It has been a busy couple of weeks for players out of Columbus Crew SC. The team sent four players on loan and four more were called up to senior national team duty with various countries. Several players impressed during their time away from the Crew, either on the international stage or on loan.
Three loaned players were sent to the USL Championship. Goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard was sent to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, center back Alex Crognale joined Indy Eleven and winger Edward Opoku was loaned to the Birmingham Steel. Homegrown center back Aboubakar Keita joined USL League One’s Richmond Kickers whose season begins on Saturday, though he also as called into the the U.