Columbus Crew injury update: Multiple players unavailable vs Vancouver Whitecaps
Taking on the Vancouver Whitecaps at Lower.com Field on June 14, the Crew could have up to six players unavailable due to injury and international play.
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The team confirmed that defender Malte Amundsen will miss four to six weeks with a knee injury that occurred in the early minutes of the Miami loss. Amundsen went down after making a stop at the Crew's goal line at the 4-minute mark.
"Everything is going well for the moment in terms of the work he has to do," Crew coach Wilfried Nancy said. "He's on track, but he's going to be this timeline."
Columbus Crew defender Malte Amundsen (18) moves the ball upfield during the first half of the MLS soccer game against Chicago Fire FC at Lower.com Field in Columbus on Feb. 22, 2025.
Nancy also stated goalkeeper Patrick Schulte is back training in a limited capacity after he suffered an oblique injury during warm-ups on the road against Charlotte FC on May 24. Schulte is on track to recover in the timeline the Crew originally announced of two to six weeks.
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Sean Zawadzki, Rudy Camacho take different paths for return to action for Columbus Crew
The Crew were without defender Sean Zawadzki (knee injury) for the previous two games He too was hurt at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
"I'm not the guy who likes to complain about the referee," Nancy said. "But it was a bad, bad, bad, really bad foul on Sean (that caused the injury)."
May 24, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte FC forward Wilfried Zaha (10) holds off Columbus Crew midfielder Sean Zawadzki (25) during the second half at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images
While Zawadzki is back training with the team, his status for Vancouver is still undecided.
Zawadzki's injury forced the 25-year-old to be pulled out of the United State national team camp at the beginning of the month. The appearance would have been marked Zawadzki's first with the national team since January 2024.
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Defender Rudy Camacho participated in full-team training two weeks ago but has since returned to individual workouts. Camacho was sidelined prior to the start of the season with a thigh injury.
"We are trying to do something a bit different with him," Nancy said. "So, the idea is to see him the next two to three days (before the game) away from the team, training alone, and I hope he's going to be able to have a full practice with us next week."
2 Columbus Crew players set to compete in CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup, a biennial North American tournament, is set to kick off on June 14.
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Midfielder Max Arfsten (United States) and goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen (Guatemala) are both representing their respective national teams and could miss up to four games before the end of the tournament on July 6.
Without Hagen and Schulte, veteran Evan Bush is expected to slot in as starting goalkeeper for Columbus.
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