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(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWCLB 4-0-2 4-4-4 1-4-1 6-1-4 3-7-2NYC 5-1-0 1-1-4 1-9-2 5-1-3 2-10-2

COLUMBUS CREW SC NEW YORK CITY FC Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 7/19/2015 CLB 3, CHI 1 (1) 8/13/2015 NYC 3, DC 1 (0)Road win 8/08/2015 CLB 2, COL 1 (0) 7/04/2015 NYC 2, MTL 1 (2)Home loss 6/06/2015 CLB 1, MTL 2 (5) 8/01/2015 NYC 2, MTL 3 (1)Road loss 8/01/2015 CLB 2, ORL 5 (1) 8/09/2015 NYC 0, NYR 2 (0)Tie game 7/25/2015 CLB 3, TOR 3 (2) 7/12/2015 NYC 4, TOR 4 (5)Shutout for 7/15/2015 CLB 1, CHI 0 (4) 6/20/2015 NYC 2, TOR 0 (8)Shutout vs. 7/11/2015 CLB 0, MTL 3 (5) 8/09/2015 NYC 0, NYR 2 (1)

Crew SC LWLTTWWLWLTTLLTWTWLWWTLWNYCFC TWTLLTLLLLTLTWWWLWTLWLLW

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGCLB 24 6 4 9 4 1 38 1.58NYC 24 7 7 6 2 2 34 1.42

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGCLB 24 4 7 9 3 1 39 1.63NYC 24 3 11 5 4 1 37 1.54

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90CLB 38 6 4 7 11 7 3NYC 34 2 3 5 7 4 13

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90CLB 39 7 3 6 11 5 7NYC 37 5 7 5 7 3 10

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

CREW SCG: 17 KamaraA: 12 FinlaySHT: 107 KamaraSOG: 45 KamaraFC: 59 TchaniFS: 39 KamaraOF: 19 FinlayC: 5 Francis/SaeidE: 1 3 players tied

NYCFCG: 14 VillaA: 7 PokuSHT: 96 VillaSOG: 49 VillaFC: 34 JacobsonFS: 40 VillaOF: 32 VillaC: 6 HernandezE: 1 5 players tied

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Crew SC 24 9-8-7 34 38 39at home 12 7-2-3 24 27 16

NYCFC 24 7-11-6 27 34 37on road 11 3-6-2 11 9 13

2015 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME: First meeting.

COLUMBUS CREW SC1 Steve Clark (GK)2 Tyson Wahl (DF)3 Chris Klute (DF)4 Michael Parkhurst (DF)5 Emanuel Pogatetz (DF)6 Tony Tchani (MF)7 Kristinn Steindorsson (MF)8 Mohammed Saeid (MF)9 Justin Meram (MF)10 Federico Higuain (MF)11 Cedrick Mabwati (MF)12 Kevan George (MF)13 Ethan Finlay (MF)14 Waylon Francis (DF)16 Hector Jimenez (MF)17 Ben Speas (MF)18 Aaron Schoenfeld (FW)19 Romain Gall (MF)20 Wil Trapp (MF)21 Chad Barson (DF)22 Gaston Sauro (DF)23 Kei Kamara (FW)24 Sergio Campbell (DF)25 Harrison Afful (DF)26 Ben Swanson (MF)28 Matt Lampson (GK)30 Jack McInerney (FW) 41 Brad Stuver (GK)

NEW YORK CITY FC2 Jason Hernandez (DF)3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe (DF)4 Andrew Jacobson (MF)5 Jeb Brovsky (DF)6 George John (DF)7 David Villa (FW)8 Frank Lampard (MF)10 Mix Diskerud (MF)11 Ned Grabavoy (MF)12 Josh Saunders (GK)14 Patrick Mullins (FW)15 Thomas McNamara (MF)16 Connor Brandt (DF)17 Chris Wingert (DF)18 Ryan Meara (GK)19 Khiry Shelton (FW) 20 Mehdi Ballouchy (MF) 21 Andrea Pirlo (MF)22 Pablo Alvarez (MF)23 Jefferson Mena (DF) 24 Shay Facey (DF)25 Eirik Johansen (GK)26 Sebastian Velasquez (MF)27 R.J. Allen (DF)30 Javier Calle (MF)32 Adam Nemec (FW)51 Andoni Iraola (DF)69 Angelino (DF)88 Kwadwo Poku (MF)99 Tony Taylor (FW)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Allen Chapman.AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson;

4th: Sorin Stoica

CREW SCSat. Aug. 22 Sporting KCSat. Aug. 29 at NYCFCSun. Sep. 6 FC Dallas

Sat. Sep. 12 at Philadelphia

UPCOMING MATCHES

COLUMBUS CREW SC v NEW YORK CITY FC(August 19, Mapfre Stadium, 7:30 p.m. ET)

NYCFCSun. Aug. 23 at Los Angeles

Sat. Aug. 29 ColumbusSat. Sep. 12 at FC DallasWed. Sep. 16 Toronto FC

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 34 37 64 58

24 26 8 6 1 5 1 0

21 21 2 5 1 2 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 4 1 0

7 7 23 29 4 1

F A 38 39 57 55

24 28 5 4 9 7 0 0

23 19 9 8 2 3 1 3 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 0

11 11 25 21 2 7

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

CREW SC NYCFC

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

CLB: Sagi Lev-Ari … NYC: Tony Taylor

none

SUSPENDED: NYC: Shay Facey (caution accumulation; through Aug. 19)WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): CLB: Federico Higuain,Kei Kamara, Jack McInerney … NYC: Kwame Watson-Siriboe

1Clark

4Parkhurst

23Kamara

3Klute

16Jimenez

2Wahl

20Trapp

7Steindorsson

13Finlay

10Higuain

6Tchani

12Saunders

7Villa

88Poku 10

Diskerud

15McNamara

21Pirlo

4Jacobson

27Allen

69Angelino 2

Hernandez

23Mena

COLUMBUS CREW SC v NEW YORK CITY FC(August 19, Mapfre Stadium, 7:30 p.m. ET -- MLS Game 245)

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Steve Clark GK 6-2 192 04/14/1986 Mason, MI 24 24 0 1 58 58 0 12 Tyson Wahl DF 6-2 183 02/23/1984 Newport Beach, CA 11 8 0 0 140 121 1 53 Chris Klute DF 6-1 172 03/05/1990 Grand Prairie, TX 11 6 0 0 68 61 0 84 Michael Parkhurst DF 5-11 159 01/24/1984 Providence, RI 23 23 0 0 171 170 1 15 Emanuel Pogatetz DF 6-3 198 01/16/1983 Graz, Austria 17 16 0 1 19 16 0 16 Tony Tchani MF 6-4 185 04/13/1989 Dovala, Cameroon 22 22 4 3 141 113 8 157 Kristinn Steindorsson MF 5-10 154 04/29/1990 Reykjavik, Iceland 20 4 0 0 20 4 0 08 Mohammed Saeid MF 5-7 141 12/24/1990 Orebro, Sweden 20 16 0 0 20 16 0 09 Justin Meram MF 6-1 165 12/04/1988 Shelby Township, MI 22 20 3 5 112 63 16 1310 Federico Higuain MF 5-8 165 10/24/1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina 23 23 6 5 94 91 33 2811 Cedrick Mabwati MF 5-6 137 03/08/1992 Kinshasa, DR Congo 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 012 Kevan George MF 6-2 170 01/30/1990 Roxborough, Trinidad & Tobago 5 2 0 1 27 11 0 113 Ethan Finlay MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 24 24 7 12 87 51 18 1914 Waylon Francis DF 5-9 160 09/20/1990 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 20 20 0 6 44 44 0 1216 Hector Jimenez DF 5-9 140 11/03/1988 Huntington Park, CA 18 11 0 4 85 58 5 1517 Ben Speas MF 5-8 155 01/17/1991 Stow, OH 7 1 0 0 40 20 2 418 Aaron Schoenfeld FW 6-4 190 04/17/1990 Knoxville, TN 13 1 0 0 47 14 4 319 Romain Gall MF 5-9 140 01/31/1995 Paris, France 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 020 Wil Trapp MF 5-8 150 01/15/1993 Columbus, OH 10 8 0 1 54 52 1 621 Chad Barson DF 5-10 170 02/25/1991 Columbus, OH 10 4 0 1 43 30 0 222 Gaston Sauro DF 6-3 185 02/23/1990 Rosario, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 Kei Kamara FW 6-3 186 09/01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone 24 23 17 5 217 170 69 2824 Sergio Campbell DF 6-4 197 01/16/1992 Clarendon, Jamaica 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 025 Harrison Afful DF 5-6 128 07/24/1986 Tema, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 Ben Swanson MF 5-6 130 07/18/1997 Grove City, OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Matt Lampson GK 6-3 200 09/06/1989 Cleveland, TN 0 0 0 0 16 14 0 030 Jack McInerney FW 5-11 151 08/05/1992 Chattanooga, TN 18 13 4 0 139 87 36 541 Brad Stuver GK 6-3 180 04/16/1991 Mayfield, OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD COACH : Gregg Berhalter 08/01/1973 W23 L18 T17

COLUMBUS CREW SC

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Jason Hernandez DF 5-10 170 08/26/1983 New York, NY 17 17 0 0 235 214 0 33 Kwame Watson-Siriboe DF 6-3 196 11/13/1986 Chino Hills, CA 9 6 0 0 38 30 0 04 Andrew Jacobson MF 6-2 185 09/25/1985 Palo Alto, CA 23 23 0 1 163 129 5 85 Jeb Brovsky DF 6-1 170 12/03/1988 Lakewood, CO 15 12 0 1 104 89 2 56 George John DF 6-3 203 03/20/1987 Shoreline, WA 0 0 0 0 119 114 6 17 David Villa FW 5-9 150 12/03/1981 Langreo, Spain 21 20 14 6 21 20 14 68 Frank Lampard MF 6-0 194 06/20/1978 Romford, London, England 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 010 Mix Diskerud MF 6-0 156 10/02/1990 Oslo, Norway 18 15 3 1 18 15 3 111 Ned Grabavoy MF 5-7 160 07/01/1983 Joliet, IL 18 16 0 2 271 214 15 3012 Josh Saunders GK 6-4 210 03/02/1981 Grants Pass, OR 23 23 0 0 82 79 0 014 Patrick Mullins FW 6-1 175 02/05/1992 New Orleans, LA 16 9 4 3 37 23 8 415 Thomas McNamara MF 5-9 170 02/06/1991 West Nyack, NY 14 11 5 3 20 17 6 316 Connor Brandt DF 6-1 165 09/15/1992 San Diego, CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 017 Chris Wingert DF 5-11 165 06/16/1982 Babylon, NY 21 20 0 0 290 256 1 1618 Ryan Meara GK 6-4 185 11/15/1990 Crestwood, NY 1 1 0 0 19 19 0 019 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 185 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 12 6 1 1 12 6 1 120 Mehdi Ballouchy MF 5-11 169 04/06/1983 Casablanca, Morocco 18 16 3 2 212 159 16 2621 Andrea Pirlo MF 5-9 150 05/19/1979 Flero, Lombardy, Italy 4 3 0 1 4 3 0 122 Pablo Alvarez MF 5-9 174 05/14/1980 Oviedo, Spain 8 3 0 0 8 3 0 023 Jefferson Mena DF 6-0 174 06/15/1989 Apartado, Colombia 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 024 Shay Facey DF 5-7 171 01/07/1994 Manchester, England 16 14 0 0 16 14 0 025 Eirik Johansen GK 6-7 235 07/12/1992 Tonsberg, Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 Sebastian Velasquez MF 5-7 155 02/11/1991 Medellin, Colombia 10 5 0 0 48 20 1 527 R.J. Allen DF 5-11 165 04/17/1990 Old Bridge, NJ 8 7 0 1 8 7 0 130 Javier Calle DF 5-9 177 04/19/1991 Medellin, Colombia 11 6 1 0 11 6 1 032 Adam Nemec FW 6-3 185 09/02/1985 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia 9 8 0 0 9 8 0 051 Andoni Iraola DF 5-11 165 06/22/1982 Usurbil, Spain 6 5 0 1 6 5 0 169 Angelino DF 5-9 152 01/04/1997 A Coruna, Spain 6 5 0 2 6 5 0 288 Kwadwo Poku MF 6-1 185 02/19/1992 Kumasi, Ghana 17 4 2 7 17 4 2 799 Tony Taylor FW 6-0 170 07/13/1989 Long Beach, CA 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0

HEAD COACH : Jason Kreis 12/29/1972 W97 L82 T63

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS GAME INFORMATION

COLUMBUS CREW SC vs NEW YORK CITY FC MAPFRE STADIUM, Columbus, Ohio

August 19, 2015 (WEEK 25, MLS Game #245) 7:30 p.m. ET (TWC-OHIO, YES)

Two clubs in the thick of the hunt for playoff positions in the Eastern Conference meet when Columbus Crew SC take on New York City FC for the first time, Wednesday evening at Mapfre Stadium. After a week off following a 2-1 win at the Colorado Rapids, Crew SC sit in a tie for third place in the conference, six points ahead of the final postseason placing. New York City FC are just a point out of sixth place in their inaugural season, coming off a 3-1 win against current Eastern Conference and Supporters’ Shield leaders D.C. United at Yankee Stadium last Thursday. REFEREE: Allen Chapman. AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson; 4th: Sorin Stoica MLS Career: 65 games; FC/gm: 23.5; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 16; pens: 28 SUSPENDED: NYC: Shay Facey (caution accumulation; through Aug. 19) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CLB: Federico Higuain, Kei Kamara, Jack McInerney … NYC: Kwame Watson-Siriboe SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CLB: Kevan George, Hector Jimenez, Emanuel Pogatetz, Justin Meram, Tony Tchani … NYC: Andrew Jacobson, Kwadko Poku, R.J. Allen, Chris Wingert, Jason Hernandez, David Villa DISABLED LIST: CLB: Sagi Lev-Ari … NYC: Tony Taylor INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: First meeting. RETURN MATCH: 8/29: New York City FC vs. Columbus Crew SC, 7 p.m. ET

Coaches record: Gregg Berhalter vs. NYC: first game … Jason Kreis vs. CLB: P11 W4 L7 D0 COLUMBUS CREW SC Columbus Crew SC return to action after a weekend off, putting an end to their brief two-game winless run with a 2-1 win against the Colorado Rapids on Aug. 8 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Crew SC are in a tie for third place in the Eastern Conference with 34 points from 24 matches. LAST MATCH

The Rapids took the lead three minutes before halftime. Vicente Sanchez curled in a free kick from out on the left and center back Bobby Burling headed home from the heart of the area.

But Crew SC were level seven minutes after the break. Tony Tchani found a streaking Kei Kamara down the left side of Colorado’s box and he buried a low shot past Colorado goalkeeper Clint Irwin.

Kamara doubled the Crew SC lead in the 64th minute, when Tchani played a ball over the top to overlapping right back Hector Jimenez, and slotted it across the box. Kamara was there to turn the ball home from close range for the eventual winner.

The home side finished the game a man down when Axel Sjoberg was sent off by referee Alan Kelly for a second yellow card in the 90th minute.

Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter made three changes to the team that fell 5-2 to Orlando City SC at the Citrus Bowl. Hector Jimenez and Chris Klute came in at the fullback spots for Chad Barson and Waylon Francis, and Kristinn Steindorsson started in place of Justin Meram.

COLUMBUS CREW SC (4-2-3-1): Steve Clark - Hector Jimenez (Chad Barson 66), Michael Parkhurst, Tyson Wahl, Chris Klute - Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp - Ethan Finlay, Federico Higuain (Jack McInerney 90), Kristinn Steindorsson (Justin Meram 78) - Kei Kamara.

TEAM NEWS Crew SC return to action after a week off, after snapping a two-game winless run in the win against the Rapids.

It was their second win in the last three away games, after going 0-5-4 on their travels to start the season. “We lacked 100 percent confidence in this game, and it’s tough to go on the road at that altitude and win a

game, and the guys did it. They didn’t do it through beauty the whole time, they did it through hard work and determination and that goes a long way, said Crew SC boss Gregg Berhalter.

Said Kei Kamara: “It was kind of shaky in the first half, but again, we have to figure out how to play on the road. Hopefully, this is the turning point for us. For me, I want to keep scoring goals. I'm going to keep scoring goals as long as the team keeps producing, but it's really all about that three points on the road. That's huge.”


Kamara scored his fourth and fifth goals over the last five games. It was his league-leading fifth multiple-goal game of the season and the 10th of his MLS career. He still leads the MLS Golden Boot standings with 17 goals on the season, one ahead of Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco.

“The guys know how to look for him and to his credit he knows how to be in the right spot. He’s a fantastic goalscorer, he’s done a great job this year so far and it’s always nice to get him goals away from home,” said Berhalter.

Tony Tchani set up both Kamara goals, the second two-assist game of Tchani’s career, the first coming last season.

“It feels really good because it was something that we were looking forward to, because we have been working so hard. Based on last game, we didn’t have a good performance, but I thought [vs. Colorado] all the guys stepped up,” Tchani said.

Kristinn Steindorsson made his first start since June 6, coming into a wide midfield role and playing 70 minutes before giving way to Justin Meram.

Hector Jimenez made his first start since June 11, when he forced out of the Montréal early with an injury. Jimenez played 66 minutes before coming off for a substitute; he played 32 minutes off the bench the week before at Orlando City.

Chris Klute made his second start in the last four matches, playing the full 90 minutes at left back. “I think it’s going to bring us closer together in the long run. A couple of weeks ago we kind of let down being up three goals, and we were down a goal this game and we came together instead of just going against each other, and we came back and won the game,” said Klute.

NEW YORK CITY FC New York City FC put a swift end to their two-game losing slide, defeating D.C. United 3-1 on Thursday evening at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC are in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 27 points from 24 matches. LAST MATCH

United took the lead in the 36th minute. An attempted back pass landed at the feet of D.C. striker Chris Rolfe, who turned and made a long run toward goal before finding Alvaro Saborio on his right, and he tapped in from close range for the opener.

NYCFC equalized five minutes into the second half. Andrew Jacobson played a terrific ball into space for Kwadwo Poku, who rounded United goalkeeper Bill Hamid before slotting to Thomas McNamara, who knocked the ball in from inside the six-yard box.

The home side took the lead in the in the 80th minute. Andrea Pirlo lofted a ball from the midfield to David Villa, who split a pair of D.C. defenders at the edge of the box before beating Hamid with a low shot inside the left post.

Two minutes from full time, Poku put the finishing touches on the NYCFC win when he latched onto a long ball by McNamara and put his low shot in off Hamid from inside the penalty area.

NYCFC head coach Jason Kreis made three changes to the team that fell 2-0 to the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena. R.J. Allen and Jason Hernandez came into the back four in place of Andoni Iraola and Jefferson Mena, and Kwadwo Poku started in midfield for Frank Lampard.

NEW YORK CITY FC (4-2-3-1): Josh Saunders - R.J. Allen (Andoni Iraola 52), Shay Facey, Jason Hernandez, Angelino - Andrew Jacobson, Andrea Pirlo - Mix Diskerud (Sebastian Velasquez 79), Kwadwo Poku (Patrick Mullins 90), Thomas McNamara - David Villa.

TEAM NEWS New York City FC snapped a two-game losing streak with the win against D.C. United, their first losses in back-

to-back games in league play since May 3-10, when they suffered the final two defeats in their season-long four-game losing run.

“I think this can be a really huge win for us and a season-changer for us and a momentum-changer for us,” NYCFC coach Jason Kreis said. “I’m hopeful of that and I hope the locker room feels the same way. … What I’m hopeful of is this starts a new season for us, that this can really push us forward.”

Said goalkeeper Josh Saunders: “It was huge. This is definitely a confidence builder for us. They’re a first place team in the league on our side. For us moving forward into a big road trip we need to build on this, build on the result and rack up points wherever we can.”

NYCFC hit for three goals, the third time in the last six matches where they’ve scored three or more goals. They have scored 14 goals over that six-game span.

“I think our team has been doing some really nice things. I think attacking-wise we've been quite good for many games now. We've let ourselves down defensively a bit, and I think that comes from having new players that have not played a lot together,” said NYCFC head coach Jason Kreis. “I think three out of the back four are new players that are brand new to the team. We have Andrea Pirlo who is brand new to the team. We have Frank Lampard now who is brand new to the team. So obviously there are going to be some tactical changes. I am hopeful that we are sticking our flag in the ground right now and will move forward positively.”


David Villa scored his 14th goal of the season and added his sixth assist of the season, the seventh time in the last 10 games he’s been involved in multiple goals in a game for NYCFC. Villa has scored 12 goals and added four assists over the last 12 games, dating back to May 30.

Kwadwo Poku scored his second goal and added his seventh assist, his third match where he’s been involved in multiple goals in the same game. Poku has a goal and four assists over his last four league games.

“He played a fantastic game. He had done so before against Orlando and the other teams,” Andrea Pirlo said of Poku. “He is a player I did not know before. He has incredible physical strength and he is growing so well and so much. He works very hard and he will continue to do so and grow.”

Thomas McNamara scored his fifth goal of the season, his third in the last four matches. All five of McNamara’s goals and all three of his assists with NYCFC have come since June 6, over the last 10 games.

Andrea Pirlo contributed his first MLS assist, setting up the Villa goal. Pirlo was making a third consecutive start in the midfield, again playing the full 90 minutes.

“I needed to get forgiven for the bad pass that led to the first goal in the first half,” Pirlo said. “David was really good on picking up on it and it ended up really well.” Said Kreis: “For me that pass was out of this world.”

R.J. Allen returned to the starting lineup for the first time since July 4, coming in at right back and playing 52 minutes.

