YOUNESS MOKHTARAge at MLS Cup: 29Hometown: Utrecht, Netherlands ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 19Starts: 10Minutes: 805Goals: 3Assists: 1 After signing with the Crew in the summer of 2019, Youness gave the Crew another skillful winger who liked to cut inside, much in the way that Pedro Santos does. In 2020, the Crew offset that pair of … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Youness Mokhtar
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Through Josh’s Eyes: Jonathan Mensah
JONATHAN MENSAHAge at MLS Cup: 30Hometown: Prampram, Ghana ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 28Starts: 28Minutes: 2550Goals: 0Assists: 1 The Crew signed Mensah as a designated player in 2017, by which time he had already appeared in two World Cups for Ghana, including the Black Stars' run to the quarterfinals in 2010 Mensah's early performances in Columbus … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Jonathan Mensah
Through Josh’s Eyes: Grant Lillard
GRANT LILLARDAge at MLS Cup: 25Hometown: Hinsdale, IL A former homegrown player of the Chicago Fire, the Crew acquired Lillard in a mid-August trade with Miami. The 6'4" centerback didn't make any appearances for the Black & Gold in 2020, and as Josh will point out, the transition to a new team/city in the middle … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Grant Lillard
Through Josh’s Eyes: Matt Lampson
MATT LAMPSONAge at MLS Cup: 31Hometown: Hilliard, OH I have a lot of favorite people I have met in all my years in or around the Crew organization. Goalkeeper Matt Lampson, who is in his second stint with the Crew after initially signing as a homegrown player for the 2012 season, is certainly in that … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Matt Lampson
Through Josh’s Eyes: Jon Kempin
JON KEMPINAge at MLS Cup: 27Hometown: Leawood, KS Signed as a 17-year-old homegrown player by Sporting Kansas City for the 2010 season, Kempin has spent much of his career backing up star goalkeepers such as Jimmy Nielsen, Tim Melia, Zack Steffen, and now Eloy Room. It's the curse of the position. There are no multi-goalkeeper … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Jon Kempin
Through Josh’s Eyes: Aboubacar Keita
ABOUBACAR KEITAAge at MLS Cup: 20Hometown: Westerville, OH ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 12Starts: 11Minutes: 1032Goals: 0Assists: 0 A local player and a homegrown product of the Crew Academy, 20-year old Keita helped anchor the Crew's backline after the injury to opening day starter Vito Wormgoor. The Crew surrendered only 11 goals in Keita's 12 appearances … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Aboubacar Keita
Through Josh’s Eyes: Hector Jimenez
HECTOR JIMENEZAge at MLS Cup: 32Hometown: Huntington Park, CA ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 10Starts: 4Minutes: 409Goals: 0Assists: 1 In his seventh season in Columbus and five years after the heartbreak of 2015, Hector Jimenez entered as a sub and lifted the MLS Cup trophy at MAPFRE Stadium. It was the third MLS Cup title in … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Hector Jimenez
Through Josh’s Eyes: Jordan Hamilton
JORDAN HAMILTONAge at MLS Cup: 24Hometown: Scarborough, ON ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 2Starts: 0Minutes: 13Goals: 0Assists: 0 Canadian forward Jordan Hamilton barely saw the field in 2020, but as Josh will explain, his influence on the 2020 championship season was enormous. When he was an even younger player, the 24-year-old had soaked up many lessons … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Jordan Hamilton
Through Josh’s Eyes: Waylon Francis
WAYLON FRANCISAge at MLS Cup: 30Hometown: Puerto Limon, Costa Rica ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 5Starts: 2Minutes: 197Goals: 0Assists: 0 Left back Waylon Francis was a hugely important member of the Crew's 2015 Eastern Conference championship team, running up and down the flank and delivering lethal crosses to the tune of seven assists that year. He … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Waylon Francis
Through Josh’s Eyes: Derrick Etienne Jr
DERRICK EITENNE JRAge at MLS Cup: 24Hometown: Paterson, NJ ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 24Starts: 10Minutes: 1100Goals: 2Assists: 3 What a championship journey for Derrick Etienne Jr. Midway through the 2019 season, his hometown club, the New York Red Bulls, loaned him to FC Cincinnati, then didn't bring him back. He signed with the Crew in … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Derrick Etienne Jr
