2014 Columbus Crew season
No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Steve Clark United States
2 Defender Tyson Wahl United States
3 Defender Josh Williams United States
4 Defender Michael Parkhurst United States
5 Defender Emanuel Pogatetz ( INT ) Austria
6 Midfielder Tony Tchani Cameroon
7 Midfielder Bernardo Añor ( INT ) Venezuela
9 Midfielder Justin Meram Iraq
10 Midfielder Federico Higuaín ( INT / DP ) Argentina
11 Midfielder Daniel Paladini United States
12 Midfielder Hector Jiménez United States
13 Forward Ethan Finlay United States
14 Defender Waylon Francis ( INT ) Costa Rica
16 Defender Eric Gehrig United States
17 Midfielder Ben Speas ( HGP ) United States
18 Forward Aaron Schoenfeld United States
19 Forward Jairo Arrieta ( INT ) Costa Rica
20 Midfielder Wil Trapp ( HGP ) United States
21 Defender Chad Barson ( HGP ) United States
22 Defender Ben Sweat ( on loan at Dayton Dutch Lions ) United States
Roster
Major League Soccer team are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship , a permanent resident ( green card holder ) , or the holder of other special status ( e.g. , refugee or asylum status ) . These international roster slots can be traded . Where a player has not declared an international allegiance , nation is determined by place of birth . Squad correct as of June 30 , 2014 . [ 3 ]
The 2014 Columbus Crew season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.