Columbus Crew injury report at New York Red Bulls

Columbus Crew defender Malte Amundsen (18) kicks the ball in front of Club Leon forward Ettson Ayon (14) during the second half of the Leagues Cup soccer match at Lower.com Field in Columbus on Aug. 5, 2025.

Amundsen was replaced at halftime of the Crew’s 3-2 loss to Minnesota United on May 2 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Things slid downhill after Rydstrom altered the Crew’s system to better fit Yevhen Cheberko entering as Amundsen’s sub.

Amundsen then missed the Crew’s 3-0 loss to NYCFC on May 10 at Yankee Stadium, where the Pigeons capitalized on turnovers that led to Hannes Wolf's hat trick.

“Malte, he’s so important for our way of playing,” Rydstrom said May 12 at the OhioHealth Performance Center. “He’s also a person that is very open-minded and likes to be challenged, so to have not been able to have him, it’s been maybe a sign of some problems with the depth in the squad when we don’t really have a clear option there.”

Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.social

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