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

23 F Kei Kamara 24 23 2060 17 5 107 45 48 39 12 0 4 013 M Ethan Finlay 24 24 1967 7 12 37 19 20 20 19 0 0 010 M Federico Higuain 23 23 1915 6 5 48 18 17 29 8 97 4 16 M Tony Tchani 22 22 1912 4 3 28 12 59 28 0 0 4 09 M Justin Meram 22 20 1568 3 5 54 18 18 28 5 1 3 014 D Waylon Francis 20 20 1702 0 6 6 1 22 14 0 0 5 016 D Hector Jimenez 18 11 949 0 4 3 0 9 7 2 0 3 021 D Chad Barson 10 4 456 0 1 3 3 8 1 0 0 2 05 D Emanuel Pogatetz 17 16 1464 0 1 4 1 12 16 0 0 3 012 M Kevan George 5 2 228 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 3 01 G Steve Clark 24 24 2160 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 020 M Wil Trapp 10 8 722 0 1 3 0 10 7 0 0 0 018 F Aaron Schoenfeld 13 1 172 0 0 4 2 7 3 0 0 1 017 M Ben Speas 7 1 157 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 0 011 M Cedrick Mabwati 2 0 49 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 03 D Chris Klute 11 6 654 0 0 1 1 9 6 0 0 2 027 D Hernan Grana 7 7 598 0 0 3 1 7 8 0 0 1 030 F Jack McInerney (CLB) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 F Jack McInerney (TOT) 18 13 1189 4 0 27 12 17 14 14 2 4 07 M Kristinn Steindorsson 20 4 610 0 0 7 2 7 7 0 0 1 04 D Michael Parkhurst 23 23 1995 0 0 1 0 13 12 0 0 1 18 M Mohammed Saeid 20 16 1402 0 0 13 0 22 14 0 39 5 124 D Sergio Campbell 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D Tyson Wahl 11 8 790 0 0 2 1 6 6 0 0 1 0

Own-goals received 1Opponent totals 24 24 2160 39 34 307 119 277 303 53 134 47 5Team totals 24 24 2160 38 45 329 124 303 277 46 142 44 3

2015 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (9-8-7, 34 pts.)

COLUMBUS CREW SC GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 G Steve Clark 24 24 2160 119 79 39 1.62 3 3 9 8 7 4Team totals 24 24 2160 119 79 39 1.62 3 3 9 8 7 4Opponent totals 24 24 2160 124 85 38 1.58 1 1 8 9 7 6

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kei Kamara 5, Ethan Finlay 2, Federico Higuain 1, Justin Meram 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ethan Finlay 4, Waylon Francis 3, Hector Jimenez 2, Justin Meram 1, Kei Kamara 1, Tony Tchani 1, Federico Higuain 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Federico Higuain 1-1

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2015 NEW YORK CITY FC STATISTICS (7-11-6, 27 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

7 F David Villa 21 20 1769 14 6 96 49 20 40 32 45 3 015 M Thomas McNamara 14 11 998 5 3 18 10 14 20 1 3 2 014 F Patrick Mullins 16 9 790 4 3 26 10 14 21 4 0 2 020 M Mehdi Ballouchy 18 16 1191 3 2 13 7 26 25 0 26 5 010 M Mix Diskerud 18 15 1368 3 1 23 8 21 20 1 1 2 088 M Kwadwo Poku 17 4 646 2 7 12 7 15 8 0 0 4 019 F Khiry Shelton 12 6 704 1 1 12 4 5 7 2 0 0 030 D Javier Calle 11 6 466 1 0 12 4 7 2 0 8 2 069 D Angelino 6 5 475 0 2 5 1 5 7 2 0 0 011 M Ned Grabavoy 18 16 1430 0 2 13 6 14 25 2 3 1 151 D Andoni Iraola 6 5 488 0 1 2 0 4 5 0 0 1 021 M Andrea Pirlo 4 3 303 0 1 3 0 3 8 1 18 1 04 M Andrew Jacobson 23 23 1953 0 1 15 2 34 23 0 0 4 15 D Jeb Brovsky 15 12 1132 0 1 11 1 14 7 0 0 2 027 D R.J. Allen 8 7 548 0 1 3 1 10 6 0 0 3 132 F Adam Nemec 9 8 594 0 0 13 3 10 8 5 0 0 017 D Chris Wingert 21 20 1657 0 0 2 1 28 10 1 0 4 016 D Connor Brandt 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M Frank Lampard 2 1 107 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D Jason Hernandez 17 17 1485 0 0 1 0 26 5 0 0 6 023 D Jefferson Mena 3 2 256 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 012 G Josh Saunders 23 23 2070 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 013 D Josh Williams (NYC) 5 5 430 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 013 D Josh Williams (TOT) 6 6 520 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 1 03 D Kwame Watson-Siriboe 9 6 552 0 0 2 0 15 2 0 0 4 123 M Matthew Dunn 1 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 022 M Pablo Alvarez 8 3 244 0 0 5 1 3 9 0 6 0 018 G Ryan Meara 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 M Sebastian Velasquez 10 5 408 0 0 9 2 7 7 1 3 0 024 D Shay Facey 16 14 1303 0 0 0 0 21 7 0 0 5 199 F Tony Taylor 2 1 66 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Own-goals received 1Opponent totals 24 24 2160 37 42 341 128 306 330 75 128 47 3Team totals 24 24 2160 34 32 304 117 330 306 53 113 55 5

NEW YORK CITY FC GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

12 G Josh Saunders 23 23 2070 121 81 36 1.57 4 5 7 10 6 318 G Ryan Meara 1 1 90 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

Team totals 24 24 2160 128 87 37 1.54 4 5 7 11 6 3Opponent totals 24 24 2160 117 82 34 1.42 4 5 11 7 6 7

GAME-WINNING GOALS: David Villa 4, Mix Diskerud 1, Thomas McNamara 1, Patrick Mullins 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Kwadwo Poku 2, Ned Grabavoy 1, Andrea Pirlo 1, Jeb Brovsky 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: David Villa 4-5


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 7 at Houston L 0-1 22351 0-1-0 5 0 HOU: Barnes (66)Sat. Mar. 14 Toronto FC W 2-0 15826 1-1-0 2 3 CLB: Meram (57) Kamara (61); Sat. Mar. 28 New York L 1-2 18333 1-2-0 8 3 CLB: Tchani (58); NYR: Wright-Phillips (49) Grella

(67)Wed. Apr. 8 at Vancouver T 2-2 18083 1-2-1 9 4 CLB: Kamara (24,50); VAN: Rivero (31) Mattocks (64)Sat. Apr. 11 at New England T 0-0 13092 1-2-2 7 5Sat. Apr. 18 Orlando City SC W 3-0 15655 2-2-2 5 8 CLB: Higuain (32) Meram (55) Kamara (60); Sat. Apr. 25 Philadelphia W 4-1 15553 3-2-2 3 11 CLB: Kamara (21) Finlay (32,73) Meram (44); PHI: Mbu

(64)Sat. May 2 at D.C. United L 0-2 13107 3-3-2 4 11 DC: Espindola (15) Franklin (41)Sat. May 9 Seattle W 3-2 16714 4-3-2 3 14 CLB: Kamara (10,58) Higuain (50); SEA: Dempsey (24,75)Sat. May 16 at San Jose L 0-2 18000 4-4-2 5 14 SJ: Wondolowski (55) Salinas (60)Fri. May 22 Chicago T 2-2 13118 4-4-3 6 15 CLB: Kamara (8,55); CHI: Accam (58) Johnson (94+)Sat. May 30 at Orlando City

SCT 2-2 31430 4-4-4 7 16 CLB: Tchani (6) Kamara (61); ORL: Santos Leite (17)

Ribeiro (89)Wed. June 3 at Philadelphia L 0-3 15374 4-5-4 7 16 PHI: Sapong (41) Nogueira (52) Le Toux (58)Sat. June 6 Montreal L 1-2 12265 4-6-4 8 16 CLB: Higuain (91+); MTL: Tissot (55) Romero (79)Sat. June 13 Los Angeles T 1-1 21051 4-6-5 8 17 CLB: Higuain (66); LA: Lletget (14)Wed. June 24 New England W 2-1 11435 5-6-5 6 20 CLB: Kamara (4,50); NE: Nguyen (1)Sat. June 27 at Real Salt

LakeT 2-2 20171 5-6-6 6 21 CLB: Tchani (42) Finlay (62); RSL: Garcia (36) Jaime

(46)Sat. July 4 New York W 2-1 14429 6-6-6 3 24 CLB: Finlay (33,74); NYR: Abang (8)Sat. July 11 at Montreal L 0-3 15304 6-7-6 6 24 MTL: Oduro (5,80) Donadel (8)Wed. July 15 at Chicago W 1-0 14092 7-7-6 3 27 CLB: Kamara (41); Sun. July 19 Chicago W 3-1 15455 8-7-6 3 30 CLB: Higuain (2) Kamara (17) Finlay (83); CHI: Accam

(9)Sat. July 25 Toronto FC T 3-3 21324 8-7-7 3 31 CLB: Kamara (17) Tchani (36) Finlay (47); TOR:

Giovinco (50) Warner (55) Altidore (89)Sat. Aug. 1 at Orlando City

SCL 2-5 26586 8-8-7 4 31 CLB: Higuain (5) own goal (91+); ORL: Larin (18,53)

Ceren (38) Collin (77) Higuita (84)Sat. Aug. 8 at Colorado W 2-1 16656 9-8-7 3 34 CLB: Kamara (52,64); COL: Burling (42)Wed. Aug. 19 New York City

FCSat. Aug. 22 Sporting KCSat. Aug. 29 at New York

City FCSun. Sep. 6 FC DallasSat. Sep. 12 at PhiladelphiaSat. Sep. 19 at D.C. UnitedSat. Sep. 26 PortlandSat. Oct. 3 at New YorkSat. Oct. 17 at Toronto FCSun. Oct. 25 D.C. United

COLUMBUS CREW SC 2015 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sun. Mar. 8 at Orlando City SC

T 1-1 62510 0-0-1 4 1 NYC: Diskerud (76); ORL: Santos Leite (91+)

Sun. Mar. 15 New England W 2-0 43507 1-0-1 1 4 NYC: Villa (19) Mullins (84); Sat. Mar. 21 at Colorado T 0-0 17692 1-0-2 1 5Sat. Mar. 28 Sporting KC L 0-1 27454 1-1-2 3 5 KC: Opara (13)Sat. Apr. 11 at Philadelphia L 1-2 18603 1-2-2 8 5 NYC: Villa (55); PHI: Pfeffer (27) Nogueira (92+)Thu. Apr. 16 Philadelphia T 1-1 20461 1-2-3 8 6 NYC: Ballouchy (57); PHI: Sapong (86)Sun. Apr. 19 Portland L 0-1 21891 1-3-3 9 6 POR: Asprilla (79)Fri. Apr. 24 at Chicago L 0-1 19124 1-4-3 9 6 CHI: Accam (20)Sun. May 3 Seattle L 1-3 25384 1-5-3 10 6 NYC: Ballouchy (54); SEA: Martins (23,66) Dempsey (58)Sun. May 10 at New York L 1-2 25217 1-6-3 10 6 NYC: Mullins (76); NYR: Wright-Phillips (4,52)Fri. May 15 Chicago T 2-2 23315 1-6-4 10 7 NYC: Ballouchy (46+) Shelton (91+); CHI: Cocis (14)

Larentowicz (27)Sat. May 23 at Real Salt

LakeL 0-2 20801 1-7-4 12 7 RSL: Stertzer (25) Saborio (49)

Sat. May 30 Houston T 1-1 26211 1-7-5 12 8 NYC: Villa (46+); HOU: Bruin (16)Sat. June 6 at Philadelphia W 2-1 18517 2-7-5 12 11 NYC: McNamara (53) Mullins (87); PHI: Sapong (46)Sat. June 13 Montreal W 3-1 24042 3-7-5 12 14 NYC: Villa (31) Diskerud (76) Poku (90); MTL: Lefevre

(88)Sat. June 20 at Toronto FC W 2-0 30029 4-7-5 10 17 NYC: Villa (9,58); Sun. June 28 New York L 1-3 48047 4-8-5 11 17 NYC: McNamara (6); NYR: Wright-Phillips (47) Duvall

(52) Miazga (73)Sat. July 4 at Montreal W 2-1 18112 5-8-5 9 20 NYC: Villa (34,82); MTL: Piatti (77)

Sun. July 12 Toronto FC T 4-4 27533 5-8-6 11 21 NYC: Villa (17,65) own goal (29) Mullins (84); TOR: Giovinco (34,40,43) Delgado (82)

Sat. July 18 at New England L 0-1 28811 5-9-6 11 21 NE: Nguyen (12)Sun. July 26 Orlando City SC W 5-3 32041 6-9-6 9 24 NYC: Villa (45,67) Calle (53) McNamara (71) Diskerud

(93+); ORL: Larin (50,61,85)Sat. Aug. 1 Montreal L 2-3 27645 6-10-6 10 24 NYC: Villa (68) McNamara (85); MTL: Oduro (5) Piatti

(32,84)Sun. Aug. 9 at New York L 0-2 25219 6-11-6 10 24 NYR: Wright-Phillips (21) Martins (85)Thu. Aug. 13 D.C. United W 3-1 28262 7-11-6 10 27 NYC: McNamara (51) Villa (80) Poku (88); DC: Saborio

(36)Wed. Aug. 19 at ColumbusSun. Aug. 23 at Los AngelesSat. Aug. 29 ColumbusSat. Sep. 12 at FC DallasWed. Sep. 16 Toronto FCSat. Sep. 19 San JoseSat. Sep. 26 at VancouverFri. Oct. 2 at D.C. UnitedFri. Oct. 16 at Orlando City

SCSun. Oct. 25 New England

NEW YORK CITY FC 2015 SCHEDULE


CREW SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 7 times 04/08/2015 vs VAN T 2-2Assists

2 Kei Kamara 07/04/2015 vs NYR W 2-12 Tony Tchani 08/08/2015 vs COL W 2-1Shots

10 Kei Kamara 06/06/2015 vs MTL L 1-2Shots on Goal

4 4 times 04/18/2015 vs ORL W 3-0Fouls Committed

6 Waylon Francis 07/19/2015 vs CHI W 3-1Fouls Suffered

5 Kei Kamara 05/30/2015 vs ORL T 2-25 Kei Kamara 08/08/2015 vs COL W 2-1Offside

4 Ethan Finlay 05/22/2015 vs CHI T 2-2Saves

7 Steve Clark 05/30/2015 vs ORL T 2-2Shots Faced

9 Steve Clark 05/30/2015 vs ORL T 2-2Goals Allowed

5 Steve Clark 08/01/2015 vs ORL L 2-5

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

7 06/27/2015 vs RSL T 2-2Shots on Goal

0 04/11/2015 vs NE T 0-0Fouls Committed

7 06/03/2015 vs PHI L 0-3Fouls Suffered

6 04/25/2015 vs PHI W 4-16 05/09/2015 vs SEA W 3-2Corner Kicks

2 05/30/2015 vs ORL T 2-22 08/08/2015 vs COL W 2-1Offside

0 04/08/2015 vs VAN T 2-20 05/16/2015 vs SJ L 0-20 06/03/2015 vs PHI L 0-30 06/06/2015 vs MTL L 1-20 08/01/2015 vs ORL L 2-5Saves

1 04/25/2015 vs PHI W 4-1Shots Faced

2 04/25/2015 vs PHI W 4-12 07/15/2015 vs CHI W 1-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

4 04/25/2015 vs PHI W 4-1Assists

5 04/25/2015 vs PHI W 4-1Shots

25 05/09/2015 vs SEA W 3-2Shots on Goal

13 05/09/2015 vs SEA W 3-2Fouls Committed

23 07/19/2015 vs CHI W 3-1Fouls Suffered

19 05/30/2015 vs ORL T 2-2Corner Kicks

15 07/04/2015 vs NYR W 2-1Offside

6 05/22/2015 vs CHI T 2-26 07/19/2015 vs CHI W 3-1Saves

7 05/30/2015 vs ORL T 2-2Shots Faced

9 05/30/2015 vs ORL T 2-2Goals Allowed

5 08/01/2015 vs ORL L 2-5

NEW YORK CITY FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 4 times 06/20/2015 at TOR W 2-0Assists

3 Kwadwo Poku 07/26/2015 at ORL W 5-3Shots

8 David Villa 07/12/2015 at TOR T 4-4Shots on Goal

6 David Villa 07/12/2015 at TOR T 4-4Fouls Committed

4 8 times 05/03/2015 at SEA L 1-3Fouls Suffered

6 David Villa 06/28/2015 at NYR L 1-3Offside

4 David Villa 03/15/2015 at NE W 2-04 David Villa 08/13/2015 at DC W 3-1Saves

8 Josh Saunders 07/04/2015 at MTL W 2-1Shots Faced

10 Josh Saunders 07/04/2015 at MTL W 2-1Goals Allowed

4 Josh Saunders 07/12/2015 at TOR T 4-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

5 07/04/2015 at MTL W 2-1Shots on Goal

1 03/08/2015 at ORL T 1-11 05/23/2015 at RSL L 0-2Fouls Committed

6 05/23/2015 at RSL L 0-2Fouls Suffered

9 05/23/2015 at RSL L 0-29 06/06/2015 at PHI W 2-1Corner Kicks

1 03/08/2015 at ORL T 1-11 03/21/2015 at COL T 0-01 04/11/2015 at PHI L 1-2Offside

0 04/24/2015 at CHI L 0-10 05/30/2015 at HOU T 1-10 06/06/2015 at PHI W 2-10 07/04/2015 at MTL W 2-1Saves

1 03/15/2015 at NE W 2-01 03/28/2015 at KC L 0-11 07/12/2015 at TOR T 4-41 07/26/2015 at ORL W 5-3Shots Faced

1 03/15/2015 at NE W 2-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

5 07/26/2015 at ORL W 5-3Assists

7 07/26/2015 at ORL W 5-3Shots

21 04/19/2015 at POR L 0-1Shots on Goal

9 03/15/2015 at NE W 2-09 05/03/2015 at SEA L 1-39 06/13/2015 at MTL W 3-19 08/13/2015 at DC W 3-1Fouls Committed

20 05/30/2015 at HOU T 1-1Fouls Suffered

18 06/20/2015 at TOR W 2-018 07/12/2015 at TOR T 4-4Corner Kicks

10 05/03/2015 at SEA L 1-3Offside

6 07/12/2015 at TOR T 4-46 08/13/2015 at DC W 3-1Saves

8 07/04/2015 at MTL W 2-1Shots Faced

10 07/04/2015 at MTL W 2-1Goals Allowed

4 07/12/2015 at TOR T 4-4


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT

CREW SC CAREER SCORING VS. NEW YORK CITY FC (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

Crew SC 0 wins, 0 goals

New York City FC 0 wins, 0 goals0 ties

NEW YORK CITY FC VS CREW SC

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

CLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NYC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Crew SC New York City FC

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fouls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Offsides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Jason Kreis vs. CLB 4-7-0 (1.09 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Crew SC New York City FC

GoalsAssistsShotsShots on GoalFouls CommittedFouls SufferedWinsLossesShutoutsSavesGoals Allowed

Columbus Crew SC New York City FCW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 4-0-2 1 Ts (07/25/2015) 5-1-0 2 Ws (07/04/2015)Tied 4-4-4 1 Ws (07/04/2015) 1-1-4 1 Ws (06/06/2015)Trailing 1-4-1 1 Ws (08/08/2015) 1-9-2 1 Ws (08/13/2015)

First Goal:Allowed 3-7-2 1 Ws (08/08/2015) 2-10-2 1 Ws (08/13/2015)Scored 6-1-4 1 Ls (08/01/2015) 5-1-3 1 Ws (07/26/2015)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-5-1 4 Ls (05/02/2015) 0-6-1 6 Ls (03/28/2015)1 goals 1-2-1 1 Ws (07/15/2015) 0-4-3 1 Ls (06/28/2015)2 goals 4-1-4 1 Ws (08/08/2015) 4-1-1 1 Ls (08/01/2015)3 goals 3-0-1 1 Ts (07/25/2015) 2-0-0 2 Ws (06/13/2015)4 goals 1-0-0 2 Ws (08/16/2014) 1-0-1 1 Ws (07/26/2015)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 3-0-1 2 Ws (04/18/2015) 2-0-1 1 Ws (06/20/2015)1 goals 5-1-1 4 Ws (06/24/2015) 4-4-3 1 Ws (08/13/2015)2 goals 1-4-4 1 Ts (06/27/2015) 0-4-1 2 Ls (05/23/2015)3 goals 0-2-1 1 Ts (07/25/2015) 1-3-0 1 Ls (08/01/2015)4 goals 0-1-0 2 Ls (07/12/2014) 0-0-1 1 Ts (07/12/2015)

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Crew SC New York City FC

Goals None NoneAssists None NoneShots None NoneShots on Goal None NoneFouls Committed None NoneFouls Suffered None NoneShutouts None NoneSaves None NoneGoals Allowed None None


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT

NEW YORK CITY FC CAREER SCORING VS. CREW SC (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG


CURRENT CREW SC VS. NEW YORK CITY FC (0-0-0)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTJack McInerney 2 2 180 0 0 5

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTMehdi Ballouchy 14 13 1095 1 2 21Ned Grabavoy 13 12 1039 0 2 7Andrew Jacobson 7 4 434 0 1 3Chris Wingert 8 8 720 0 1 1Jeb Brovsky 7 6 485 0 0 7Jason Hernandez 13 12 1088 0 0 0George John 6 6 540 0 0 3Ryan Meara 1 1 90 0 0 0Patrick Mullins 1 1 67 0 0 2Josh Saunders 4 4 360 0 0 0Sebastian Velasquez 1 0 9 0 0 0Kwame Watson-Siriboe 2 0 81 0 0 1

