Finances
Columbus Crew
29 pts8-5-14#2 — Eastern ConferenceMLS
Games played
27
Points
29 (1.07/m)
Record W-D-L
8-5-14
Goals for / against
36-43
xG for / against per game
1.30-1.26
2026 payroll
Every salary →- Payroll
- 22.3 M$
- #9 of 30
- vs league average
- +1.5 M$
- Average of 20.8 M$
- Top three earners
- 33 %
- of the payroll · 31 players
- Wessam Abou AliFbase 2.78 M$ · 3.61 M$ guaranteed
- Dániel GazdagMbase 2.05 M$ · 2.65 M$ guaranteed
- Patrick SchulteGKbase 900 k$ · 1.03 M$ guaranteed
- André GomesMbase 875 k$ · 972 k$ guaranteed
- Steven MoreiraDbase 840 k$ · 922 k$ guaranteed
Columbus Crew and the other 29 clubs: MLS payrolls.
Guaranteed compensation for the 2026 season: base salary plus signing bonuses and other guaranteed money, annualized. Base salary alone follows; it is greyed out when it equals guaranteed compensation. Each player's share is of the club's payroll.
| Player | Pos | Guaranteed comp. | Base salary | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers · 1.6 M$ | ||||
| Patrick Schulte | GK | 1.03 M$ | 900 k$ | 6.3 % |
| Nicholas Hagen | GK | 184 k$ | 165 k$ | 1.1 % |
| Stanislav Lapkes | GK | 114 k$ | 95 k$ | 0.7 % |
| Luke Pruter | GK | 113 k$ | 113 k$ | 0.7 % |
| Evan Bush | GK | 113 k$ | 113 k$ | 0.7 % |
| Center backs · 3.8 M$ | ||||
| Steven Moreira | D | 922 k$ | 840 k$ | 5.6 % |
| Malte Amundsen | D | 748 k$ | 675 k$ | 4.5 % |
| Andrés Herrera | D | 728 k$ | 650 k$ | 4.4 % |
| Yevhen Cheberko | D | 658 k$ | 610 k$ | 4 % |
| Rudy Camacho | D | 415 k$ | 350 k$ | 2.5 % |
| Cesar Ruvalcaba | D | 113 k$ | 113 k$ | 0.7 % |
| Owen Presthus | D | 94 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.6 % |
| Tristan Brown | D | 92 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.6 % |
| Central midfielders · 6.9 M$ | ||||
| Dániel Gazdag | M | 2.65 M$ | 2.05 M$ | 16.1 % |
| André Gomes | M | 972 k$ | 875 k$ | 5.9 % |
| Sean Zawadzki | M | 901 k$ | 800 k$ | 5.5 % |
| Dylan Chambost | M | 695 k$ | 600 k$ | 4.2 % |
| Sekou Bangoura | M | 542 k$ | 450 k$ | 3.3 % |
| Mohamed Farsi | M | 530 k$ | 500 k$ | 3.2 % |
| Amar Sejdić | M | 215 k$ | 200 k$ | 1.3 % |
| Taha Habroune | M | 152 k$ | 140 k$ | 0.9 % |
| Cole Mrowka | M | 133 k$ | 113 k$ | 0.8 % |
| Zachary Zengue | M | 88 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.5 % |
| Strikers · 4.3 M$ | ||||
| Wessam Abou Ali | F | 3.61 M$ | 2.78 M$ | 21.9 % |
| Jamal Thiaré | F | 530 k$ | 500 k$ | 3.2 % |
| Chase Adams | F | 114 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.7 % |