Ranking All Recent Columbus Crew Signings

Rankings Below

8. Lautaro Giaccone | Giaccone joined the Columbus Crew on loan from the AA Argentinos Juniors. Giaccone is an Argentinian right/left midfielder who had 2 goals and assists for the AA Argentinos Juniors. Giccone hasn't provided much for his old club and so far for the Crew he hasn't done much either, putting him rank 8.

7. Andres Herrera | Herrera joined the Columbus Crew from River Plate, he was on loan but the Crew decided to officially purchase him on a full contract. The Argentinian has already been at the Crew for 2 years, and has provided 12 goals and assists while playing right back and right midfield. Herrera would be higher ranked but with all the new signings, and Herrera having already been in the league he is ranked 7th.

6. Josef Martinez | Martinez joined the Columbus Crew from Tijuana. Martinez is a Venezuelan striker who scored 1 goal for Tijuana. Before he played for Tijuana he had actually already been playing in the MLS for teams such as Inter Miami, FC Montreal, and Atlanta. Josef Martinez scored many goals in the MLS and the Crew are hoping to bring back his old self, but with recent performances he is ranked 6th.

5. Gonzalo Tapia | Gonzalo Tapia joined the Columbus Crew on loan from Sao Paulo. Tapia is a forward and has scored 8 goals in his Sao Paulo time plus he already has 2 registered goals/assists for the Columbus Crew. The Chilean is the first player on this list so far to score a goal for the Crew and is ranked 5th overall.

4. Anass Zaroury | Anass Zaroury joined the Columbus Crew on loan from Panathinaikos. Zaroury is a Moroccan winger who has scored 11 goals/assists for Panathinaikos. Zaroury is the first player on this list who has yet to make his debut for the Crew but since he has been playing in Europe for some years now he has ranked 4th.

3. Eric Bailly | Eric Bailly joined the Columbus Crew from Real Oviedo. Bailly is a Ivorian Center back who has played for many good teams such as Manchester United and Marseille. Eric Bailly is the first actual defender on this list, showing the Crew's need for attacking options. Bailly is still trying to find a starting role in this team but from his career and how good of a player he was, he ranks 3rd overall.

2. Santiago Rodriguez | Santiago Rodriguez joined the Columbus Crew from Botafogo, filling up a designated player spot. Santiago Rodriguez is a Uruguayan forward who only had 11 goals and assist in 58 games but he previously played at NYCFC before Botafogo where he was a very good MLS player. Santiago Rodriguez is off to a flying start at the Crew so far and is ranked 2nd.

1. Brais Mendez | Brais Mendez joined the Columbus Crew from Real Sociedad, taking up a designated player spot. Brais Mendez is a Spanish midfielder who had 47 goals and assists for his old club. Brais Mendez has been on fire so far this season for the Columbus Crew, already having 2 goals and 1 assist. Brais Mendez is having to play out of position though due to squad injuries, putting him at striker.

All photos were obtained from The Columbus Crew.