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGJosh Saunders 4 360 17 14 0.50 0Ryan Meara 1 90 8 7 1.00 0

CURRENT NEW YORK CITY FC VS. CREW SC (0-0-0)


2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ETLocation: MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) TWCSC: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host), Ashleigh Ignelzi (sideline)CD102.5 FM: Dwight Burgess (co-host), Neil Sika (co-host), Ashleigh Ignelzi (sideline)La Mega 103.1 FM: Juan Valladares (play-by-play)

Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: 614-447-4176) (C: 847-828-2003), [email protected] Schwepfinger (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 610-751-7067), [email protected]

New York City FC Communications Contacts: Marty Von Wuthenau (O: 212-738-5900) (C: 646-671-0969), [email protected] Marston (O: 212-738-5894) (C: 512-565-8755), [email protected]

OVERALL: 9-8-7 HOME: 7-2-3 AWAY: 2-6-4Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TVSat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L, 0-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., March 14 TORONTO FC W, 2-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannelWed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 11 at New England Revolution D, 0-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W, 3-0 TWC SportsChannelSat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W, 4-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., May 2 at D.C. United L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC W, 3-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes L, 0-2 TWC SportsChannelFri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannel/Univision

Wed., May 27 VALENCIA CF (International Friendly) L, 0-1

Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannelWed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannelSat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT L, 1-2 TWC SportsChannelSat., June 13 LA GALAXY D, 1-1 TWC SportsChannelWed., June 17 at Richmond Kickers (USOC Fourth Rd.) W, 3-1 ColumbusCrewSC.comWed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake D, 2-2 TWC SportsChannelTue., June 30 at Orlando City SC (USOC Rd. of 16) L, 0-2 YouTube.com/USSoccerSat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannelSat., July 11 at Montreal Impact L, 0-3 TWC SportsChannelWed., July 15 at Chicago Fire W, 1-0 TWC SportsChannelSun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE W, 3-1 ESPN2Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC D, 3-3 TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC L, 2-5 TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids W, 2-1 TWC SportsChannelWed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC 4:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports 1Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC 7:30 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls 7:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC 2:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannelSun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED 5:00 p.m. TWC SportsChannel

PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 2 Tyson Wahl D WALL 3 Chris Klute D KLOO-tee (like Flutie) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz D POH-gah-tetz 6 Tony Tchani M CHA-knee 7 Kristinn Steindorsson M KRIS-tin STYNE-door-son 8 Mohammed Saeid M mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed 9 Justin Meram M MAIR-ahm 10 Federico Higuain (Nickname “Pipa”) M FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) 11 Cedrick Mabwati M SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti 12 Kevan George M KEY-vonn 13 Ethan Finlay M Fin-LEE 14 Waylon Francis D WAY-lin 16 Hector Jimenez M hee-MEH-nes 17 Ben Speas M SPEEZ 18 Aaron Schoenfeld F SHOW-en-feld 19 Romain Gall M RO-men GALL (like Ball) 22 Gaston Sauro D GAS-tone sOW-roh 23 Kei Kamara F KYE kuh-MAR-uh 25 Harrison Afful D AH-full (like Waffle) 30 Jack McInerney F MACK-in-er-knee 41 Brad Stuver GK STEW-vur

For an audio guide with every Crew SC player pronouncing his own name, please see www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/pronounce. Technical staff pronunciations on page two.

COLUMBUSCREW SC

(9-8-7, 34 pts.)

NEW YORK CITYFC

(7-11-6, 27 pts.)

CREW SC MEDIA WEBSITE: COLUMBUSCREWSC.COM/MEDIA

3 KLUTE11 GP, 6 GS, 0 G, 0 A

7 STEINDORSSON20 GP, 4 GS, 0 G, 0 A

10 HIGUAIN23 GP, 23 GS, 6 G, 5 A

6 TCHANI22 GP, 22 GS, 4 G, 3 A

1 CLARK24 GP, 24 GS, 1.63 GAA, 4 CS

4 PARKHURST23 GP, 23 GS, 0 G, 0 A

20 TRAPP10 GP, 8 GS, 0 G, 1 A

16 JIMENEZ 18 GP, 11 GS, 0 G, 4 A

POSSIBLE STARTING XI23 KAMARA

24 GP, 23 GS, 17 G, 5 A

13 FINLAY24 GP, 24 GS, 7 G, 12 A

2 WAHL11 GP, 8 GS, 0 G, 0 A

CREW SC INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCHOUT: Sergio Campbell (R Calf Strain)QUESTIONABLE: Harrison Afful (R Hamstring Strain) Emanuel Pogatetz (R Knee Sprain) Ben Swanson (R Hamstring Strain)

MLS MATCH 25: COLUMBUS CREW SC VS. NEW YORK CITY FC

No . Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 1 Steve Clark GK 6-2 192 04-14-86 Mason, MI Oakland University 2 Tyson Wahl D 6-2 185 02-23-84 Newport Beach, CA University of California-Berkeley 3 Chris Klute D 6-1 172 03-05-90 Grand Prairie, TX Clayton State University 4 Michael Parkhurst D 5-11 159 01-24-84 Providence, RI Wake Forest University 5 Emanuel Pogatetz D 6-3 198 01-16-83 Graz, Austria 6 Tony Tchani M 6-4 185 04-13-89 Douala, Cameroon University of Virginia 7 Kristinn Steindorsson M 5-10 154 04-29-90 Kopavogur, Iceland 8 Mohammed Saeid M 5-7 141 12-24-90 Örebro, Sweden 9 Justin Meram M 6-1 165 12-04-88 Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan 10 Federico Higuaín M 5-8 165 10-24-84 Buenos Aires, Argentina 11 Cedrick Mabwati M 5-6 137 03-08-92 Kinshasa, DR Congo 12 Kevan George M 6-2 170 01-30-90 Roxborough, Tobago University of Central Florida 13 Ethan Finlay M 5-9 165 08-06-90 Marshfield, WI Creighton University 14 Waylon Francis D 5-9 160 09-20-90 Puerto Limón, Costa Rica 16 Hector Jimenez M 5-9 140 11-03-88 Bell Gardens, CA University of California-Berkeley 17 Ben Speas M 5-8 155 01-17-91 Stow, OH University of North Carolina 18 Aaron Schoenfeld F 6-4 200 04-17-90 Knoxville, TN East Tennessee State University 19 Romain Gall M 5-9 163 01-31-95 Herndon, VA 20 Wil Trapp M 5-8 150 01-15-93 Gahanna, OH University of Akron 21 Chad Barson D 5-10 170 02-25-91 Lewis Center, OH University of Akron 22 Gaston Sauro D 6-3 185 02-23-90 Rosario, Argentina 23 Kei Kamara F 6-3 185 09-01-84 Kenema, Sierra Leone California State University-Dominguez Hills 24 Sergio Campbell D 6-4 197 01-16-92 Clarendon, Jamaica University of Connecticut 25 Harrison Afful D 5-6 128 07-24-86 Senya Breku, Ghana 26 Ben Swanson M 5-6 130 07-18-97 Grove City, OH 28 Matt Lampson GK 6-3 200 09-06-89 Hilliard, OH The Ohio State University 30 Jack McInerney F 5-11 151 08-05-92 Alpharetta, GA 41 Brad Stuver GK 6-3 180 04-16-91 Twinsburg, OH Cleveland State University

No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club 25 Harrison Afful 29 AH-full Tema, Ghana Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) 21 Chad Barson 24 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 24 Sergio Campbell 23 Clarendon, Jamaica University of Connecticut (NCAA) 1 Steve Clark 29 Mason, MI Honefoss BK (Norway) 13 Ethan Finlay 25 fin-LEE Duluth, MN Creighton University (NCAA) 14 Waylon Francis 24 WAY-lin Puerto Limón, Costa Rica CS Herediano (Costa Rica) 19 Romain Gall 20 RO-men GALL (like Ball) Paris, France FC Lorient - Lorient II (France) 12 Kevan George 25 KEY-vonn Roxborough, Tobago University of Central Florida (NCAA) 10 Federico Higuaín (“Pipa”) 30 FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) Buenos Aires, Argentina Colón de Santa Fe (Argentina) 16 Hector Jimenez 26 hee-MEH-nes Huntington Park, CA LA Galaxy 23 Kei Kamara 30 KYE kuh-MAR-uh Kenema, Sierra Leone Middlesbrough FC (England) 3 Chris Klute 25 KLOO-tee (like Flutie) Grand Prairie, TX Colorado Rapids 28 Matt Lampson 25 Cleveland, TN The Ohio State University (NCAA) 11 Cedrick Mabwati 23 SEHD-rick Ma-BWAH-ti Kinshasa, DR Congo Osasuna (Spain) 30 Jack McInerney 23 MACK-in-er-knee Chattanooga, TN Montreal Impact 9 Justin Meram 26 MAIR-ahm Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan (NCAA) 4 Michael Parkhurst 31 Providence, RI FC Augsburg (Germany) 5 Emanuel Pogatetz 32 POH-gah-tetz Graz, Austria 1. FC Nürnberg (Germany) 8 Mohammed Saeid 24 mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed Örebro, Sweden Örebro SK (Sweden) 22 Gaston Sauro 25 GAS-tone sOW-roh Rosario, Argentina Calcio Catania (Italy) 18 Aaron Schoenfeld 25 SHOW-en-feld Knoxville, TN East Tennessee State University (NCAA) 17 Ben Speas 24 SPEEZ Stow, OH University of North Carolina (NCAA) 7 Kristinn Steindorsson 25 KRIS-tin STYNE-door-son Reykjavik, Iceland Halmstads BK (Sweden) 41 Brad Stuver 24 STEW-vur Mayfield, OH Cleveland State University (NCAA) 26 Ben Swanson 18 Grove City, OH Crew SC Academy 6 Tony Tchani 26 CHA-knee Bafang, Cameroon Toronto FC 20 Wil Trapp 22 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA) 2 Tyson Wahl 31 WALL Newport Beach, CA Colorado Rapids

2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER

2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Sporting Director and Head Coach: Gregg BerhalterAssistant Coaches: Sixten Boström, Pat Onstad, Josh WolffDirector of Soccer Operations: Asher MendelsohnHigh Performance Director: Steve Tashjian

Pronunciations:Gregg Berhalter (BUR-hall-ter)Sixten Boström (SIX-tin BO-strum)Asher Mendelsohn (MEN-dell-son)Steve Tashjian (TASH-jin)

Director of Team Operations: Tucker WaltherHead Athletic Trainer: Craig DevineAssistant Athletic Trainer: Jon MacGregorStrength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton Equipment Manager: John Velasco Team Operations Assistant: Ron Meadors


2015 MLS RESULTS

MLS Regular Season

Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal Scorers Sat., March 7 at Houston Dynamo L 0-1 22,351 0-1-0 7 0 HOU: Barnes (66’) Sat., March 14 TORONTO FC W 2-0 15,826 1-1-0 3 3 CLB: Meram (57’), Kamara (61’) Sat., March 28 NEW YORK RED BULLS L 1-2 10,302 1-2-0 6 3 CLB: Tchani (58’); NYRB: Wright-Phillips (49’), Grella (67’) Wed., April 8 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2-2 18,083 1-2-1 7 4 CLB: Kamara 2 (24’, 50’); VAN: Rivero (31’), Mattocks (64’) Sat., April 11 at New England Revolution D 0-0 13,092 1-2-2 6 5 None Sat., April 18 ORLANDO CITY SC W 3-0 15,655 2-2-2 4 8 CLB: Higuain (32’), Meram (55’), Kamara (60’) Sat., April 25 PHILADELPHIA UNION W 4-1 15,553 3-2-2 4 11 CLB: Kamara (21’), Finlay (32’, 73’), Meram (44’); PHI: Ayuk (64’) Sat., May 2 at D.C. United L 0-2 13,107 3-3-2 4 11 DC: Espindola (15’), Franklin (41’) Sat., May 9 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC W 3-2 16,714 4-3-2 4 14 CLB: Kamara (10’, 58’), Higuain (49’); SEA: Dempsey (24’, 75’) Sat., May 16 at San Jose Earthquakes L 0-2 18,000 4-4-2 4 14 SJ: Wondolowski (55’), Salinas (60’) Fri., May 22 CHICAGO FIRE D 2-2 13,118 4-4-3 4 15 CLB: Kamara (8’, 55’); CHI: Accam (58’), Johnson (90’+4’) Sat., May 30 at Orlando City SC D 2-2 31,430 4-4-4 5 16 CLB: Tchani (6’), Kamara (61’); ORL: Kaka (17’), Ribeiro (89’) Wed., June 3 at Philadelphia Union L 0-3 15,374 4-5-4 5 16 PHI: Sapong (41’), Nogueira (52’), Le Toux (58’) Sat., June 6 MONTREAL IMPACT L 1-2 12,265 4-6-4 6 16 CLB: Higuain (90’+1’); MTL: Tissot (55’), Romero (79’) Sat., June 13 LA GALAXY D 1-1 21,051 4-6-5 6 17 CLB: Higuain (66’); LA: Lletget (14’) Wed., June 24 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W 2-1 11,435 5-6-5 5 20 CLB: Kamara (4’, 50’); NE: Nguyen (1’) Sat., June 27 at Real Salt Lake D 2-2 20,171 5-6-6 6 21 CLB: Tchani (42’), Finlay (62’); RSL: Garcia (36’), Jaime (46’) Sat., July 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS W 2-1 14,429 6-6-6 2 24 CLB: Finlay (33’, 74’); NYRB: Abang (8’) Sat., July 11 at Montreal Impact L 0-3 15,304 6-7-6 5 24 MTL: Oduro (5’, 80’), Donadel (8’) Wed., July 15 at Chicago Fire W 1-0 14,092 7-7-6 2 27 CLB: Kamara (41’) Sun., July 19 CHICAGO FIRE W 3-1 15,455 8-7-6 2 30 CLB: Higuain (2’), Kamara (17’), Finlay (83’); CHI: Accam (9’) Sat., July 25 TORONTO FC D 3-3 21,324 8-7-7 2 31 CLB: Kamara (17’), Tchani (36’), Finlay (47’); TFC: Giovinco (50’), Warner (55’), Altidore (89’) Sat., Aug. 1 at Orlando City SC L 2-5 26,586 8-8-7 3 31 CLB: Higuain (5’), Collin (OG - 90’+1’); ORL: Larin (18’, 53’), Ceren (38’), Collin (77’), Higuita (84’) Sat., Aug. 8 at Colorado Rapids W 2-1 16,656 9-9-7 3 34 CLB: Kamara (52’, 64’); COL: Burling (42’) Wed., Aug. 19 NEW YORK CITY FC Sat., Aug. 22 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sat., Aug. 29 at New York City FC Sun., Sept. 6 FC DALLAS Sat., Sept. 12 at Philadelphia Union Sat., Sept. 19 at D.C. United Sat., Sept. 26 PORTLAND TIMBERS FC Sat., Oct. 3 at New York Red Bulls Sat., Oct. 17 at Toronto FC Sun., Oct. 25 D.C. UNITED


Columbus Crew SC record: 0-0-0First-ever meeting between the two sides. LAST THREE REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGSNone

CREW SC TO MEET NEW MLS SIDE NEW YORK CITY FC FOR THE FIRST TIMEColumbus Crew SC plays its 25th 2015 Major League Soccer regular-season match and its 13th at MAPFRE Stadium by hosting New York City FC on Wednesday, August 19. This is the first of two meetings between Columbus and New York City this year and the first meeting overall. Following Wednesday’s contest, the Black & Gold will square off with NYCFC for a second time ten days later at Yankee Stadium.

Crew SC is 10-7-4 in inaugural matches in club history, most recently a 3-0 victory over Orlando City SC on April 18 earlier this year at MAPFRE Stadium. Crew SC comes into this contest looking to pick up its eighth win against the East with the Black & Gold currently possessing a 7-6-4 record against intra-Conference opponents.

COACHESGregg Berhalter (23-18-17, Columbus Crew SC: ‘14 - Present) vs. Jason Kreis (97-82-63, Real Salt Lake: ‘07 - ‘13; New York City FC: ‘15 - Present)

WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. ET start is available locally on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel ... “Crew SC Matchday” on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel begins at 8:30 p.m. ET ... Dwight Burgess, Neil Sika are set to have the call of the match at 9:00 p.m. ET ... a complete list of places to catch the Black & Gold on TV is available at ColumbusCrewSC.com in the drop-down item “Where to Watch” under the “Schedule” tab ... fans can also listen to the match on the radio on Crew SC’s English-language radio partner CD102.5 FM or in Spanish on La Mega 103.1 FM.

BLACK & GOLD BEGIN TWO MATCH HOMESTANDWednesday’s contest against New York City FC begins a two-match homestand for the Black & Gold ... following this contest, Crew SC remains in Columbus to take on Sporting Kansas City for the first time in 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday, August 22.

HOME SWEET HOMEAt MAPFRE Stadium, Crew SC has scored 27 MLS regular-season goals in 2015, a total that is tied for the most in the Eastern Conference and is tied for second among all League clubs ... the Black & Gold’s 2015 regular-season home goal dif-ferential of +11 is tied for second in the Eastern Conference and tied for fourth in all of MLS.

KAMARA REGAINS GOAL-SCORING LEADBy scoring two goals in Crew SC’s last match at Colorado, forward Kei Kamara reclaimed the 2015 MLS regular-season scoring lead from Toronto FC’s Sebas-tian Giovinco ... Kamara now has 17 goals in 2015, one ahead of Giovinco ... see below for a full breakdown of the League’s leading goal-scorers:

Player/Club .............................Goals Shots Shots on Goal GPKei Kamara/CLB ..................17 107 45 24Sebastian Giovinco/TFC ......16 126 53 23David Villa/NYC ...................14 96 49 21Robbie Keane/LA ..................13 48 25 16Bradley Wright-Phillips/NYRB .....11 73 36 23Cyle Larin/ORL .....................11 47 20 19

KAMARA SURGING UP ALL-TIME BRACES LEADERBOARDKei Kamara registered his fifth brace of the 2015 MLS regular-season at Colo-rado, becoming just the second player in club history to ever total five two-goal performances in a single season ... Kamara’s five braces trail Stern John’s eight such efforts in 1998 for most all-time in Columbus history ... see below for a full breakdown:

Player .............................. Year Braces Total Goals That SeasonStern John ...................... 1998 8 26Kei Kamara ................. 2015 5 17 (in progress)Stern John ...................... 1999 4 18Dante Washington ........ 2000 4 15Andres Mendoza .......... 2011 4 13

KAMARA TIES MCBRIDEIn scoring his 16th and 17th goals of the 2015 Major League Soccer regular-season at Colorado, forward Kei Kamara tied Black & Gold Circle of Honor inductee Brian McBride for third place on the club’s all-time single-season goal-scoring list ... McBride struck for 17 tallies during Columbus’ first-ever season in 1996 ... Kamara only trails Stern John’s 26 goals in 1998 and 18 goals in 1999 in the single-season goal-scoring record books.

MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES

HOW THE CLUBS MATCH-UP

KEI KAMARA NOTCHES FIFTH BRACE, TIES BRIAN MCBRIDE FOR THIRD-PLACE IN CLUB SINGLE-SEASON SCORING AS CREW SC DOWNS RAPIDSOn Saturday, August 8, Crew SC defeated the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park by a 2-1 final in the club’s last match, ahead of an MLS bye weekend last Saturday and Sunday. Against the Rapids, forward Kei Kamara notched two goals in a match for the fifth time this season to fuel the comeback victory. The two tallies gave Kamara 17 on the year, tying Brian McBride’s 1996 campaign for third place in Columbus’ all-time single-season goal-scoring list. Tony Tchani notched two assists for Crew SC in the win.

MLS Regular Season: 9-8-7 MLS Regular Season: 7-11-6Points: 34 Points: 24Eastern Conference: Third Eastern Conference: EighthHome: 7-2-3 Home: 4-5-4 Away: 2-6-4 Away: 3-6-2Goals For: 38 Goals For: 34Goals Against: 39 Goals Against: 37+/-: -1 +/-: -3

Regular-Season Leaders

Goals: Kamara (17) Goals: Villa (14)Assists: Finlay (12) Assists: Poku (7)Shots: Kamara (107) Shots: Villa (96)Shots on Goal: Kamara (45) Shots on Goal: Villa (49)G-W Goals: Kamara (5) G-W Goals: Villa (4)G-W Assists: Finlay (4) G-W Assists: Poku (2)Fouls Suffered: Kamara (39) Fouls Suffered: Villa (40)Fouls Committed: Tchani (59) Fouls Committed: Jacobson (34)Yellow Cards Issued: Francis, Saeid (5) Yellow Cards Issued: Hernandez (6)Saves Leader: Clark (79) Saves Leader: Saunders (81)GAA Leader: Clark (1.63) GAA Leader: Meara (1.00)Wins: Clark (9) Wins: Saunders (7)

CREW SC AND NEW YORK CITY AT A GLANCE

LAST MATCH RECAP BLACK & GOLD NOTES

MLS MATCH 25: COLUMBUS CREW SC VS. NEW YORK CITY FCMCINERNEY DEBUTS FOR BLACK & GOLDDuring the match at Colorado on August 8, new Black & Gold acquisition Jack McInerney made his club debut as a second-half substitute in stoppage time, entering the match for Designated Player Federico Higuain ... McInerney was previously acquired on August 4 from the Montreal Impact in exchange for Co-lumbus’ natural Second Round selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

FRANCIS, SAEID AVAILABLE FOR SELECTIONAfter serving one-match suspensions on August 8 at Colorado for yellow-card accumulation, both defender Waylon Francis and midfielder Mohammed Saeid are available for selection for this match against New York City FC.

