Columbus Crew 2 Feature: Defender Abdi Mohamed

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed (Somali: Cabdi Maxamed; born October 25, 1996) is a footballer who plays for MLS Next Pro team Columbus Crew 2 and the Somalia national team. INTERNATIONAL CAREER Mohamed was born in Kenya to Somali parents, and was raised in the United States. In September 2019, Mohamed was called into the Somalia national football team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe. On September…

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Columbus Crew star Lucas Zelarayan back in action talks Carlos Vela, LAFC, playing on left side and tough schedule

COLUMBUS CREW HOSTS LOS ANGELES FC FOR FIRST TIME ATLOWER.COM FIELDColumbus Crew looks to secure three points at home in the thirdall-time regular season meeting against Los Angeles FC. This willbe LAFC’s first trip to Lower.com Field. The Crew currently sits twogames back in the all-time regular-season series with a record of0-2-0 dating back to…

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Columbus Crew News: Pedro Santos, The Defensive Expert

Through eleven appearances in the 2022 MLSregular season, midfielder Pedro Santos ranks firstin MLS when it comes to tackles won (31), and issecond in duels won (100) and in blocked crosses(8). Santos, who has been playing as a left backthis season, has started every match in 2022. Sincejoining the Black & Gold ahead of the…

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Columbus Crew News: Darlington Nagbe is the Pass Master

Midfielder Darlington Nagbe continues to top all otherplayers in MLS in passing accuracy. The midfielder hascompleted 570 of his attempted 607 passes and has apassing accuracy of 93.90%, the highest among players with at least 100 attempted passes. Nagbe hasmaintained a passing accuracy of 87.52% since joiningthe Crew in 2020, the second highest percentage in…

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Columbus Crew head coach Caleb Porter previews today’s matchup against LAFC

OHIOHEALTH PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT QUESTIONABLE: Marlon Hairston – R Thigh InjuryOUT: Kevin Molino – R Knee Injury Health and Safety ProtocolsA player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocolsfor the following reasons:• Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. • Quarantine related to being a high risk close…

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Columbus Crew News: CELEBRATING “ON OUR SLEEVES” DAY AT LOWER.COM FIELD ON MAY 21

Crew celebrates Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s “On Our Sleeves” movement for children’s mental health May 20, 2022 COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew today announced several initiatives for this weekend’s contest against LAFC at Lower.com Field on Saturday, May 21 [3:30 p.m. ET / UniMas, TUDN (Spanish), Twitter (English) / 97.1 The Fan (English), ColumbusCrew.com (Spanish)]. The match will serve as a celebration of On…

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Jonathan Mensah, Columbus Crew captain audio feature

COLUMBUS CREW FALLS TO NEW YORK CITY FC ON THE ROADColumbus Crew traveled to Yankee Stadium this past Saturdayin what was the 18th all-time regular-season meeting betweenthe Black & Gold and New York City FC. New York City’s TallesMagno was first on the score sheet with a goal in the ninth minute. NYCFC continued the…

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Streaking Columbus Crew 2 visits NY City FC II today; Noah Fuson gives Scouting Report, talks Community Work and Playing with the First Team this season

COLUMBUSCREW 22022 REGULAR SEASON:(5-1-0, 15 pts.) NEW York cityFC II2022 REGULAR SEASON:(3-2-2, 11 pts.) Date: Sunday, May 15Match Time: 4:00 p.m. ETKickoff: 4:08 p.m. ETLocation: Belson Stadium (Jamaica, NY)Free Live Stream on MLSNEXTPro.com: Jake Zimmer (Commentator) BLACK & GOLD NOTES STRACHAN MAKES CREW 2 DEBUTDefender Daniel Strachan made his professional debut in Sunday’s 4-0 win…

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Columbus Crew 2 continues road trip to New City FC today at 4:00; puts 5-game winning streak on line against another solid opponent

COLUMBUSCREW 22022 REGULAR SEASON:(5-1-0, 15 pts.) NEW York cityFC II2022 REGULAR SEASON:(3-2-2, 11 pts.) Date: Sunday, May 15Match Time: 4:00 p.m. ETKickoff: 4:08 p.m. ETLocation: Belson Stadium (Jamaica, NY)Free Live Stream on MLSNEXTPro.com: Jake Zimmer (Commentator) 2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 2022 REGULAR-SEASON RECORD – OVERALL: 5-1-0 HOME: 2-0-0 AWAY: 3-1-0DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)/RESULTSat., Mar. 26…

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Columbus Crew at New York City FC tonight! Artur, talks about defending an explosive lineup and playing on a smaller field at Yankee Stadium in the weekly Friday Press Conference

COLUMBUSCREW2022 REGULAR SEASON:(3-3-4, 13 pts.) NEW YORKCITY FC2022 REGULAR SEASON:(4-3-2, 14 pts.) Date: Saturday, May 14Match Time: 7:00 p.m. ETKickoff: 7:08 p.m. ETLocation: Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)Local TV: Bally Sports Ohio Neil Sika (play-by-play) Jordan Angeli (analyst) Brett Hiltbrand (sideline)97.1 The Fan [Radio], 971TheFan.com [Stream]: Chris Doran (analyst)ColumbusCrew.com Spanish Audio Stream: Juan Valladares (play-by-play)…

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Columbus Crew News: Lucas Zelarayan, Playmaker and the new Maestro

In 2022, Lucas Zelarayan has been among the topgoal-scoring chance creators in MLS. Zelarayan cur- rently is third in chances created (29) and fourth inexpected assists (3.41). The midfielder also sits fifthin successful crosses in MLS. In 2022, Zelarayanhas made nine regular-season appearances (sevenstarts), while scoring four goals and providing twoassists. For a list of…

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Columbus Crew News: Pedro Santos Defensive Expert

Through ten appearances in the 2022 MLS regularseason, midfielder Pedro Santos ranks second inMLS when it comes to tackles won (27) and secondin duels won (86). Santos, who has been playing asa left back this season, has started every match in 2022. Since joining the Black & Gold ahead of the2017 season, Santos has made…

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Columbus Crew News: Darlington Nagbe, PASS MASTER

Midfielder Darlington Nagbe continues to top all otherplayers in MLS in passing accuracy. The midfielder hascompleted 521 of his attempted 557 passes and has apassing accuracy of 93.54%, the highest among playerswith at least 100 attempted passes. For a list of MLSleaders in passing accuracy this season and successfulpasses, please see the tables below: 2022…

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