew last starting XI

Columbus Crew's last league starting XI, v Chicago Fire on 7 Nov 2026: Patrick Schulte; Malte Amundsen, Steven Moreira, Sean Zawadzki; Dylan Chambost, Mohamed Farsi, Anass Zaroury, Sekou Bangoura; Santiago Rodríguez, Gonzalo Tapia, Taha Habroune.

Unchanged from the side that started v DC United on 31 Oct 2026.

Opponent: Chicago Fire.

Columbus Crew minutes played 2026

In 19 league games since 22 Jul 2026, 7 Columbus Crew players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 8 are rotating and 22 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: André Gomes, Quinton Elliot, Brooks Lennon, Cole Mrowka, Eric Bailly, Steven Moreira, Tarun Karumanchi, Owen Presthus, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Josef Martínez, Zach Zengue, Amar Sejdić, Luke Pruter, Jamal Thiaré, Nicholas Hagen, Rudy Camacho, Evan Bush.