CLARK PASSES FRIEDELBy winning his 23rd career match on August 8 at Colorado, goalkeeper Steve Clark passed Brad Friedel for fifth all-time on the club’s historical wins list.

KAMARA PASSES JOHN FOR SECOND PLACE IN ALL-TIME CLUB SINGLE-SEASON SHOTSForward Kei Kamara recorded seven shots on August 8 at Colorado, giving him 107 total for the 2015 MLS regular season ... he continues to be one of just two players to surpass the century mark in the category this season, joining Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco ... Kamara’s 107 shots also passed Stern John’s 104 in 1999 for second on the club’s all-time single-season list ... Kamara is 10 shots shy of breaking the club’s all-time single-season shots record (John, 116, 1998).

TCHANI ON THE VERGE OF 100Midfielder Tony Tchani’s next appearance will mark his 100th with Crew SC ... Tchani would become the 22nd player to ever hit 100 appearances with the Black & Gold ... current teammate Justin Meram (112 appearances) is the only other active member of Crew SC to hold that achievement.

TCHANI RECORDS SECOND MULTI-ASSIST GAMEFollowing an official scoring review, Tony Tchani was credited with a second-ary assist on Kei Kamara’s 64th-minute goal (the game-winner) on August 8 at Colorado ... the awarded assist gave Tchani two for the match and three for the season ... he now has 15 career helpers, with 12 coming as a member of Crew SC ... the performance was also the second time in the Cameroonian’s career that he recorded a two-assist match, following October 11, 2014 at Philadelphia, also as a member of the Black & Gold ... it was also Tchani’s first game-winning assist this season and the fifth of his MLS career.

JIMENEZ NOTCHES HELPER IN COLORADOOn August 8 at Colorado, Hector Jimenez registered the game-winning assist by setting up Kamara’s second goal ... it was the fourth assist of the season for Jimenez and his second game-winning helper, following his assist on May 9 vs. Seattle ... this is the first time Jimenez has notched more than one game-winning assist in a single season.

FINLAY TOP-THREE IN LEAGUE ASSISTSCrew SC midfielder Ethan Finlay remains in the top three among all Major League Soccer players in assists ... through 24 games this season, Finlay’s 12 as-sists are a new career single-season high, surpassing last season’s breakout total of seven assists ... Finlay’s four game-winning assists are also tied for the MLS high ... see below for a breakdown:

Player/Club .............................Assists GWA GPCristian Maidana/PHI ..........14 3 22Benny Feilhaber/SKC ............13 4 22Ethan Finlay/CLB .................12 4 24Sebastian Giovinco/TFC ......11 1 23Javier Morales/RSL ................9 2 18

FRANCIS REMAINS IN LEAGUE LEAD IN ASSISTS AMONG DEFENDERSBlack & Gold All-Star defender Waylon Francis continues to lead MLS in assists by a defender, with six ... for a detailed breakdown, Opta statistics are below:

Player/Club .............................Assists Chances Created GPWaylon Francis/CLB ............6 15 20Taylor Kemp/DC ...................5 24 19Steven Beitashour/VAN ........5 9 22

KLUTE WORKS WAY TO MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER FOLLOWING SPELL WITH ATLANTA SILVERBACKSAhead of becoming a member of Crew SC, defender Chris Klute plied his trade for the Colorado Rapids and the NASL’s Atlanta Silverbacks ... according to The Columbus Dispatch’s Adam Jardy, Klute joined the Silverbacks after a two-year hiatus from the game ... a quote by Klute from Jardy’s story: “I knew in the back of my head I always wanted to (keep playing), but I just didn’t know where to start. I went [to Atlanta] and it was definitely a shocker. I hadn’t played for two years. It was pretty bad, but the coach gave me a chance and let me stay and helped me get back in shape.”

KLUTE RETURNS TO COLORADO, EARNS STARTING NODOn August 8 at Colorado, defender Chris Klute started at leftback and played the full 90 minutes in his return to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, where he played his first three MLS seasons ahead of being traded to Crew SC at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

AFFUL CREDITS BERHALTER IN DECISION TO COME TO COLUMBUSIn a recent profile of new Crew SC signee Harrison Afful by Andrew King from MLSsoccer.com, the defender was quoted as crediting Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter in deciding to come to Columbus ... a quote by Afful from King’s piece: “For me, what brought me here was the conversation with [Berhalter]. For me, as a football player, the relationship with you and coach is more important. So that’s what brought me here ... One more important thing is that big names are coming to MLS. So it makes it more enjoyable for everybody. So I’m really happy to be here. More international players are coming here from more countries, so it makes it more competitive for the whole world to come to the MLS game.”

KAMARA, FINLAY CHASING HISTORYShould Crew SC’s tandem of forward Kei Kamara and midfielder Ethan Finlay finish the season as the League’s leading goal-scorer and assist-getter, respec-tively, it would mark the first time since 2001 that the League leader in both goals and assists came from the same team ... the Miami Fusion accomplished the feat last in that 2001 season, with the Tampa Bay Mutiny the only other MLS team to accomplish it, in 2000 ... no current MLS club has ever completed a season boasting the League’s leading goal-scorer and assist-getter ... see below for a breakdown:

Season .......Club Goals Leader Goals Assists Leader Assists2001 ...........Miami Alex Pineda Chacon 19 Diego Serna 15 (tied for lead)

2000 ...........Tampa Bay Mamadou Diallo 26 Carlos Valderrama 26

Additionally, Columbus has finished an MLS campaign with either the League’s leading goal-scorer or assist-getter on four different occasions ... only twice has Crew SC had a player lead the League outright in either category ... see below for a full list:

Season ............Player Category Led Total2008 ................Guillermo Barros Schelotto Assists 192001 ................John Wilmar Perez Assists (tied) 151999 ................Stern John Goals (tied) 181998 ................Stern John Goals 26

CREW SC SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAPSPlayer National Team Caps Last Appearance Harrison Afful Ghana 53 6/14/15 vs. Mauritania (AFCON qual.)Sergio Campbell Jamaica 2 12/3/10 vs. Grenada (Caribbean Cup)Waylon Francis Costa Rica 2 3/26/15 vs. Paraguay (friendly)Kevan George Trinidad & Tobago 14 7/19/15 vs. Panama (Gold Cup)Kei Kamara Sierra Leone 23 9/10/14 vs. DR Congo (AFCON qual.)Cedrick Mabwati DR Congo 12 2/7/15 vs. Eq. Guinea (AFCON)Justin Meram Iraq 14 6/11/15 vs. Japan (friendly)Michael Parkhurst United States 25 4/3/14 vs. Mexico (friendly)Emanuel Pogatetz Austria 61 6/3/14 vs. Czech Republic (friendly)Kristinn Steindorsson Iceland 1 1/16/15 vs. Canada (friendly)Wil Trapp United States 1 1/28/15 vs. Chile (friendly)


CREW SC CAREER MILESTONESCHAD BARSONReached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/19 vs. Chicago. Reached 30 starts for Crew SC on 8/1 at Orlando. Needs seven appearances to reach 50 and one shot to reach 10 in MLS and for Crew SC.

STEVE CLARKReached 50 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/24 vs. New England. Needs 10 saves to reach 200, two wins to reach 25 and eight clean sheets to reach 20 in MLS and for Crew SC.

ALL-TIME CLUB GK STARTSPlayer .........................................................GS1. Will Hesmer .........................................1302. Jon Busch ..............................................833. Andy Gruenebaum..............................794. Mark Dougherty ..................................685. Steve Clark ......................................586. Tom Presthus .......................................46

ALL-TIME CLUB GK WINSPlayer .........................................................W1. Will Hesmer .........................................592. Jon Busch ..............................................353. Mark Dougherty ..................................334. Andy Gruenebaum..............................265. Steve Clark ......................................23 6. Brad Friedel ..........................................227. Tom Presthus .......................................16

ETHAN FINLAYReached 15 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/13 vs. LA. Reached 80 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York. Needs four shots to reach 100, two goals to reach 20, one assist to reach 20 and 13 appearances to reach 100 in MLS and for Crew SC.

ALL-TIME CLUB SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTSPlayer .........................................................A1. Guillermo Barros Schelotto (2008) ...192. John Wilmar Perez (2001) ..................15T3. Jeff Cunningham (2001) ..................13T3. Robert Warzycha (2000) ..................13T5. Robert Warzycha (1999) ..................12T5. Andy Williams (1998) ......................12T5. Ethan Finlay (2015) ......................12T8. Guillemo Barros Schelotto (2007) ..11T8. Simon Elliott (2005) .........................11T8. Robert Warzycha (1997) ..................11T8. Robert Warzycha (1996) ..................11

WAYLON FRANCISReached 10 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Needs six appearances to reach 50, six starts to reach 50 and three shots to reach 20 in MLS and for Crew SC.

KEVAN GEORGEReached 25 appearances and 10 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/22 vs. Chicago. Notched his first Crew SC and MLS assist on 5/22 vs. Chicago.

FEDERICO HIGUAINReached 225 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 75 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/2 vs. D.C. United. Reached 30 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/6 vs. Montreal. Needs six appearances to reach 100 in MLS and for Crew SC.

ALL-TIME CLUB GOALSPlayer .........................................................G1. Jeff Cunningham .................................642. Brian McBride ......................................623. Stern John .............................................444. Edson Buddle .......................................425. Eddie Gaven .........................................35T6. Guillermo Barros Schelotto .............33T6. Federico Higuain..........................338. Dante Washington ...............................28

ALL-TIME CLUB ASSISTSPlayer .........................................................A1. Robert Warzycha .................................612. Brian McBride ......................................453. Jeff Cunningham .................................444. Guillermo Barros Schelotto ...............415. Brian Maissonneuve ............................376. Brian West ............................................297. Federico Higuain ............................288. Eddie Gaven .........................................25

ALL-TIME CLUB SHOTSPlayer .........................................................SH1. Brian McBride ......................................4602. Jeff Cunningham .................................4303. Eddie Gaven .........................................3494. Robert Warzycha .................................3195. Edson Buddle .......................................2696. Federico Higuain ............................2397. Stern John .............................................220

ALL-TIME CLUB GAME-WINNING ASSISTSPlayer .........................................................GWA1. Robert Warzycha .................................162. Jeff Cunningham .................................143. Brian McBride ......................................114. Guillermo Barros Scheloto .................10T5. Simon Elliott ......................................8T5. Brian Maissonneuve .........................8T5. Federico Higuain..........................8T8. John Wilmar Perez ...........................7T8. Brian West .........................................7

HECTOR JIMENEZReached 75 appearances and 50 starts in MLS on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs 15 appearances to reach 100 in MLS.

KEI KAMARAReached 200 appearances and 25 assists in MLS on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Reached 15 goals for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 200 shots on goal in MLS on 5/9 vs. Seattle. Needs three goals to become the second player in club history to reach 20. Needs 10 goals to tie the all-time MLS single-season goal-scoring reord. Needs six goals to reach 75 in MLS. Needs 10 shots to break the Crew SC all-time single-season record.

ALL-TIME CLUB SINGLE-SEASON GOALSPlayer .........................................................G1. Stern John (1998) ................................262. Stern John (1999) ................................18T3. Kei Kamara (2015) .......................17T3. Brian McBride (1996) ......................175. Jeff Cunningham (2002) .....................166. Dante Washington (2000) ..................15

CHRIS KLUTE Reached 60 starts in MLS on 7/19 vs. Chicago. Needs two assists to reach 10 in MLS.

JACK MCINERNEYNeeds 11 appearances to reach 150, 13 starts to reach 100, four goals to reach 40, 14 shots to reach 250 and 11 shots on goal to reach 100 in MLS. Made his Crew SC debut on 8/8 at Colorado.

JUSTIN MERAMReached 15 goals in MLS and for Crew SC on 4/18 vs. Orlando. Reached 50 starts and 10 assists in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/9 vs. Seattle. Reached 100 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/30 at Orlando. Reached 150 shots in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York. Needs 12 starts to reach 75 in MLS and for Crew SC.

MICHAEL PARKHURSTReached 160 appearances in MLS on 5/30 at Orlando and 160 starts in MLS on 6/6 vs. Montreal. Reached 50 appearances for Crew SC on 7/4 vs. New York and 50 starts for Crew SC on 7/11 at Montreal. Reached 15,000 minutes played on 8/1 at Orlando.

EMANUEL POGATETZReached 10 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/22 vs. Chicago. Recorded his first MLS assist on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Needs six appearances to reach 25 in MLS and for Crew SC.

MOHAMMED SAEIDReached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 10 starts and 20 corner kicks in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/3 at Philadelphia. Needs five appearances to reach 25, nine starts to reach 25 and seven shots to reach 20 in MLS and for Crew SC.

AARON SCHOENFELDReached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs one start to reach 15, one goal to reach five and one shot on goal to reach 20 in MLS and or Crew SC.

BEN SPEASReached 40 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/13 vs. LA. Needs six shots to reach 50 in MLS and for Crew SC.

KRISTINN STEINDORSSONReached 15 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake.

TONY TCHANIReached 125 appearances in MLS on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia and 100 starts in MLS on 5/16 at San Jose. Needs two assists to reach 15 in MLS. Reached 10 assists for Crew SC on 4/25 vs. Philadelphia. Reached five goals for Crew SC on 6/27 at Real Salt Lake. Reached 100 shots for Crew SC on 7/25 vs. Toronto FC. Needs one appearance to reach 100 for Crew SC.

WIL TRAPPReached 50 appearances in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/15 at Chicago and 50 starts in MLS and for Crew SC on 7/25 vs. Toronto FC. Needs four assists to reach 10 in MLS and for Crew SC.

TYSON WAHLReached 115 starts in MLS on 5/30 at Orlando and reached 50 starts for Crew SC on 7/15 at Chicago. Needs two shots to reach 30 in MLS. Needs three starts to reach 50 for Crew SC.


2015 MISCELLANEOUS MLS STATSQuickest Goal: Higuain, 7/19 vs. CHI, 2’ (PK) Quickest Goal Against: Nguyen, 6/24 vs. NE, 1’Game-Winning Goals after 75’: N/AGame-Tying Goals after 75’: N/A Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’: Romero, 6/6 vs. MTL, 79’ Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’: Johnson, 5/22 vs. CHI, 90’+4’ Ribeiro, 5/30 at ORL, 89’ Altidore, 7/25 vs. TFC, 90’ (penalty)Hat Tricks: N/AHat Tricks Against: N/AOwn Goals For: N/AOwn Goals Against: N/ARed Cards: Higuain, 3/28 vs. NYRB, 83’ Saeid, 5/16 at SJ, 33’ Parkhurst, 5/30 at ORL, 16’ Opponent’s Red Cards: Morrow, 3/14 vs. TFC, 45’+1’ Ramos, 4/18 vs. ORL, 34’ Allen, 6/27 at RSL, 77’ Johnson, 7/19 vs. CHI, 50’ Sjoberg, 8/8 at COL, 90’

2015 PENALTY KICKS FOR

2015 PENALTY KICKS AGAINST

CLB Player Goalkeeper, Team Date ResultHiguain Johnson, CHI 7/19 Goal

Player, Team CLB Goalkeeper Date ResultWright-Phillips, NYRB Clark 3/28 GoalKaka, ORL Clark 5/30 GoalAltidore, TFC Clark 7/25 Goal

CREW SC AND 2015 HONORSEtihad Airways MLS Player of the Month: Ethan Finlay (April, July) - nominated Kei Kamara (April, May) - nominatedMLS Player of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 8) Kei Kamara (Week 12)MLS Team of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Weeks 8, 17, 18, 20) Waylon Francis (Weeks 8, 20) Hernan Grana (Week 2) Federico Higuain (Weeks 7,10) Kei Kamara (Weeks 7,8,10, 12, 17, 18, 20, 23) Justin Meram (Week 2) Emanuel Pogatetz (Week 10) Tony Tchani (Week 15)MLS Goal of the Week: Ethan Finlay (Week 18) - nominated Federico Higuain (Weeks 7, 15) - nominatedMLS Save of the Week: Steve Clark (Weeks 4, 9, 14, 18, 21) - nominated; (Week 11) - won

2014-15 COLUMBUS CREW SC TRANSACTIONS

2015 MLS CATEGORICAL WIN-LOSS Overall Home AwayOverall: 9-8-7 7-2-3 2-6-4vs. East: 7-6-4 6-2-2 1-4-2vs. West: 2-2-3 1-0-1 1-2-2Before All-Star Break (July 29) 8-7-7 7-2-3 1-5-4After All-Star Break (July 29) 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0Scoring First: 6-1-4 5-0-2 1-1-2Opp. Scoring First: 3-7-2 2-2-1 1-5-1Leading at Half: 4-0-2 3-0-2 1-0-0Trailing at Half: 1-4-1 0-0-1 1-4-0Tied at Half: 4-4-4 4-2-0 0-2-4Leading at 75’: 9-0-3 7-0-2 2-0-1Trailing at 75’: 0-7-0 0-1-0 0-6-0Tied at 75’: 0-0-4 0-0-1 0-0-3Out-Shooting Opp.: 6-6-1 5-2-0 1-4-1Out-Shot by Opp.: 2-2-5 1-0-2 1-2-3Shots Even: 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0One-Goal Games: 5-3-0 3-2-0 2-1-0Day Games (before 5 p.m. local): 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Night Games (5 p.m. or after local): 9-8-6 7-2-3 2-6-3In Black Uniforms: 5-2-4 5-1-3 0-1-1In Gold Uniforms: 4-6-3 2-1-0 2-5-3On Time Warner Cable SportsChannel: 8-8-7 6-2-3 2-6-4On ESPN2: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0On Fox Sports 1: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On UniMas/Univision Deportes: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0In March: 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0In April: 2-0-2 2-0-0 0-0-2In May: 1-2-2 1-0-1 0-2-1In June: 1-2-2 1-1-1 0-1-1In July: 3-1-1 2-0-1 1-1-0In August: 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0In September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Mondays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Tuesdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Wednesdays: 2-1-1 1-0-0 1-1-1On Thursdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Fridays: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0On Saturdays: 6-7-5 5-2-2 1-5-3On Sundays: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0In Sunny Weather: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1In Clear Weather: 3-3-3 3-1-1 0-2-2In Rain: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In Cloudy Weather: 6-5-3 4-1-2 2-4-130°-49° at Kickoff: 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-050°-59° at Kickoff: 1-1-2 1-0-0 0-1-260°-69° at Kickoff: 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-070°-79° at Kickoff: 4-4-2 3-1-2 1-3-080°-89° at Kickoff: 3-0-2 2-0-1 1-0-190°+ at Kickoff: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Indoors 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using No Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 1 Sub: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 2 Subs: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0Using 3 Subs: 9-8-6 7-2-2 2-6-4On Natural Grass: 9-7-4 7-2-3 2-5-1On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface: 0-1-3 0-0-0 0-1-3When scoring 0 goals: 0-5-1 0-0-0 0-5-1When scoring 1 goal: 1-2-1 0-2-1 1-0-0When scoring 2 goals: 4-1-4 3-0-1 1-1-3When scoring 3 goals: 3-0-1 3-0-1 0-0-0When scoring 4+ goals: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0When allowing 0 goals: 3-0-1 2-0-0 1-0-1When allowing 1 goal: 5-1-1 4-0-1 1-1-0When allowing 2 goals: 1-4-4 1-2-1 0-2-3When allowing 3 goals: 0-2-1 0-0-1 0-2-0When allowing 4+ goals: 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

PLAYERS IND Gaston Sauro (Discovery Signing on 8/6)F Jack McInerney (Trade from Montreal on 8/4)D Harrison Afful (Discovery Signing on 7/30)GK Steve Clark (New contract on 4/2)M Cedrick Mabwati (Acquired on 1/30, joined on 7/8)D Hernan Grana (Signed on 1/23)D Kalen Ryden (Selected 69th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/20, signed on 3/2)D Chris Klute (Trade from Colorado on 1/16)F Sagi Lev-Ari (Selected 35th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)D Sergio Campbell (Selected 19th overall in theMLS SuperDraft on 1/15, signed on 3/2)M Federico Higuain (New Designated Playercontract on 1/5)M Kristinn Steindorsson (Discovery Signing on12/11)M Justin Meram (Re-signed on 12/2)16 player options exercised on 11/18M Mohammed Saied (Discovery Signing on10/29)M Ethan Finlay (Contract extension on 10/24)M Ben Swanson (Homegrown Player signing on10/17)F Kei Kamara (Signed via Allocation Order on 10/7)

PLAYERS OUTF Adam Bedell (Trade to Orlando City SC on 8/6)D Kalen Ryden (Waived on 8/6)D Hernan Grana (Mutually parted ways on 5/12)F Sagi Lev-Ari (Waived on 3/16)D Ben Sweat (Waived on 2/9)D Eric Gehrig (Selected by Orlando City SC inMLS Expansion Draft on 12/10)M Bernardo Anor (Trade to Sporting KC on 12/8)D Josh Williams (Trade to NYCFC on 12/8)D Ross Friedman (Option declined on 11/18)D Matt Wiet (Option declined on 11/18)M Kingsley “Fifi” Baiden (Option declined on11/18)M Daniel Paladini (Option declined on 11/18)M Agustin Viana (Option declined on 11/18)M Matt Walker (Option declined on 11/18)F Jairo Arrieta (Option declined on 11/18, selectedby Orlando City SC in MLS Expansion Draft on12/10)

HOW CREW SC WAS BUILT

BARBASOL MAN OF THE MATCH3/7 at HOU Emanuel Pogatetz3/14 vs. TFC Justin Meram3/28 vs. NYRB Tony Tchani4/8 at VAN Kei Kamara4/11 at NE Hernan Grana4/18 vs. ORL Federico Higuain4/25 vs. PHI Ethan Finlay5/2 at DC Federico Higuain5/9 vs. SEA Kei Kamara5/16 at SJ Steve Clark5/22 vs. CHI Kei Kamara

5/27 vs. VCF Brad Stuver5/30 at ORL Steve Clark6/3 at PHI Aaron Schoenfeld6/6 vs. MTL Waylon Francis6/13 vs. LA Federico Higuain6/17 at RIC Adam Bedell6/24 vs. NE Kei Kamara6/27 at RSL Ethan Finlay 6/30 at ORL Emanuel Pogatetz7/4 vs. NYRB Ethan Finlay7/11 at MTL Ethan Finlay

7/15 at CHI Wil Trapp7/19 vs. CHI Kei Kamara7/25 vs. TFC Ethan Finlay8/1 at ORL Federico Higuain8/8 at COL Kei Kamara

Season 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

SuperDraft Justin Meram Ethan Finlay Sergio Campbell Kevan George

Homegrown Matt Lampson Ben Speas Chad Barson Ben Swanson Wil Trapp

Trade Tony Tchani Aaron Schoenfeld Steve Clark Chris Klute Hector Jimenez Jack McInerney Michael Parkhurst

Designated Player Federico Higuain

Signing Tyson Wahl Waylon Francis Harrison Afful Emanuel Pogatetz Cedrick Mabwati Mohammed Saeid Gaston Sauro Kristinn Steindorsson Allocation Kei Kamara

Weighted Lottery Romain Gall

Waiver Draft Brad Stuver


PLAYER MINI BIOS

1 STEVE CLARK – GK6’ 2”, 192 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-14-1986 / HOMETOWN: MASON, MI

5 DANNY O’ROURKE – M/D

2015 SeasonHas made 24 appearances (24 starts) in his second season with Crew SC and is 9-8-7 with four clean sheets ... started the club’s season opener against Houston (March 7), making two saves ... recorded his first clean sheet of the season in the club’s home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14), making three stops ... was signed to a new contract by the club on April 2, extending his tenure in Black & Gold ... tied his then-career-best with a six save performance at Vancouver (April 8) ... notched his second clean sheet of the season and the 10th of his career at New England (April 11) ... registered his second-consecutive and third overall shutout in a 3-0 win over Orlando (April 18) ... helped Crew SC complete an unbeaten April (2-0-2) with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25) ... earned a victory with a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC (May 9) ... again tied his then-career-best with his second six-stop performance of the season at San Jose (May 16) ... set a new career-high by making seven saves at Orlando (May 30) ... helped Crew SC earn a draw against the LA Galaxy with four saves (June 13) ... made his 50th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC, earning his fifth win of the season vs. New England (June 24) ... notched his sixth win and his first-ever assist with two saves and a helper on Ethan Finlay’s first-half goal in a 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls (July 4) ... kept his fourth clean sheet of the season with a 1-0 blanking at Chicago (July 15) ... again earned a win over Chicago, with three saves (July 19) ... earned his 23rd career win at Colorado (August 8), surpassing Brad Friedel for fifth all-time in club history.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupClark did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 SeasonHas made 23 appearances (23 starts) at centerback in his second season as the club’s Captain ... started the season opener against Houston (March 7) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet in the home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... was part of two additional shutouts with his fifth and sixth consecutive starts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18) ... helped Crew SC complete an unbeaten April (2-0-2) with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25) ... started at centerback, but shifted to defensive midfield in helping Crew SC close-out a 3-2 win over Seattle (May 9) ... received his first career red card at Orlando (May 30) and missed the club’s contest at Philadelphia (June 3) as a result of the ensuing sus-pension ... returned to the lineup by starting against Montreal (June 6) ... helped the club earn a 2-1 win with a start against his former club, New England (June 24) ... again helped Crew SC capture a win by a 2-1 score over New York (July 4) ... made his 50th career start for the club at Montreal (July 11) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet with a start at centerback at Chicago (July 15) ... reached 15,000 MLS minutes played at Orlando (August 1).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupParkhurst did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 23 GP / 23 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1995 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 9-7-72015 Crew SC record when he appears: 9-7-72015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

2015 (Columbus): 24 GP / 24 GS, 1.63 GAA, 4 SO, 1 A in 2160 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at GK, 1 GA, 4 SV at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at GK, 1 GA, 4 SV at COL (8/8)2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 9-8-72015 Crew SC record when he appears: 9-8-7Most saves in a 2015 match: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL)Most career saves: 7 (5/30/15 at ORL)Last shutout: 7/15/15 at CHI

4 MICHAEL PARKHURST – D5’ 11”, 159 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: PROVIDENCE, RI / @MFPARKHURST

2015 SeasonHas made 11 appearances (six starts) on the season, with six appearances coming at leftback and five at rightback ... made his club debut with a start at MAPFRE Stadium against the Red Bulls (March 28) ... started at Vancouver (April 8) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet during his third consecutive start at New England (April 11) ... came on as a substitute at halftime at D.C. United (May 2) ... made his first start of the year at rightback vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a sub-stitute appearance at rightback at Orlando (May 30), at Montreal (July 11) and at Chicago (July 15) ... made his 60th MLS start with a nod at rightback vs. Chicago (July 19) ... started at leftback in his first return trip to Colorado (August 8).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupKlute made one appearance – a start – in the club’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run to the Round of 16. He was in the matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did not make an appearance. He started Crew SC’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30) at right midfield.

2015 (Columbus): 11 GP / 6 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 654 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at LB, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at LB, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-1-32015 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-3-42015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

3 CHRIS KLUTE – D6’ 1”, 172 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-05-1990 / HOMETOWN: GRAND PRAIRIE, TX / @CHRISKLUTE

2 TYSON WAHL – D6’ 2”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-23-1984 / HOMETOWN: NEWPORT BEACH, CA

2015 SeasonHas made 11 appearances (eight starts) at centerback for Crew SC ... made his first appearance with a start at centerback at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on in the second half against Philadelphia (April 25) and helped Crew SC complete a 4-1 win ... again helped Crew SC close-out a victory with a substitute appearance vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his second League start of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... made his second start in three League matches by getting the nod at centerback against Montreal (June 6) ... came on at leftback in Crew SC’s draw at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... started his fourth match of the season (his 50th all-time appearance for Crew SC) at Chicago (July 15), helping the club keep a clean sheet ... started each of Crew SC’s next four League matches.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupWahl made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the Round of 16 contest at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 11 GP / 8 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 790 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at CB, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 3/23/13 at D.C.2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-2-32015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-2-42015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A


5 EMANUEL POGATETZ – D6’ 3”, 198 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1983 / HOMETOWN: GRAZ, AUSTRIA

2015 SeasonHas made 17 appearances (16 starts) at centerback in his second season with Crew SC with one assist ... made his first MLS and Crew SC start in the season opener against Houston (March 7) ... helped the club keep a clean sheet in the home opener versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... was part of back-to-back shutout efforts with starts at New England (April 11) and vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started again vs. Philadelphia (April 25), notching his first MLS assist on Justin Meram’s goal ... came on at haltime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... came on as a substitute at centerback at Orlando (May 30) following Michael Parkhurst’s red card ... helped Crew SC earn a 2-1 victory with a win over the Red Bulls (July 4).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupPogatetz made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory, He again started the Black & Gold’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 17 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 1464 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started at CB, 77 mins at MTL (7/11)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-42015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-6-52015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0

2015 SeasonHas made 20 total appearances in his first season with Crew SC: 15 appearances (four starts) at left midfield, three appearances at right midfield and two appear-ances at central attacking midfield ... made his debut MLS and Black & Gold appearances with a start against Houston (March 7) ... entered as a substitute in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... started his first match at MAPFRE Stadium against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at central attack-ing midfield against Vancouver (April 8) ... entered as a substitute at right midfield at New England (April 11) and at left midfield vs. Orlando (April 18), vs. Philadel-phia (April 25), at D.C. United (May 2) and vs. Seattle (May 9) ... came on at right midfield at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made a substitute ap-pearance at left midfield at Orlando (May 30) ... started his third match of the sea-son against Montreal (June 6) at left midfield ... came on as a substitute at central attacking midfield against New England (June 24) and at left midfield at Real Salt Lake (June 27), vs. New York (July 4), at Chicago (July 15), vs. Chicago (July 19) and vs. Toronto FC (July 25) ... started for the first time since June 6 by receiving the nod at Colorado (August 8) at left midfield.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSteindorsson made two appearances (both starts) in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of 16 clash at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 20 GP / 4 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 610 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at LM, 78 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at LM, 78 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-3-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 9-5-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

7 KRISTINN STEINDORSSON – M5’ 10”, 154 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-29-1990 / HOMETOWN: KÓPAVOGUR, ICELAND / @KIDDISTEIN

2015 SeasonHas made 20 appearances (16 starts) in his first season with Crew SC, with 19 appearances coming at central midfield and one at attacking midfield ... notched his first club and League start in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), completing 93.22% of his passes (55/59) in the victory ... started a second consecu-tive match against the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... came on at halftime for his third appearance at Vancouver (April 8) ... made his third career start at New England (April 11) and started every match through the contest at San Jose (May 16) ... missed the clash vs. Chicago (May 22) via red-card suspension ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... returned to the lineup in the League with a start at Orlando (May 30) and started the next seven League matches ... made a substitute appearance at central midfield vs. Chi-cago (July 19) ... came on in the attacking midfield role vs. Toronto FC (July 25) and at central midfield at Orlando (August 1) ... served a one-match suspension for yellow-card accumulation at Colorado (August 8).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSaeid made one appearance -- a substitute appearance -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup during Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17).

8 MOHAMMED SAEID – M5’ 7”, 141 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-24-1990 / HOMETOWN: ÖREBRO, SWEDEN / @MSAEID8

6 TONY TCHANI -- MID

2015 SeasonHas made 22 appearances (22 starts) at central midfield with four goals and three assists ... started the season opener at Houston (March 7) ... missed the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) while serving a one-match suspension ... returned versus the New York Red Bulls (March 28), scoring his first goal of the season in the process ... registered his first assist of the season vs. Philadelphia (April 25) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... scored his second goal of the season at Orlando (May 30) ... added his third goal, setting a new single-season best, at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... helped Crew SC keep a clean sheet with a start at Chicago (July 15) ... scored his fourth goal of the season vs. Toronto FC (July 25), doubling his previous season career-best ... registered his second career two-assist match by notching two helpers at Colorado (August 8).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupTchani made two appearances (both starts) as Crew SC’s captain in its 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign, notching one assist. Tchani started and captained Crew SC in its Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), registering an assist and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again captained Crew SC in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 22 GP / 22 GS, 4 G, 3 A in 1912 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 2 A, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at CM, 2 A, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: 7/25/15 vs. TFCLast assist with Columbus: 8/8/15 at COL (2)2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 8-7-72015 Crew SC record when he appears: 8-7-72015 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-1-32015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-0

6 TONY TCHANI – M6’ 4”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-13-1989 / HOMETOWN: DOUALA, CAMEROON / @TONYTCHANI23

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 (Columbus): 20 GP / 16 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1402 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CM, 23 mins at ORL (8/1)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 6-6-42015 Crew SC record when he appears: 7-7-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A


6 TONY TCHANI -- MID9 JUSTIN MERAM – M 6’ 1”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-04-1988 / HOMETOWN: SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI / @JUSTINMERAM

2015 (Columbus): 23 GP / 23 GS, 6 G, 5 A in 1915 minsCrew SC ’s last match: Started at CAM, 89 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at CAM, 89 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: 8/1/15 at ORLLast assist with Columbus: 7/25/15 vs. TFC2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 9-8-62015 Crew SC record when he appears: 9-8-62015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-2-12015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-3

10 FEDERICO HIGUAIN – M 5’ 8”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-24-1984 / HOMETOWN: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / @FHIGUAIN_33

2015 SeasonHas made two appearances in his debut season at right midfield with Crew SC after officially being added to the roster on July 8, 2015 after the expiration of his loan with Spanish side Osasuna ... made 30 league appearances with three assists for the Segunda Division side in the 2014-15 season ... was selected for his first matchday 18 with Columbus at Chicago (July 15) ... remained in the matchday 18 vs. Chicago (July 19) ... made his club and League debut by coming on at right midfield vs. Toronto FC (July 25) ... played the full second half at Orlando (August 1).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupMabwati did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, joining the club following the conclusion of the club’s tournament run.

2015 (Columbus): 2 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 49 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at RM, 45 mins at ORL (8/1)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-1-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

11 CEDRICK MABWATI – M5’6”, 137 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-08-1992 / HOMETOWN: KINSHASA, DR CONGO / @CEDRICKM22

2015 SeasonHas made 22 appearances (20 starts) at left midfield in 2015 ... has scored three goals and notched five assists ... missed the club’s opener at Houston (March 7) due to a red-card suspension from the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and registered the game-winning goal ... missed the club’s match against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Iraq National Team ... returned with a start at Vancouver (April 8), where he recorded his first assist of the sea-son ... started his second consecutive match at New England (April 11) ... started again vs. Orlando (April 18), recording his second goal of the season ... scored in consecutive matches with a tally against Philadelphia (April 25) ... recorded his second assist of the season with a helper on Kei Kamara’s second goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned his third assist via Kei Kamara’s eighth-minute goal vs. Chicago (May 22), which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his 100th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC with a start at Orlando (May 30) ... came on as a substitute vs. Montreal (June 6) ... received his second international call-up of the season from the Iraq National Team and earned his 14th cap by starting the team’s friendly at Japan (June 11) ... recorded a team-leading five shots in Crew SC’s 1-1 draw vs. the LA Galaxy (June 13) ... added his fourth assist of the campaign vs. Toronto FC (July 15) ... recorded assists in back-to-back games for the second time in his career with a helper at Orlando (August 1) ... came on as a substitute at left midfield at Colorado (August 8).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupMeram made two appearances -- both substitute appearances -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in the Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17) and the Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).

2015 SeasonHas made 23 appearances (23 starts) at central attacking midfield in 2015 ... has scored six goals and added five assists ... started at Houston (March 7), recording three shots and four corner kicks for Crew SC ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match at Vancouver (April 8) while serving a red-card suspen-sion ... returned to the lineup with a start at New England (April 11) ... started again vs. Orlando (April 18), scoring his first goal of the season with a backheel tally that was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week ... made his 75th career MLS and Crew SC start at D.C. United (May 2) ... notched his second goal of the season vs. Seattle (May 9) ... earned an assist from a corner kick vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s second goal of the match ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... reg-istered his third goal of the campaign with a stoppage-time tally vs. Montreal (June 6) ... scored in consecutive matches with a game-tying goal against LA (June 13) ... recorded his third assist of the season on Ethan Finlay’s tying goal at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... notched an assist in back-to-back contests with a game-winning helper against the Red Bulls (July 4) ... tied Guillermo Barros Schelotto for the most penalty kicks converted in club history (13) with a successful spot kick vs. Chicago (July 19) ... assisted on Kei Kamara’s 15th goal of the season vs. Toronto FC (July 25) ... notched his sixth goal of the year at Orlando (August 1), tying Guillermo Barros Schelotto in the all-time club goal-scoring list.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupHiguain did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 22 GP / 20 GS, 3 G, 5 A in 1568 mins Crew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at LM, 12 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Sub. app. at LM, 12 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: 4/25/15 vs. PHILast assist with Columbus: 8/1/15 at ORL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 8-5-72015 Crew SC record when he appears: 9-6-72015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-02015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-1-3

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas made five appearances (two starts) in 2015 ... entered as a second-half substi-tute in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), playing 14 minutes in the victory ... again came on in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) ... made his first start of the season at central midfield vs. Chicago (May 22), recording his first-ever MLS and Crew SC assist in the contest ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... again started at central midfield at Philadelphia (June 3) ... came on at central midfield against New England (June 24) ... earned a call-up to Trinidad and Tobago’s final 23-man roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where he played every minute for the Soca Warriors in the Group Stage.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupGeorge made two appearances (both starts) in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started the club’s Round of 16 match at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 5 GP / 2 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 228 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CM, 5 mins vs. NE (6/24)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 5/22/15 vs. CHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-12015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 0-0-1

12 KEVAN GEORGE – M6’ 2”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-30-1990 / HOMETOWN: ROXBORO, TOBAGO / @KICKITWITHKEVAN


2015 SeasonHas made 18 appearances (11 starts) in his second season with Crew SC, with 14 appearances coming at rightback, three coming at right midfield and one at central attacking midfield ... has recorded four assists ... made his season debut with a sub-stitute appearance at central attacking midfield against Houston (March 7) ... came on at right midfield in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) and versus the New York Red Bulls (March 28) ... made his first start of the season with a nod at rightback at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on at right midfield vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started at rightback vs. Seattle (May 9), registering his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s eventual game-winning goal ... again started at rightback at San Jose (May 16), registering his 75th MLS appearance and 50th MLS start in the process ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... started at rightback at Orlando (May 30), recording his second assist of the cam-paign ... came on as a second-half substitute at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3) ... again started at rightback vs. Montreal (June 6), against his former club, LA (June 13) and vs. New England (June 24) ... notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... did not dress at Chicago (July 15) or vs. Chicago (July 19) after being listed as questionable with lower back pain ... came on at rightback as a second-half substitute at Orlando (August 1) ... returned to the starting lineup at Colorado (August 8), recording his fourth assist of the campaign.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupJimenez made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory.

2015 (Columbus): 18 GP / 11 GS, 0 G, 4 A in 949 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at RB, 1 A, 66 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at RB, 1 A, 66 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: 4/19/14 vs. DCLast assist with Columbus: 8/8/15 at COL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-3-42015 Crew SC record when he appears: 6-8-42015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 2-0-2

16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M5’ 9”, 140 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-03-1988 / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA / @HECTORJIMENEZ09

2015 SeasonHas made 20 appearances (20 starts) at leftback in his second season with Crew SC ... has registered six assists ... made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7) ... notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s goal versus Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the team’s contest against New York (March 28) while on international duty with the Costa Rica National Team ... was listed as questionable ahead of the club’s matches at Vancouver (April 8) and at New Eng-land (April 11) and did not dress ... returned to the lineup with a start vs. Orlando (April 18) ... started against vs. Philadelphia (April 25), registering his second assist of the season ... recorded his third assist of the campaign on Kei Kamara’s opening goal vs. Seattle (May 9) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... tallied his fourth assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), marking his 10th career helper for the club ... notched his fifth assist vs. New England (June 24), becoming the League’s leader among defenders in the category ... helped Crew SC keep a clean sheet with a start in a 1-0 win at Chicago (July 15) ... extended his League lead in assists by a defender with his sixth, a game-winning assist, vs. Chicago (July 19) ... was named as an MLS All-Star for the first time and played 45 minutes in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game vs. Tottenham Hotspur (July 29) ... served a one-match suspension for yellow-card accumulation at Colorado (August 8).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupFrancis did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 20 GP / 20 GS, 0 G, 6 A in 1702 mins Crew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started at LB, 90 mins at ORL (8/1)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 7/19/15 vs. CHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 8-7-52015 Crew SC record when he appears: 8-7-52015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 5-0-1

14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D5’ 9”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-20-1990 / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMÓN, COSTA RICA / @WAYLONFRANCIS90

2015 SeasonHas made seven appearances (one start) in 2015, with three appearances coming at central attacking midfield, two coming at left midfield and two at right midfield ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at left midfield against Houston (March 7) ... came on again at left midfield against New York (March 28) ... made his first start of the season at central attacking midfield at Vancouver (April 8) ... came on at central attacking midfield vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made an appearance at right midfield at Philadelphia (June 3) and vs. Montreal (June 6) ... came on at central attacking midfield vs. LA (June 13).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSpeas made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording one assist. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), assisting on Adam Bedell’s opening goal and helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 7 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 157 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at CAM, 1 min vs. LA (6/13)Last goal with Columbus: 8/16/14 vs. LALast assist with Columbus: 6/4/14 vs. RSL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-4-32015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

17 BEN SPEAS - M5’ 8”, 155 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-17-1991 / HOMETOWN: STOW, OH / @BENSPEAS17

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas made 24 appearances (24 starts) at right midfield with seven goals and 12 assists on the season ... made his season debut with a start at Houston (March 7) ... started the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14), recording an assist on Justin Meram’s game-winning goal ... registered his second assist of the campaign at Vancouver (April 8) and his third vs. Orlando (April 18) on Federico Higuain’s game-winner ... scored his first two goals of the year vs. Philadelphia (April 25), adding an assist in a performance that ultimately captured the MLS Player of the Week award ... was nominated for the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month award for April ... registered his fifth assist, a League-leading total at the time, vs. Seattle (May 9) ... recorded his sixth assist vs. Chicago (May 22) on Kei Kamara’s first-half goal, which was the 500th-ever home regular-season goal in Black & Gold history ... tallied his seventh assist of the season at Orlando (May 30), tying him for the League lead at the time ... maintained his MLS lead in helpers with his eighth assist vs. LA (June 13) and extended that total to nine with another assist vs. New England (June 24) ... recorded his fourth-ever contest with at least one goal and one assist by notching one of each at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... registered his second brace of the season by scoring both goals in Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New York (July 4) ... extended his MLS assists lead with a game-winning helper at Chicago (July 15) ... scored his sixth goal of the campaign vs. Chicago (July 19) ... notched one goal and one assist vs. Toronto FC (July 25) ... was named to the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game, his first-ever All-Star nod, and played 45 minutes in the contest (July 29).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupFinlay made one appearance in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, notching one goal. He started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), scoring the game-winning goal en route to a 3-1 victory.

2015 (Columbus): 24 GP / 24 GS, 7 G, 12 A in 1967 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at RM, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at RM, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: 7/25/15 vs. TFCLast assist with Columbus: 7/25/15 vs. TFC2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 9-8-72015 Crew SC record when he appears: 9-8-72015 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-22015 Crew SC record when he assists: 6-0-6

13 ETHAN FINLAY - M5’ 9”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-06-1990 / HOMETOWN: MARSHFIELD, WI / @ETHANFINLAY13


2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed Crew SC’s opener at Houston (March 7) after being listed as out with a left knee sprain ... was upgraded to questionable ahead of the match against Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match against Philadelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-20 National Team, where he scored the game-winning goal in a friendly against the Croatia U-20s ... appeared in the matchday 18 for the first time this season vs. Chicago (May 22) ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... was sent on-loan to Austin (USL) on July 9 ... made his Austin debut by entering the match in the 63rd minute at Real Monarchs SLC (July 11) ... again came off the bench for the Aztex vs. Arizona United SC, record-ing an assist (July 17) ... came on as a substitute against Arizona United SC again (July 25), firing a team-best six shots ... started against Portland Timbers 2, playing 62 minutes (August 1) ... came off the bench to play 30 minutes at OC Blues FC (August 8) ... started and played 77 minutes vs. LA Galaxy II (August 15), leading Austin in shots on goal (three).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupGall made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He was in the matchday 18 in the club’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), but did not make an appearance. He made his first competitive appearance of 2015 with a start in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC ’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at FWD, 27 mins vs. PHI (10/26/14)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

19 ROMAIN GALL - M5’ 9”, 163 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-31-1995 / HOMETOWN: HERNDON, VA / @ROMAINGALL

2015 SeasonHas made 10 appearances (eight starts) at central midfield and has notched one assist ... made his season debut with a start at central midfield against Houston (March 7) ... notched his first assist of the season on Kei Kamara’s goal in the win over Toronto FC (March 14) ... missed the match versus New York (March 28) after being listed as questionable ... returned to the lineup with a start at Vancouver (April 8) ... was again listed as questionable with concussion symptoms ahead of the club’s next 13 matches, and did not dress ... returned to League action with a substitute appearance vs. New York (July 4) ... played 45 minutes as a substitute at Montreal (July 11) ... made his first League start since April 8 with a start at Chicago (July 15), helping Crew SC keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win ... started every League match since for the Black & Gold.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupTrapp made one appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He recorded his first on-field action since April 8 at Vancouver with a substitute appearance in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 10 GP / 8 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 722 mins Crew SC’s last match: Started at CM, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at CM, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: 9/13/14 at HOULast assist with Columbus: 3/14/15 vs. TFC2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-2-22015 Crew SC record when he appears: 5-3-22015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0

20 WIL TRAPP - M5’ 8”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-15-1993 / HOMETOWN: GAHANNA, OH / @WIL_TRAPP

2015 SeasonHas made 10 appearances (four starts) in 2015, with eight appearances coming at rightback and one at leftback ... came on for his first appearance of the season at rightback at Vancouver (April 8) ... made a substitute appearance at leftback at New England (April 11) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first start of the season at rightback at Philadelphia (June 3) ... helped Crew SC close-out a 2-1 win with a substitute appearance at rightback vs. New England (June 24) ... again came on at rightback at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... made his second start of the season at Chicago (July 15), helping Crew SC keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win ... came on as a substitute vs. Chicago (July 19) at rightback, recording his first assist of the season on Ethan Finlay’s 83rd-minute goal ... again started at rightback vs. Toronto FC (July 25) and at Orlando (August 1) ... came off the bench at rightback in the second half at Colorado (August 8), helping Crew SC finish off a 2-1 win.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupBarson made two appearances -- both starts -- in Crew SC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign. He started Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 10 GP / 4 GS, 0 G, 1 A in 456 minsCrew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at RB, 24 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Sub. app. at RB, 24 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: 7/19/15 vs. CHI2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-2-12015 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-2-42015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: 1-0-0

21 CHAD BARSON - D5’ 10”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-25-1991 / HOMETOWN: LEWIS CENTER, OH / @DOCTOROFDEFENSE

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas made 13 appearances (one start) in 2015 ... made his season debut with a substitute appearance at forward against Houston (March 7) ... came on again at forward against New York (March 28), at New England (April 11), vs. Philadelphia (April 25), vs. Seattle (May 9), at San Jose (May 16) and vs. Chicago (May 22) ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first start of the season at Philadelphia (June 3), playing all 90 minutes ... came on as a substitute vs. Montreal (June 6), vs. LA (June 13), vs. New York (July 4), at Montreal (July 11) and at Chicago (July 15).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSchoenfeld made two appearances -- one start and one substitute appearance -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He made a substitute appearance in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), followed by a start in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): 13 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 172 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Sub. app. at F, 1 min at CHI (7/15)Last goal with Columbus: 10/19/14 at NY (2)Last assist with Columbus: 7/19/14 vs. MTL2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-6-32015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

18 AARON SCHOENFELD - F 6’ 4”, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-17-1990 / HOMETOWN: KNOXVILLE, TN / @AARONSCHOENFELD


2015 SeasonHas made 24 appearances (23 starts) at forward in the first season of his second stint with Columbus ... has scored 17 goals and added five assists ... made his season debut with a start at forward against Houston (March 7) ... notched his first goal of the season in the home opener against Toronto FC (March 14) ... recorded his first brace for Columbus at Vancouver (April 8) ... scored one goal and added one assist as part of a win over Orlando (April 18) ... repeated the one-goal, one-assist performance as part of a 4-1 win over Philadelphia (April 25) ... was nominated for the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month award for April ... registered his second brace of the season vs. Seattle (May 9), tying for the League lead in goals (seven) fol-lowing the match ... extended his League-lead in goals with a brace against Chicago (May 22), earning MLS Player of the Week honors following the contest ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... scored his 10th goal of the season at Orlando (May 30), setting the all-time club record for fastest player to reach double figures in goals (12 appear-ances) ... made a substitute appearance at forward at Philadelphia (June 3) ... returned to the starting lineup vs. Montreal (June 6), firing 10 shots in the contest, an MLS single-match season-best by any one player at the time ... extended his League goals lead to four with his fourth brace of the season against New England (June 24) ... notched his third assist of the campaign at Real Salt Lake (June 27) ... recorded two additional assists, both to Ethan Finlay, as part of Crew SC’s 2-1 win over New York (July 4) ... extended his goal-scoring lead with his 13th tally at Chicago (July 15) and added his 14th vs. Chicago (July 19) ... was named to the AT&T MLS All-Star Game active roster for the first time in his career ... scored his 15th goal of the season against Toronto FC (July 25) ... played 45 minutes in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game (July 29) ... registered his fifth brace of the season at Colorado (August 8).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupKamara did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

2015 (Columbus): 24 GP / 23 GS, 17 G, 5 A in 2060 minsCrew SC’s last match: Started at F, 2 G, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last match played: Started at F, 2 G, 90 mins at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: 8/8/15 at COL (2)Last assist with Columbus: 7/4/15 vs. NYRB2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 9-7-72015 Crew SC record when he appears: 9-8-72015 Crew SC record when he scores: 8-0-42015 Crew SC record when he assists: 3-0-1

23 KEI KAMARA - F6’ 3”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-01-1984 / HOMETOWN: KENEMA, SIERRA LEONE / @KEIKAMARA

2015 (Columbus): 1 GP / 1 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 90 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started at CB, 90 mins at PHI (6/3)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-1-02015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

24 SERGIO CAMPBELL - D6’ 4”, 197 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-16-1992 / HOMETOWN: CLARENDON, JAMAICA / @SERGIO4CAMPBELL

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance with Crew SC in 2015 after joining the club as a Discovery Signing on July 30.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupAfful did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, joining the club following the conclusion of the club’s tournament run.

2015 (Columbus): 0 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 0 minsCrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

25 HARRISON AFFUL - D5’ 6”, 128 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-24-1986 / HOMETOWN: SENYA BREKU, GHANA / @THEKINGHARRISON

2015 SeasonHas made one appearance (one start) at centerback in 2015 ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... made his first MLS start and appearance at Philadelphia (June 3).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupCampbell did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance for Crew SC after being signed as a Discovery Signing on August 6 after last playing for Italy’s Calcio Catania, where he spent the 2014-15 season on-loan from Switzerland’s FC Basel.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSauro did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, join-ing the club following the conclusion of the club’s tournament run.


22 GASTON SAURO - D6’ 3”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-23-1990 / HOMETOWN: ROSARIO, ARGENTINA


2015 SeasonHas made one appearance for Crew SC after being acquired on August 4, 2015 from the Montreal Impact in exchange for Columbus’ natural Second Round selec-tion in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft ... came on for his Crew SC debut in second half stoppage time at Colorado (August 8) ... before joining Columbus, the forward made 17 appearances (13 starts) for Montreal, scoring four goals ... in the Impact’s run to the 2014-15 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Final, he scored three goals in five appearances (two starts), including goals in the second leg of both the Semifinal against Alajuelense and in the Final against Club America.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupMcInerney did not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, joining the club following the conclusion of the club’s tournament run.

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup in the club’s match at San Jose (May 16) and all League matches following ... started the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27), playing all 90 minutes.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupStuver made two appearances -- both starts -- in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, registering a 1-1-0 record and a 1.50 goals-against average. Stuver started in Crew SC’s Fourth Round contest at Richmond (June 17), helping the club earn a 3-1 victory. He again started in the Round of 16 at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Total): 18 GP / 13 GS, 4 G, 0 A in 1189 mins2015 (Columbus): 1 GP / 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A in 1 min2015 (Montreal): 17 GP / 13 GS, 4 G, 0 A in 1188 minsCrew SC’s last match: Sub. app. at F, 1 min at COL (8/8)Last match played: Sub. app. at F, 1 min at COL (8/8)Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-0-02015 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he assists: N/A

2015 (Columbus): N/A Crew SC ’s last match: N/ALast match: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/AMost saves in a 2014 match: N/AMost career saves: N/ALast shutout: N/A

30 JACK MCINERNEY - F5’ 11”, 151 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-05-1992 / HOMETOWN: ALPHARETTA, GA / @JACKMCINERNEY9

41 BRAD STUVER - GK6’ 3”, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-16-1991 / HOMETOWN: TWINSBURG, OH / @BSTUVER

PLAYER MINI BIOS

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... served as Steve Clark’s backup in Crew SC’s first nine matches ... was listed as questionable ahead of the club’s contest at San Jose (May 16) and the five contests following and did not dress ... went on-loan to Pittsburgh (USL) for one match, starting in the Riverhounds’ 2-1 loss at Charlotte (June 13) ... was loaned to Charlotte (USL) for a span of six matches on July 3 ... he made his Independence debut against Saint Louis FC (July 4), making two saves in a 2-1 defeat ... made seven saves against Louisville City FC in a 1-0 loss (July 11) ... notched a shutout with four saves in a 0-0 draw at Rochester (July 18) ... registered his second-straight shutout with a blanking of FC Montreal (July 24) ... was named to represent Crew SC at the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game for the second time in as many seasons, playing 45 minutes in the contest (July 28) ... started against Rochester (August 1), New York Red Bulls II (August 5) and at New York Red Bulls II (August 12) before re-joining Crew SC on a full-time basis.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupIn the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Lampson served as Brad Stuver’s backup in both the Fourth Round match at Richmond (June 17) and the Round of 16 clash at Orlando (June 30).

2015 (Columbus): N/ACrew SC’s last match: N/ALast match played: Started, 90 mins, L, 6 SV, at NE (10/19/13)2015 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2015 Crew SC record when he appears: N/AMost saves in a 2015 match: N/AMost career saves: 7 (9/14/13 at MTL)Last shutout: 9/21/13 vs CHI

28 MATT LAMPSON - GK6’ 3”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-06-1989 / HOMETOWN: HILLARD, OH / @LAMPSTRONG

2015 SeasonHas yet to make a First-Team appearance in 2015 ... missed the match against Phil-adelphia (April 25) while on international duty with the United States Under-18 National Team, starting for the side in three friendlies ... came on at halftime in the club’s international friendly vs. Valencia CF (May 27) ... earned a call-up to participate in United States U-18 camp from July 6-14 ... was named to the 2015 MLS Homegrown Team and played 45 minutes against Club America’s Under-20 squad at the 2015 Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game (July 28).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupSwanson not make an appearance in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.


26 BEN SWANSON - M5’ 6”, 130 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-18-1997 / HOMETOWN: GROVE CITY, OH / @BEN_S8


2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH BOX SCORES

Columbus Crew SC 0 at Houston Dynamo 1 March 7, 2015 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX) Att. 22,351Scoring - CLB - NoneHOU - Barnes (Sarkodie) 66’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 18 2 12 1 6DC 8 6 10 2 1

Toronto FC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 2 March 14, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,826Scoring - CLB - Meram (Finlay) 57’, Kamara (Francis, Trapp) 61’TFC - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 21 3 12 3 3TFC 11 5 13 2 1

New York Red Bulls 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1 March 28, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 10,302Scoring - CLB - Tchani (unassisted) 58’NYRB - Wright-Phillips (penalty) 49’, Grella (Wright-Phillips) 67’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 3 18 1 10NYRB 13 3 12 0 4

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 April 8, 2015 at BC Place (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Att. 18,083Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay) 24’, Kamara (Meram) 50’VAN - Rivero (Mattocks) 31’, Mattocks (Manneh, Kah) 64’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 6 11 0 4VAN 22 3 9 2 11

Columbus Crew SC 0 at New England Revolution 0 April 11, 2015 at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA) Att. 13,092Scoring - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 8 3 15 1 7NE 5 0 15 7 6

Orlando City SC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 3 April 18, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,655Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 32’, Meram (Kamara) 55’, Kamara (Higuain) 60’ORL - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 17 3 15 4 3ORL 11 6 11 2 6

Philadelphia Union 1 at Columbus Crew SC 4 April 25, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,553Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Tchani) 21’, Finlay (Francis) 32’, Meram (Pogatetz) 44’, Finlay (Kamara) 73’)PHI - Ayuk (Sapong) 64’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 10 1 8 3 6PHI 8 0 6 1 4

Columbus Crew SC 0 at D.C. United 2 May 2, 2015 at RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) Att. 13,107Scoring - CLB - NoneDC - Espindola (Rolfe) 15’, Franklin (Espindola) 41’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 2 11 2 4DC 10 3 8 3 5

Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Columbus Crew SC 3 May 9, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 16,714Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Francis) 10’, Higuain (Finlay) 49’, Kamara (Jimenez, Meram) 58’SEA - Dempsey (Pappa) 24’, Dempsey (unassisted) 75’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 25 4 13 2 10SEA 12 10 6 3 5

Columbus Crew SC 0 at San Jose Earthquakes 2 May 16, 2015 at Avaya Stadium (San Jose, CA) Att. 18,000Scoring - CLB - NoneSJ - Wondolowski (Stewart, Perez Garcia) 55’, Salinas (Perez Garcia) 60’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 8 6 12 0 5SJ 15 5 9 0 8

Chicago Fire 2 at Columbus Crew SC 2 May 22, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 13,118Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay, Meram) 8’, Kamara (George, Higuain) 55’CHI - Accam (unassisted) 58’, Johnson (Gehrig) 90’+4’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 9 2 11 6 3CHI 18 2 11 3 7

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Orlando City SC 2 May 30, 2015 at Orlando Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Att. 31,430Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 6’, Kamara (Francis) 61’ORL - Kaka (penalty) 17’, Ribeiro (unassisted) 89’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 9 7 19 2 2ORL 24 4 19 1 14

Columbus Crew SC 0 at Philadelphia Union 3 June 3, 2015 at PPL Park (Chester, PA) Att. 15,374Scoring - CLB - NonePHI - Sapong (Le Toux, Maidana) 41’, Nogueira (unassisted) 52’, Le Toux (Williams) 58’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 10 2 7 0 4PHI 11 2 7 4 8

Montreal Impact 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1June 6, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 12,265Scoring - CLB - Higuain (unassisted) 90’+1’MTL - Tissot (unassisted) 55’, Romero (Piatti) 79’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 20 4 8 0 10MTL 9 3 8 2 6

LA Galaxy 1 at Columbus Crew SC 1June 13, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 21,051Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Finlay) 66’LA - Lletget (unassisted) 14’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 11 4 8 3 5LA 12 3 12 3 4

New England Revolution 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2June 24, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 11,435Scoring - CLB - Kamara (unassisted) 4’, Kamara (Finlay, Francis) 50’NE - Nguyen (Rowe) 1’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 10 3 13 1 9NE 10 2 13 4 5

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Real Salt Lake 2June 27, 2015 at Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT) Att. 20,171Scoring - CLB - Tchani (Jimenez, Finlay) 42’, Finlay (Higuain, Kamara) 62’RSL - Garcia (Plata, Beckerman) 36’, Jaime (Mansally) 46’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 7 4 11 2 3NE 14 1 13 3 4

New York Red Bulls 1 at Columbus Crew SC 2July 4, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium Att. 14,429Scoring - CLB - Finlay (Kamara, Clark) 33’, Finlay (Kamara, Higuain) 74’NYRB - Abang (Wright-Phillips) 8’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 19 2 9 2 15NYRB 11 4 14 2 4

Columbus Crew SC 0 at Montreal Impact 3July 11, 2015 at Stade Saputo Att. 15,304Scoring - CLB - NoneMTL - Oduro (Piatti) 5’, Donadel (Mallace) 8’, Oduro (unassisted) 80’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 15 2 11 1 8MTL 8 5 13 2 2

Columbus Crew SC 1 at Chicago Fire 0July 15, 2015 at Toyota Park Att. 14,092Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Finlay) 41’CHI - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 14 2 15 2 9CHI 8 6 13 1 7


2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH BOX SCORES

Chicago Fire 1 at Columbus Crew SC 3 July 19, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 15,455Scoring - CLB - Higuain (penalty) 2’, Kamara (Francis) 17’, Finlay (Barson) 83’CHI - Accam (unassisted) 9’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 13 3 23 6 3CHI 15 3 14 3 2

Toronto FC 3 at Columbus Crew SC 3 July 25, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 21,324Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Higuain) 17’, Tchani (Finlay) 36’, Finlay (Meram) 47’TFC - Giovinco (Warner) 50’, Warner (Lovitz, Giovinco) 55’, Altidore (penalty) 89’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 14 4 14 2 4TFC 14 4 17 2 4

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Orlando City SC 5 August 2, 2015 at Orlando Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Att. 26,586Scoring - CLB - Higuain (Meram) 5’, Collin (own goal) 90’+1’ORL - Larin (Ashe, Carrasco) 18’, Ceren (unassisted) 38’, Larin (Ashe, Boden) 53’, Collin (Boden) 77’, Higuita (Kaka) 84’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 12 3 12 0 7ORL 18 3 12 0 6

Columbus Crew SC 2 at Colorado Rapids 1 August 8, 2015 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO) Att. 16,656Scoring - CLB - Kamara (Tchani) 52’, Kamara (Jimenez, Tchani) 64’COL - Burling (Sanchez) 42’ Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 12 4 15 2 2COL 21 2 12 2 10


@ Houston Dynamo vs. Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at New England Revolution L, 0-1 March 7, 2015 W, 2-0 March 14, 2015 L, 1-2 March 28, 2015 D, 2-2 April 8, 2015 D, 0-0 April 11, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Grana RB Grana (Steindorsson 83’) RB Grana RB Jimenez (Barson 70’) RB GranaCB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB PogatetzLB Francis LB Francis LB Klute (Schoenfeld 82’) LB Klute LB Klute (Barson 67’)CM Trapp CM Trapp CM Saeid CM Trapp (Saeid 46’) CM SaeidCM Tchani (Schoenfeld 80’) CM Saeid (George 76’) CM Tchani CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay RM Finlay (Jimenez 69’) RM Finlay (Jimenez 74’) RM Finlay RM Finlay (Steindorsson 74’)CAM Higuain (Jimenez 75’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Speas (Steindorsson 70’) CAM HiguainLM Steindorsson (Speas 80’) LM Meram LM Steindorsson (Speas 64’) LM Meram LM MeramF Kamara F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’)

vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union at D.C. United vs. Seattle Sounders FC at San Jose EarthquakesW, 3-0 April 18, 2015 W, 4-1 April 25, 2015 L, 0-2 May 2, 2015 W, 3-2 May 9, 2015 L, 0-2 May 16, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Grana RB Grana RB Grana (Jimenez 65’) RB Jimenez RB JimenezCB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz (Wahl 56’) CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB PogatetzLB Francis (Klute 65’) LB Francis LB Francis (Klute 46’) LB Francis LB FrancisCM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid (Wahl 63’) CM SaeidCM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay (Jimenez 79’) RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay (Steindorsson 78’)CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM HiguainLM Meram (Steindorsson 70’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 66’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 46’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 88’) LM Meram (George 61’)F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 77’) F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 84’) F Kamara (Schoenfeld 83’)

vs. Chicago Fire at Orlando City SC at Philadelphia Union vs. Montreal Impact vs. LA GalaxyD, 2-2 May 22, 2015 D, 2-2 May 30, 2015 L, 0-3 June 3, 2015 L, 1-2 June 6, 2015 D, 1-1 June 13, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Klute RB Jimenez (Klute 64’) RB Barson RB Jimenez RB JimenezCB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Campbell CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB Pogatetz CB Wahl CB PogatetzLB Francis LB Francis LB Francis (Jimenez 71’) LB Francis LB FrancisCM George CM Saeid CM George CM Saeid (Schoenfeld 80’) CM SaeidCM Tchani CM Tchani CM Saeid CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay (Steindorsson 75’) RM Finlay RM Finlay (Speas 65’) RM Finlay (Speas 68’) RM Finlay (Schoenfeld 84’)CAM Higuain (Speas 87’) CAM Higuain (Pogatetz 19’) CAM Higuain © (Kamara 65’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain (Speas 90’+1’)LM Meram LM Meram (Steindorsson 46’) LM Meram LM Steindorsson (Meram 64’) LM MeramF Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+1’) F Kamara F Schoenfeld F Kamara F Kamara

vs. New England Revolution at Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Montreal Impact at Chicago FireW, 2-1 June 24, 2015 D, 2-2 June 27, 2015 W, 2-1 July 4, 2015 L, 0-3 July 11, 2015 W, 1-0 July 15, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Jimenez (Barson 66’) RB Jimenez (Barson 62’) RB Jimenez RB Jimenez (Klute 32’) RB Barson (Klute 81’)CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz CB Pogatetz (Schoenfeld 77’) CB WahlLB Francis LB Francis (Wahl 81’) LB Francis LB Francis LB FrancisCM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid CM Saeid (Trapp 46’) CM TrappCM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM Tchani CM TchaniRM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay RM Finlay RM FinlayCAM Higuain (Steindorsson 72’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain (Trapp 88’) CAM Higuain CAM HiguainLM Meram (George 85’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 67’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 71’) LM Meram LM Meram (Steindorsson 65’)F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+2’) F Kamara F Kamara (Schoenfeld 90’+4’)

vs. Chicago Fire vs. Toronto FC at Orlando City SC at Colorado Rapids W, 3-1 July 19, 2015 D, 3-3 July 25, 2015 L, 2-5 August 1, 2015 W, 2-1 August 8, 2015GK Clark GK Clark GK Clark GK ClarkRB Klute (Barson 72’) RB Barson RB Barson (Jimenez 58’) RB Jimenez (Barson 66’)CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst © CB Parkhurst ©CB Wahl CB Wahl CB Wahl CB WahlLB Francis LB Francis LB Francis LB KluteCM Trapp CM Trapp CM Trapp CM TrappCM Tchani (Saeid 55’) CM Tchani CM Tchani (Saeid 67’) CM TchaniRM Finlay RM Finlay (Mabwati 86’) RM Finlay (Mabwati 46’) RM FinlayCAM Higuain CAM Higuain (Saeid 78’) CAM Higuain CAM Higuain (McInerney 90’+6’)LM Meram (Steindorsson 81’) LM Meram (Steindorsson 66’) LM Meram LM Steindorsson (Meram 78’)F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara F Kamara

2015 MLS MATCH-BY-MATCH LINEUPS


2015 MLS STATISTICS

2015 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (9-8-7, 34 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF AUGUST 8, 2015

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 23 F Kei Kamara 24 23 2060 17 5 107 45 48 39 12 0 4 0 13 M Ethan Finlay 24 24 1967 7 12 37 19 20 20 19 0 0 0 10 M Federico Higuain 23 23 1915 6 5 48 18 17 29 8 97 4 1 6 M Tony Tchani 22 22 1912 4 3 28 12 59 28 0 0 4 0 30 F Jack McInerney (TOT) 18 13 1189 4 0 27 12 17 14 14 2 4 0 30 F Jack McInerney (CLB) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 M Justin Meram 22 20 1568 3 5 54 18 18 28 5 1 3 0 14 D Waylon Francis 20 20 1702 0 6 6 1 22 14 0 0 5 0 16 D Hector Jimenez 18 11 949 0 4 3 0 9 7 2 0 3 0 21 D Chad Barson 10 4 456 0 1 3 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 1 G Steve Clark 24 24 2160 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 12 M Kevan George 5 2 228 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 3 0 5 D Emanuel Pogatetz 17 16 1464 0 1 4 1 12 16 0 0 3 0 20 M Wil Trapp 10 8 722 0 1 3 0 10 7 0 0 0 0 24 D Sergio Campbell 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Hernan Grana 7 7 598 0 0 3 1 7 8 0 0 1 0 3 D Chris Klute 11 6 654 0 0 1 1 9 6 0 0 2 0 11 M Cedrick Mabwati 2 0 49 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 D Michael Parkhurst 23 23 1995 0 0 1 0 13 12 0 0 1 1 8 M Mohammed Saeid 20 16 1402 0 0 13 0 22 14 0 39 5 1 18 F Aaron Schoenfeld 13 1 172 0 0 4 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 17 M Ben Speas 7 1 157 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 7 M Kristinn Steindorsson 20 4 610 0 0 7 2 7 7 0 0 1 0 2 D Tyson Wahl 11 8 790 0 0 2 1 6 6 0 0 1 0 25 D Harrison Afful 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M Romain Gall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 D Gaston Sauro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 G Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M Ben Swanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 24 24 2160 38 45 329 124 303 277 46 142 44 3 Opponent totals 24 24 2160 39 34 307 119 277 303 53 134 47 5

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kei Kamara 5, Ethan Finlay 2, Justin Meram 1, Federico Higuain 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ethan Finlay 4, Waylon Francis 3, Hector Jimenez 2, Tony Tchani 1 Justin Meram 1, Kei Kamara 1, Federico Higuain 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Federico Higuain 1-1

COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPINGUNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Steve Clark 24 24 2160 119 79 39 1.63 3 3 9 8 7 4 Team totals 24 24 2160 119 79 39 1.63 3 3 9 8 7 4 Opponent totals 24 24 2160 124 85 38 1.58 1 1 8 9 7 6

* = Played with other teams in 2015. Only Columbus Crew SC statistics listed here.

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HOU TOR NYR VAN NE ORL PHI DC SEA SJ CHI ORL PHI MTL LA NE RSL NYR MTL CHI CHI TOR ORL COL

0-1 2-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 3-0 4-1 0-2 3-2 0-2 2-2 2-2 0-3 1-2 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-1 0-3 1-0 3-1 3-3 2-5 2-1

1 Steve Clark 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

2 Tyson Wahl 90D 34 27 90D 90D 9 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

3 Chris Klute 82D 90D 67D 25 45 90D 26 58 9 72D 90D

4 Michael Parkhurst 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 15D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

5 Emanuel Pogatetz 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 56D 90D 90D 90D 90D 71 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 77D

6 Tony Tchani 80M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 55M 90M 67M 90M

7 Kristinn Steindorsson 80M 7 64M 20 16 20 24 45 2 12 15 45 64M 18 23 19 25 9 24 78M

8 Mohammed Saeid 76M 90M 45 90M 90M 90M 90M 63M 33M 90M 90M 80M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M 35 12 23

9 Justin Meram 90M 90M 90M 70M 66M 45M 88M 61M 90M 45M 90M 26 90M 85M 67M 71M 90M 65M 81M 66M 90M 12

10 Federico Higuain 75M 90M 83M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 87M 19M 65M 90M 89M 72M 90M 88M 90M 90M 90M 78M 90M 89M

11 Cedrick Mabwati 4 45

12 Kevan George 14 29 90M 90M 5

13 Ethan Finlay 90M 69M 74M 90M 74M 79M 90M 90M 90M 78M 75M 90M 65M 68M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 86M 45M 90M

14 Waylon Francis 90D 90D 65D 90D 45D 90D 90D 90D 90D 71D 90D 90D 90D 81D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

16 Hector Jimenez 15 21 16 70D 11 25 90D 90D 64D 19 90D 90D 66D 62D 90D 32D 32 66D

17 Ben Speas 10 26 70M 3 25 22 1

18 Aaron Schoenfeld 10 8 6 13 6 7 1 90F 10 6 1 13 1

19 Romain Gall

20 Wil Trapp 90M 90M 45M 2 45 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

21 Chad Barson 20 23 90D 24 28 81D 18 90D 58D 24

22 Kalen Ryden

23 Kei Kamara 90F 90F 90F 90F 84F 90F 77F 90F 84F 83F 89F 90F 25 90F 90F 90F 90F 89F 90F 89F 90F 90F 90F 90F

24 Sergio Campbell 90D

25 Sagi Lev-Ari

25 Harrison Afful

26 Ben Swanson

27 Hernan Grana 90D 83D 90D 90D 90D 90D 65D

28 Matt Lampson

29 Adam Bedell

30 Jack McInerney 1

41 Brad Stuver

"00" = 100 minutes played

F/M/D/G = starting position

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Game log:

Game #1 03/07/2015 CLB 0 at HOU 1 L

Game #2 03/14/2015 CLB 2 vs TOR 0 W Meram 1 (Finlay 1) 57; Kamara 1 (Francis 1, Trapp 1) 61

Game #3 03/28/2015 CLB 1 vs NYR 2 L Tchani 1 (unassisted) 58

Game #4 04/08/2015 CLB 2 at VAN 2 T Kamara 2 (Finlay 2) 24; Kamara 3 (Meram 1) 50

Game #5 04/11/2015 CLB 0 at NE 0 T

Game #6 04/18/2015 CLB 3 vs ORL 0 W Higuain 1 (Finlay 3) 32; Meram 2 (Kamara 1) 55; Kamara 4 (Higuain 1) 60

Game #7 04/25/2015 CLB 4 vs PHI 1 W Kamara 5 (Finlay 4, Tchani 1) 21; Finlay 1 (Francis 2) 32; Meram 3 (Pogatetz 1) 44; Finlay 2 (Kamara 2) 73

Game #8 05/02/2015 CLB 0 at DC 2 L

Game #9 05/09/2015 CLB 3 vs SEA 2 W Kamara 6 (Francis 3) 10; Higuain 2 (Finlay 5) 49; Kamara 7 (Jimenez 1, Meram 2) 58

Game #10 05/16/2015 CLB 0 at SJ 2 L

Game #11 05/22/2015 CLB 2 vs CHI 2 T Kamara 8 (Finlay 6, Meram 3) 8; Kamara 9 (George 1, Higuain 2) 55

Game #12 05/30/2015 CLB 2 at ORL 2 T Tchani 2 (Jimenez 2, Finlay 7) 6; Kamara 10 (Francis 4) 61

Game #13 06/03/2015 CLB 0 at PHI 3 L

Game #14 06/06/2015 CLB 1 vs MTL 2 L Higuain 3 (unassisted) 91+

Game #15 06/13/2015 CLB 1 vs LA 1 T Higuain 4 (Finlay 8) 66

Game #16 06/24/2015 CLB 2 vs NE 1 W Kamara 11 (unassisted) 4; Kamara 12 (Finlay 9, Francis 5) 50

Game #17 06/27/2015 CLB 2 at RSL 2 T Tchani 3 (Jimenez 3, Finlay 10) 42; Finlay 3 (Higuain 3, Kamara 3) 62

Game #18 07/04/2015 CLB 2 vs NYR 1 W Finlay 4 (Kamara 4, Clark 1) 33; Finlay 5 (Kamara 5, Higuain 4) 74

Game #19 07/11/2015 CLB 0 at MTL 3 L

Game #20 07/15/2015 CLB 1 at CHI 0 W Kamara 13 (Finlay 11) 41

Game #21 07/19/2015 CLB 3 vs CHI 1 W Higuain 5 (penalty kick) 2; Kamara 14 (Francis 6) 17; Finlay 6 (Barson 1) 83

Game #22 07/25/2015 CLB 3 vs TOR 3 T Kamara 15 (Higuain 5) 17; Tchani 4 (Finlay 12) 36; Finlay 7 (Meram 4) 47

Game #23 08/01/2015 CLB 2 at ORL 5 L Higuain 6 (Meram 5) 5; own goal (Collin) 91+

Game #24 08/08/2015 CLB 2 at COL 1 W Kamara 16 (Tchani 2) 52; Kamara 17 (Jimenez 4, Tchani 3) 64

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U.S. OPEN CUP

# Player 4R 5R

RICH ORL

3-1 0-2

1 Steve Clark

2 Tyson Wahl 90D 90D

3 Chris Klute 90M

4 Michael Parkhurst

5 Emanuel Pogatetz 90D 90D

6 Tony Tchani 90M 74M

7 Kristinn Steindorsson 81M 90M

8 Mohammed Saeid 9

9 Justin Meram 22 25

10 Federico Higuain

12 Kevan George 90M 90M

13 Ethan Finlay 68F

14 Waylon Francis

16 Hector Jimenez 90M

17 Ben Speas 90M 65M

18 Aaron Schoenfeld 9 90F

19 Romain Gall 45

20 Wil Trapp 16

21 Chad Barson 90D 90D

22 Kalen Ryden

23 Kei Kamara

24 Sergio Campbell

25 Sagi Lev-Ari

26 Ben Swanson

27 Hernan Grana

28 Matt Lampson

29 Adam Bedell 81F 45M

41 Brad Stuver 90G 90G

U.S. OPEN CUP

4R 06/17/2015 CLB 3 at RICHMD 1 W Bedell (Speas) 18; Finlay (unassisted) 42; Bedell (Tchani) 63

5R 06/30/2015 CLB 0 at ORL 2 L

NEW YORK CITY FC GAME NOTES

vs COLUMBUS CREW SCWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015 7:30 PM EDTMAPFRE STADIUM, COLUMBUS, OHIO

SEASON SCHEDULE

BUILDING NEW YORK CITY FC

LAST MATCH RECAP

PROJECTED STARTING XI

MATCH INFORMATION

INJURY REPORT

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NEW YORK CITY FC7-11-6 (27 pts)

COLUMBUS CREW SC9-8-7 (34 pts)

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015Kick-off: 7:30 p.m. EDTLocation: Mapfre StadiumForecast: 84°F | 66°F, Scattered thunderstorms

Referee: Assistant Referees: Fourth Official:

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New York City FC is the newest professional soccer team in the New York City area and the first MLS club to play within the five boroughs. The club lives and breathes New York City’s diverse culture and embraces the inclusion of all five boroughs in their team philosophy. New York City FC is supported by their majority owner, City Football Group, a global football network that includes sister clubs Manchester City FC and Melbourne City FC and a minority stake in Yokohama F. Marinos. The Club currently play their home games at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees are a minority owner.

New York City FC earned an impressive 3-1 victory over Eastern Conference-leading D.C. United in front of a sell-out crowd of 28,262 at Yankee Stadium, earning a vital three points as the Club vies to qualify for the Major League Soccer playoffs. The match was scoreless until the 37th minute, when D.C. United forward Chris Rolfe slid the ball across the middle to Alvaro Saborio whose side-footed effort went into the back of the net. The score re-mained unchanged heading into the second half. Club captain David Villa had the ball on the left side and played a lovely through ball to Kwadwo Poku in space on the right. Poku dribbled past Bill Hamid before feeding the ball to Tommy McNamara, who slotted it home. With the score knotted at 1-1 in the 80th minute, midfielder Andrea Pirlo played a pinpoint perfect pass from near the midfield line over the top to Villa. Villa somehow controlled the ball despite being sandwiched by D.C. United defenders then fired home the go-ahead goal inside the near post. New York City FC weren’t done, though, as Kwadwo Poku sealed all three points for the home side with a goal in the 88th minute, Poku received the ball on the right flank and drove on a backpeddling Boswell, turning him in and out and in again before blasting a shot past Hamid at the near post for what would be the final score of 3-1.

Ballouchy: Out - Left AdductorCalle: Out - HamstringShelton: Questionable - Left QuadLampard: Questionable - Left Quad

Saunders

Angelino

Hernandez

Mena Jacobson

McNamara

Mix

Poku Villa

Allen

Pirlo

1-1 TIE

1-1 TIE

0-0 TIE 0-1 LOSS

0-1 LOSS 0-1 LOSS1-2 LOSS

1-3 LOSS 0-2 LOSS 1-1 TIE1-2 LOSS 2-2 TIE

2-0 WIN

SAT29

2-0 WIN

2-1 WIN

1-3 LOSS 0-2 LOSS

5-3 WIN4-4 TIE 0-1 LOSS

3-1 WIN 2-0 WIN 1-3 LOSS

3-1 WIN

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STANDINGS (as of August 17th at 4:00 pm)

Jason Kreis at the HelmNew York City FC’s Head Coach, Jason Kreis, is already a household name across America having established himself as a world-class soccer player and coach over the last two decades. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Kreis has seen his sporting career continue to grow, beginning with a successful four year stint at Duke University. He then went on to play for several minor league clubs before joining Dallas Burn during the Inaugural MLS Draft in 1995. Kreis scored the team’s historic first goal and soon became the League’s first American-born MVP in 1999, a year in which he led the MLS’s scoreboard in both points and goals. In 2004, Kreis became Real Salt Lake’s first player when the club joined the MLS as its 12th franchise and he soon left his mark on MLS history yet again by scoring the team’s first ever goal, cementing his place as the first player in the League to score the inaugural goal for two different clubs. A year later, during the MLS’s 10th season, Kreis would continue to establish himself as a trailblazer when he became the first player in the League’s history to score 100 goals. Today, Kreis remains the fifth highest scorer in MLS history. With over 300 professional appearances and 14 caps for the US national team under his belt, it was no surprise when Real Salt Lake named Kreis their head coach for the 2007 season. Despite being the youngest active head coach in the MLS, Kreis’ professionalism on the pitch allowed him to naturally transition into his new role. Kreis’ strong leadership brought Real Salt Lake a string of successes over the next seven years, including winning the club’s first MLS Cup Championship in 2009 and, most recently, coming second to Sporting Kansas City following a dramatic penalty shoot-out. Taking into account his dynamic and inspiring MLS career, New York City FC proudly announced Kreis as the team’s new head coach for their inaugural MLS season on December 11, 2013.

Captain David VillaOn June 2, 2014, New York City FC made an early splash when they signed their first-ever player, international star David Villa. As Spain’s all-time leading goal scorer, adding Villa to the New York City FC roster and naming him captain was the perfect first move to kick-start the club’s campaign for the 2015 MLS season. Villa’s show-stopping performance on the pitch caught the eye of the entire MLS and he was named Player of the week following the club’s impressive victory over the Revolution on March 15th. Villa began the season by scoring the club’s first-ever goal in their pre-season friendly versus St. Mirren in February, but what fans got to witness first-hand in the club’s first home game was even more memorable. Not only did Villa net the team’s first goal with the finesse of a seasoned player, he also played an essential role in the club’s second goal where Patrick Mullins solidified New York City FC’s lead and eventual win. After some time off the pitch due to injury, Villa has returned to lead from the field.

At Home with the YankeesFrom day one, the New York Yankees have welcomed New York City FC to the Big Apple, sharing their iconic Yankee Stadium home for the club’s inaugural MLS season. Located in the Bronx, the stadium is a New York landmark and has hosted countless historic sporting events. As New York City FC makes the stadium its new home, the bar is set to join the ranks of sporting greatness.

An All-Star Coaching TeamJoining Kreis on the coaching bench are fellow sporting all-stars: Miles Joseph, CJ Brown, Robert Vartughian, Aidan Byrne and Oscar Pitillas. Joseph and Brown have earned a combined total of 18 caps for the US national team and have also already left their mark on the MLS scene with a string of outstanding stats

that include Brown’s record 25,738 minutes of game time with the Chicago Fire. Likewise, Vartughian and Byrne’s coaching experience with international youth and American university teams is unparalleled, making them vital assets within the New York City FC framework that is further bolstered by the international edge that Pitillas offers. The lone non-soccer player of the bunch, Pitillas is a former Spanish Olympic hurdler who brings over 10 years of physical training expertise with him following his time with reigning Spanish La Liga champions Atlético Madrid, where New York City FC Captain David Villa used to play.

18,000 Founding Members and CountingNew York City FC has reached yet another milestone as their number of season ticket holders has now surpassed the 18,000 seat threshold. The season tickets now comprise over 65% of the 27,545 capacity that is available for MLS matches at Yankee Stadium. The Club currently ranks 3rd in Major League Soccer with an average attendance of 28,961 and the season ticket increase will only aid the chances of future sell-outs.

Etihad Player of the Month (July): David VillaNew York City FC forward David Villa has been voted by the fans as the Etihad Airways Player of the Month for July. The 33-year-old forward was on fire this past month, finding the back of the net six times in just four matches. On top of that, Villa also scored the winning goal in the 2015 Major League Soccer All-Star Game on July 29 in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in Colorado. Villa, New York City FC’s first-ever signing, scored both goals in a 2-1 win at Montreal on July 4, two goals in the 4-4 draw with Toronto FC on July 12 and had another brace in the 5-3 victory over Orlando City SC on July 26. The captain was named to the MLS Team of the Week three times in July (Weeks 18, 19 and 21) and was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week twice (Weeks 19 and 21). Villa, who was nominated for MLS Player of the Month (July), leads New York City FC with 13 goals and ranks third in MLS.

Head to HeadNew York City FC will return to action against Columbus Crew SC on Wednesday, August 19 with 27 points on the year and a record of 7-11-6. Columbus will enter the match with 44 points on the year and a record of 9-8-7, which places them in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. New York City FC enters the match coming off an impressive 3-1 victory over the top team in the Conference, D.C. United, while the Crew enter the match coming off of a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids. This will be the first match between the two clubs in history. The teams are set to begin play at Mapfre Stadium in the Columbus, OH at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 19.

Looking AheadAfter the conclusion of Wednesday’s match, New York City FC will turn their attention to their next match against the LA Galaxy. Los Angeles currently has a record of 12-7-7, which puts them in first place in the Western Conference. This will be the first ever match between the two clubs in their history. The teams are set to begin play at the Stubhub Center in Carson, CA at 3:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 23.

3-Kwame Watson-Siriboe, D11/03/86Born in Chino Hills, CA6’3 191Bio: Played for Chicago Fire (2010-12) and Real Salt Lake (2012-14). Had loans with FC Tampa Bay (2011), Orange County Blues (2014) and Carolina RailHawks (2014). Played in 12 league matches (10 starts) for Real Salt Lake in 2012. Named 2009 Big East Co-Defender of the Year at the University of Connecticut.

4-Andrew Jacobson, M09/25/85Born in Ft. Myers, FL6’2 188Bio: Played for D.C. United (2009), Philadelphia Union (2010) and FC Dallas (2011-14). Was loaned to Staebek (2014) by New York City FC. Had a career-high three goals on 40 shots in 2013. Led FC Dallas in assists in 2011. Trialed and signed with FC Lorient in 2008, but play was limited due to foot injury.

5-Jeb Brovsky, D12/03/88Born in Lakewood, CO6’1 185Bio: Played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2011) and Montreal Impact (2012-14). Set personal bests with 30 games (29 starts) and 2,610 minutes of play in 2013. Won two Canadian Championships (2013, ’14).

6-George John, D03/20/87Born in Shoreline, WA6’3 191Bio: Played for FC Dallas (2009-14). Had a loan spell with West Ham United (2012). Played in seven of FC Dallas’ nine shutouts in 2013. Helped FC Dallas to franchise-best 0.93 goals against average in 2010.

7-David Villa, F12/03/81Born in Langreo, Spain5’9 175Designated PlayerBio: Played for Sporting Gijon B (1999-2001), Sporting Gijon (2001-03), Real Zaragoza (2003-05), Valencia (2005-10), Barcelona (2010-13) and Atletico Madrid (2013-14). Had a loan spell with Melbourne City (2014). Won three Copa del Rey titles (2003-04, 2007-08, 2011-12), La Liga titles (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14), UEFA Champions League (2010-11) and FIFA Club World Cup (2011). Spain’s all-time leading goal scor-er (59 goals in 97 appearances). Won UEFA European Championship (2008) and FIFA World Cup (2010) with Spain. First Spanish player to reach 50 international goals. First capped by Spain in February 2005. Top goal scorer at UEFA Euro 2008.

8-Frank Lampard, M06/20/78Born in Romford, London6’0 184Designated PlayerBio: Played for West Ham United (1995-2001), Chelsea FC (2001-14) and Manchester City (2014-15). Had a loan spell at Swansea City (1995-96). Scored 39 goals in 187 appearances at West Ham United. Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer with 211 goals in 648 appearances. Won three Premier League titles (2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10), four FA Cups (2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12), UEFA Champions League (2011-12) and UEFA Europa League (2012-13). Scored 29 goals for England in 106 appearances. His 15-year international career spanned five major tournaments. Won his 100th cap against Ukraine in November 2013. Currently playing at sister club Manchester City FC.

2-Jason Hernandez, D08/26/83Born in New York, NY5’10 178Bio: Played for MetroStars (2005), Chivas USA (2006-07) and San Jose Earthquakes (2008-14). Moved up to fifth on San Jose’s all-time games played list (145) and games started lit (141) in 2013. Attended nearby Seton Hall University.

10-Mix, M10/02/90Born in Oslo, Norway6’0 184Bio: Played for Stabæk (2008-12) and Rosenborg (2012-14). Loan spell with Gent (2012). Made United States national team debut on Nov. 17, 2010, assisting in match-winning goal vs. South Africa. Helped lead USMNT to 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Member of United States’ 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

11-Ned Grabavoy, M07/01/83Born in Joliet, IL5’7 170Bio: Played for Los Angeles Galaxy (2004-06), Columbus Crew (2006-07), San Jose Earthquakes (2008) and Real Salt Lake (2009-14). Won MLS Cup in 2005 and 2009. Recorded career highs in games (32), starts (29), minutes (2,688), goals (5) and assists (5) in 2013.

12-Josh Saunders, GK03/02/81Born in Grants Pass, OR6’4 193Bio: Played for San Jose Earthquakes (2003), Portland Timbers (2004), Los Angeles Galaxy (2005-06, 09-12), Puerto Rico Islanders (2007), Miami FC (2008) and Real Salt Lake (2013). Had loans with Portland Timbers (2003, 05-06), Los Angeles Galaxy (2008) and San Antonio Scorpions (2014). Won three MLS Cups (2003, 2011, 2012), five Western Conference Championships, two MLS Supporters’ Shields (2010, 2011) and one NASL Cup (2014). Has two international caps for Puerto Rico.

14-Patrick Mullins, F02/05/92Born in New Orleans, LA6’1 185Bio: Drafted by New England Revolution in 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Scored four times in 21 appearances (14 starts) that season. Won Hermann Trophy award in 2012 and 2013 at University of Maryland. Had 47 goals and 35 assists in 92 matches for Terrapins. Led NCAA Division I in scoring as a senior with 19 goals.

15-Thomas McNamara, M02/06/91Born in West Nyack, NY5’9 175Bio: Played for Chivas USA (2014). Tore his ACL on April 12, 2014, and missed remainder of the season. Acquired by D.C. United in 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft on Nov. 19, 2014. Earned bachelor’s degree from Brown University and master’s degree from Clemson University.

16-Connor Brandt, M09/15/92Born in San Diego, CA6’1 185Bio: Named 2014 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and to the All-WCC First Team as a senior at the University of San Diego. Selected to the NSCAA Far West All-Region First Team. Led the WCC with 20 points and was second in goals (seven) and assists (six).

17-Chris Wingert, D06/16/82Born in Babylon, NY5’11 180Bio: Played for Columbus Crew (2004-05), Colorado Rapids (2006-07) and Real Salt Lake (2007-14). Won 2003 Hermann Trophy at St. John’s University. Became first player in NCAA Division I men’s soccer history to win Hermann Trophy and NSCAA Scholar-Athlete Award in same season. Won MLS Cup (2009).

18-Ryan Meara, GKOn loan from New York Red Bulls11/15/90Born in Crestwood, NY6’4 193Bio: Played for New York Red Bulls (2012-14). Won MLS Supporters’ Shield (2013). Posted 321 shutout minutes during five-match streak (April 28 to May 19) in 2012. Underwent season-ending hip surgery on August 23, 2013.

19-Khiry Shelton, F06/26/93Born in Fort Carson, CO6’3 191Bio: Selected second overall by New York City FC in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Tallied 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. Pac-12 Player of the Year. Helped lead Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.

20-Mehdi Ballouchy, M04/06/83Born in Casablanca, Morocco5’11 180Bio: Played for Real Salt Lake (2006-07), Colorado Rapids (2007-10), New York Red Bulls (2010-12), San Jose Earthquakes (2012-13) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2014). Appeared in career-high 29 matches (17 starts) in 2011.

21-Andrea Pirlo, M05/19/1979Born in Flero, Italy5’ 9” 150Bio: Signed a free transfer from Juventus on July 6, 2015. Made 164 appearances in four seasons with Juventus. Scored 19 goals (15 on free kicks) and had 35 assists while winning seven trophies. Made his Serie A debut as a 16-year-old with Brescia during the 1994-95 campaign. Made his senior debut for Italy against Azerbaijan on Sept. 7, 2002. Has 115 caps and 13 goals for Italy. Won the 2006 World Cup. Captained Italy’s U-21 side during their 2000 UEFA European Championship title run. Scored three goals and was named the tournament’s top player.

22-Pablo Alvarez, M05/14/80Born in Oviedo, Spain5’9 174Bio: Played for Sporting Gijon B (1998-2001), Sporting Gijon (2001-06), Deportivo La Coruna (2006-12), Lugo (2012-14) and UP Langreo (2014-15). Had loan with Racing Santander (2008). Made his professional debut on May 19, 2001. Played three matches for Galicia national team.

23-Jefferson Mena, D06/15/89Born in Apartadó, Colombia5’10Bio: Signed for New York City FC from Colombian team Independiente Medellín on July 14th, 2015. The 26-year-old central defender made 81 appearances for the Colombian side between 2011 and 2015, playing a pivotal role for Medellín during their 2014 campaign when the club finished runners up in the Primera A Clausura.

24-Shay Facey, DOn loan from Manchester City01/07/94Born in Manchester, England5’7 171Bio: Joined Manchester City’s Academy in July 2007. Elite Development Squad vice captain in 2013-14 where he made 34 appearances in all competitions. Nominated for 2013-14 EDS Player of the Year award.

25-Eirik Johansen, GK07/12/1992Born: Tønsberg , Norway6’ 7” 235Bio: Joined Manchester City Academy in August 2008. Trained with Club’s first team in 2010-11. Made his first-team debut during a friendly against League of Ireland XI on July 30, 2011. Saw time in preseason friendlies ahead of 2012-13 season and started on the bench during Manchester City’s 2012 FA Community Shield victory. Had loan spells with Scunthorpe United (2013) and Sandefjord (2014-15).

30-Javier Calle, MOn loan from Independiente Medellín04/19/91Born in Medellin, Colombia5’9 176Bio: Played for Independiente (2009-14) with loan spells at America de Cali (2012) and Jaguares de Cordoba (2013). Represented Colombia at the 2011 Under-20 World Cup where the team reached the quarterfinals. Had six goals in 13 regular-season appearances in 2014 Clausura.

51 -Andoni Iraola, D06/22/82Born in Usurbil, Spain Bio: Made 510 appearances (406 league) with 38 goals for Bilbao over the past 12 seasons. The Basque right back has been a constant in the team, appearing in 30 or more league matches in 11 seasons with a career-high 38 in 2005-06. Iraola joined Bilbao in 1999 and made his first-team debut as a 21-year-old in a 1-0 loss to Barcelona on Aug. 30, 2003. Athletic Bilbao finished seventh in La Liga this season. The club lost 3-1 to La Liga and Champions League winners Barcelona in the 2015 Copa del Rey final on May 30. Iraola had seven caps for Spain.

32-Adam Nemec, F09/02/85Born in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia6’3 190Bio: Played for Zilina (2004-07), Erzgebirge Aue (2007-09), Genk (2008-09), FC Kaiserslautern (200911), FC Ingolstadt (2012) and FC Union Berlin (2012-15). Scored nine goals in 29 matches for Kaiserslautern in 2012-13. Earned first cap with Slovak National Team on Feb. 9, 2011. Has two goals and 14 caps.

69-Angelino, D01/04/97 Bio: Signed with Manchester City’s youth ranks as a first-year scholar in July 2013 and was a regular for the U-18s during the 2012-13 cam-paign. The left back made his EDS (U-21) debut prior to his 17th birthday. Chose Manchester City over Real Madrid and Barcelona. Show-cased his offensive prowess by scoring a hat trick for the EDS in a 4-2 win over Leicester City on April 7, 2015.

88-Kwadwo Poku, M02/19/92Born in Kumasi, Ghana5’11 180Bio: Played for Georgia Revolution (2011-2013) and Atlanta Silverbacks (2014). Led Revolution in scoring in 2012 and 2013. Had team-high seven assists in 2013. Came to United States from Ghana in 2010.

26-Sebastian Velasquez, M02/11/91Born in Medellin, Colombia5’10 178Bio: Played for Real Salt Lake (2012-14). Scored first-career goal in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles Galaxy in second leg of 2013 Western Con-ference semifinals. Scored 55 goals and added 33 assists in two seasons as Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina.

99-Tony Taylor, F08/13/89Born in Long Beach, CA6’0 183Bio: Played for Estoril Praia (2009-13), AC Omonia (2013-14) and New England Revolution (2014). Had a loan spell with Atletico CP (2011). Scored eight goals in 41 appearances for Estoril. Member of United States Under-20 team that competed in 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt. Member of U23 squad at the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

27-RJ Allen, D04/17/1990Born in Old Bridge, NJ6’0 175Bio: Signed on May 2, 2015. Played 18 matches for Skive IK in Denmark in 2013. Was drafted fifth overall by Chivas USA in the 2012 MLS Sup-plemental Draft, but didn’t sign. Played at Monmouth University from 2008-11. NSCAA All-American second team (2011), NSCAA All-Ameri-can third team (2010) and All-Northeast Conference first team (2009-11). Coached in the youth ranks with Staten Island United, a New York City FC Youth Affiliate.

# Player Position HT WT DOB Hometown College

22 Alvarez, Pablo M 5’9 174 05/14/80 Oviedo, Spain n/a

69 Angelino D 5’ 9” 152 01/04/97 Coruna, Spain n/a

20 Ballouchy, Mehdi M 5’11 169 04/06/83 Casablanca, Morocco Creighton College, Santa Clara University

16 Brandt, Connor D 6’1 165 09/15/92 San Diego, CA University of San Diego

5 Brovsky¸ Jeb D 6’1 170 12/03/88 Lakewood, CO University of Notre Dame

30 Calle, Javier M 5’9 177 04/19/91 Medellin, Colombia n/a

10 Diskerud, Mix M 6’0 156 10/02/90 Oslo, Norway n/a

24 Facey, Shay D 5’7 171 01/07/94 Manchester, UK n/a

11 Grabavoy, Ned M 5’7 160 07/01/83 Joliet, IL Indiana University

21 Hernandez, Jason D 5’10 170 08/26/83 New York, NY Seton Hall University

51 Iraola, Andoni D 5’10 171 Usurbil, Spain n/a

4 Jacobson, Andrew M 6’2 185 09/25/85 Ft. Myers, FL UC Berkley

6 John, George D 6’3 203 03/20/87 Shoreline, WA University of Washington

8 Lampard, Frank M 6’0 194 06/20/78 London, UK n/a

15 McNamara, Thomas M 5’9 170 02/06/91 West Nyack, NY Brown University, Clemson University

18 Meara, Ryan GK 6’4 185 11/15/90 Crestwood, NY Fordham University

23 Mena, Jefferson D 5’10 06/15/89 Apartadó, Colombia n/a

14 Mullins, Patrick F 6’1 175 02/05/92 New Orleans, LA University of Maryland

32 Nemec, Adam F 6’3 185 09/02/85 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia n/a

21 Pirlo, Andrea M 5’9 150 05/19/79 Flero, Italy n/a

88 Poku, Kwadwo M 6’1 185 02/19/92 Kumasi, Ghana n/a

12 Saunders, Joshua GK 6’4 210 03/02/81 Grants Pass, OR UC Berkley

19 Shelton, Khiry F 6’3 185 06/26/93 Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University

99 Taylor, Tony F 6’0 170 08/13/89 Long Beach, CA USF, Jacksonville University

26 Velasquez, Sebas-tian

M 5’7 155 02/11/91 Medellin, Colombia Spartanburg Methodist College

7 Villa, David F 5’9 150 12/03/81 Langreo, Spain n/a

3 Watson-Siriboe, Kwame

D 6’3 196 11/03/86 Chino Hills, CA University of Connecticut

17 Wingert, Chris D 5’11 165 06/16/82 Babylon, NY St. John’s University

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

COACHES AND STAFF

Physical Training Coach: Oscar PitillasPhysical Performance Coach: Aidan ByrneHead Athletic Trainer: Kevin ChristenAssistant Athletic Trainer: Pascual Guerrero

Sporting Director:Claudio Reyna

Head Coach:Jason Kreis

Assistant Coach:Miles Joseph

Assistant Coach:CJ Brown

Assistant Coach:Robert Vartughian

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ORL NE COL KC PHI PHI POR CHI SEA NYR CHI RSL HOU PHI MTL TOR NYR MTL TOR NE ORL MTL NYR DC

1-1 2-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 1-2 2-2 0-2 1-1 2-1 3-1 2-0 1-3 2-1 4-4 0-1 5-3 2-3 0-2 3-1

1 Akira Fitzgerald

2 Jason Hernandez 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

2 Andres Mendoza

3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe 5 90D 9 45 90D 90D 88D 90D 45D

4 Andrew Jacobson 90M 90M 90M 84M 90M 90M 90M 24M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 69M 66M 90M

5 Jeb Brovsky 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 12 83D 90D 90D 79D 90D 90D 90D 12 46

6 George John

7 David Villa 90F 90F 90F 90F 45F 36 68F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F

8 Frank Lampard 21 86M

10 Mix Diskerud 88M 90M 85M 90M 90M 90M 90M 64M 90M 90M 90M 25 90F 90M 22 31 74M 79M

11 Ned Grabavoy 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 32 90M 90M 90M 25 90M 54M 59M

12 Josh Saunders 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

13 Josh Williams 90D 79D 81D 90D 90D

14 Patrick Mullins 6 90F 90F 56 69F 22 60F 66F 11 12 75F 80F 90F 58F 4 1

15 Thomas McNamara 6 11 24 90M 90M 80M 90M 90M 67M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

16 Connor Brandt 9

17 Chris Wingert 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 81D 90D 90D 78D 90D 24D 90D 90D 20 14D

18 Ryan Meara 90G

19 Khiry Shelton 28 24 29 45 90M 90F 90M 90M 90F 30 66M 32

20 Mehdi Ballouchy 62M 75M 90M 74M 72M 54M 20 90M 90M 68M 32 65M 68M 56M 65M 76M 77M 57M

21 Andrea Pirlo 33 90M 90M 90M

22 Pablo Alvarez 7 90M 70M 30M 10 10 14 13

23 Matthew Dunn 52

23 Jefferson Mena 76 90D 90D

24 Shay Facey 11 82D 70D 60 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

25 Eirik Johansen

26 Sebastian Velasquez 2 66M 71M 45M 55 18 24 58M 58M 11

27 R.J. Allen 20 90D 26D 90D 90D 90D 90D 52D

30 Javier Calle 1 19 59F 18 78D 90D 38D 20 68M 59M 16

32 Adam Nemec 89F 84F 61F 72F 90F 34F 79F 78F 7

51 Andoni Iraola 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 38

69 Angelino 45 70D 90D 90D 90D 90D

88 Kwadwo Poku 15 45 16 21 26 22 58M 15 22 34 83M 23 32 90M 31 24 89M

99 Tony Taylor 31 35F

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Game log:

Game #1 03/08/2015 NYC 1 at ORL 1 T Diskerud 1 (unassisted) 76

Game #2 03/15/2015 NYC 2 vs NE 0 W Villa 1 (Grabavoy 1) 19; Mullins 1 (Villa 1) 84

Game #3 03/21/2015 NYC 0 at COL 0 T

Game #4 03/28/2015 NYC 0 vs KC 1 L

Game #5 04/11/2015 NYC 1 at PHI 2 L Villa 2 (unassisted) 55

Game #6 04/16/2015 NYC 1 vs PHI 1 T Ballouchy 1 (Shelton 1) 57

Game #7 04/19/2015 NYC 0 vs POR 1 L

Game #8 04/24/2015 NYC 0 at CHI 1 L

Game #9 05/03/2015 NYC 1 vs SEA 3 L Ballouchy 2 (Mullins 1) 54

Game #10 05/10/2015 NYC 1 at NYR 2 L Mullins 2 (Allen 1, Poku 1) 76

Game #11 05/15/2015 NYC 2 vs CHI 2 T Ballouchy 3 (unassisted) 46+; Shelton 1 (Villa 2) 91+

Game #12 05/23/2015 NYC 0 at RSL 2 L

Game #13 05/30/2015 NYC 1 vs HOU 1 T Villa 3 (penalty kick) 46+

Game #14 06/06/2015 NYC 2 at PHI 1 W McNamara 1 (Poku 2) 53; Mullins 3 (Brovsky 1) 87

Game #15 06/13/2015 NYC 3 vs MTL 1 W Villa 4 (Ballouchy 1, Mullins 2) 31; Diskerud 2 (Poku 3) 76; Poku 1 (Villa 3) 90

Game #16 06/20/2015 NYC 2 at TOR 0 W Villa 5 (penalty kick) 8; Villa 6 (Ballouchy 2, McNamara 1) 58

Game #17 06/28/2015 NYC 1 vs NYR 3 L McNamara 2 (Jacobson 1, Diskerud 1) 6

Game #18 07/04/2015 NYC 2 at MTL 1 W Villa 7 (Mullins 3) 34; Villa 8 (unassisted) 82

Game #19 07/12/2015 NYC 4 vs TOR 4 T Villa 9 (unassisted) 17; own goal (Perquis) 29; Villa 10 (penalty kick) 65; Mullins 4 (unassisted) 84

Game #20 07/18/2015 NYC 0 at NE 1 L

Game #21 07/26/2015 NYC 5 vs ORL 3 W Villa 11 (Angelino 1) 45; Calle 1 (McNamara 2, Iraola 1) 53; Villa 12 (Poku 4) 67; McNamara 3 (Poku 5) 71;

Diskerud 3 (Poku 6, Villa 4) 93+

Game #22 08/01/2015 NYC 2 vs MTL 3 L Villa 13 (penalty kick) 68; McNamara 4 (Angelino 2, Villa 5) 85

Game #23 08/09/2015 NYC 0 at NYR 2 L

Game #24 08/13/2015 NYC 3 vs DC 1 W McNamara 5 (Poku 7, Villa 6) 51; Villa 14 (Pirlo 1) 80; Poku 2 (McNamara 3) 88

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U.S. OPEN CUP

# Player 4R

COSM

2-2

1 Akira Fitzgerald

2 Andres Mendoza

3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe 47

4 Andrew Jacobson 120M

5 Jeb Brovsky 120D

6 George John

7 David Villa

8 Frank Lampard

10 Mix Diskerud 120M

11 Ned Grabavoy 33

12 Josh Saunders

13 Josh Williams

14 Patrick Mullins 120F

15 Thomas McNamara

16 Connor Brandt

17 Chris Wingert 56

18 Ryan Meara

19 Khiry Shelton

20 Mehdi Ballouchy 120M

21 Jason Hernandez 64D

22 Pablo Alvarez 120M

23 Matthew Dunn

24 Shay Facey 120D

25 Eirik Johansen 120G

26 Sebastian Velasquez

27 R.J. Allen 73D

30 Javier Calle

32 Adam Nemec

88 Kwadwo Poku 87M

99 Tony Taylor

U.S. OPEN CUP

4R 06/17/2015 NYC 2 at COSMOS 2 T (3-4 pen) Poku (Allen) 24; Poku (Mullins) 57

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