Jacen Russell-Rowe

Canadian soccer player

Jacen Russell-Rowe
Personal information
Full name Jacen Rex Orlando Russell-Rowe[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2017 Brampton YSC
2017–2019 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Maryland Terrapins 26 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2019 Toronto FC II 1 (0)
2022 Columbus Crew 2 19 (21)
2022 → Columbus Crew (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Columbus Crew 29 (6)
2023 → Columbus Crew 2 (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2019 Canada U17 7 (4)
2023– Canada 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 30, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2024

Jacen Rex Orlando Russell-Rowe (born September 13, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Canada national team.

Early life

He began playing soccer at age three with Brampton YSC.[2] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy.[3]

College career

In 2020, he committed to the University of Maryland, College Park where he would play for the Terrapins.[4][5] In his debut for Maryland on February 19, 2021, he scored a goal from 30 yards out against the Penn State Nittany Lions for his first NCAA goal.[6][7] On March 7, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers to give Maryland its first victory of the season.[8] For his freshman season, he was named to the 2020/21 Big Ten All-Freshman Team.[9]

Club career

In 2018, he made one appearance for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.[10]

On July 3, 2019, he made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in USL League One (while on an academy contract), coming on as a substitute against FC Tucson.[11]

In March 2022 Russell-Rowe signed with MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2.[12] He scored his first professional goal on April 10 against Philadelphia Union II.[13] On May 28, he signed a short term loan with the first team, Columbus Crew, ahead of their MLS game against Atlanta United.[14][15] On June 18, he signed another short-term loan with the Crew for their match against Charlotte FC, in which he appeared as a substitute for his MLS debut.[16] Russell-Rowe was named MLS Next Pro Player of the Month for both May and June 2022.[17] Russell-Rowe won the 2022 MLS Next Pro MVP, the 2022 MLS Next Pro Golden Boot Award after leading the league with 21 goals and was also named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI.[18][19]

On June 29, 2022, Columbus traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money to acquire his homegrown rights from Toronto FC, and signed him to their first team's roster.[20][21] He made his first MLS start the same day against Toronto FC, recording two assists in a 2–1 victory.[22] Russell-Rowe scored his first MLS goal on March 25, 2023, in a 6–1 victory versus Atlanta United[23]

International career

Born in Canada, Russell-Rowe is of Jamaican descent.[24] In 2016, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program when was called to a training camp for the Canada U15 team.[25]

Russell-Rowe represented Canada's Under-17 side at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[26] He was subsequently named to the team for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[27] where he scored both of Canada's goals at the tournament.[28] In 2019, he was a nominee for Canadian Youth International Player of the Year.[29]

In May 2023, Russell-Rowe was listed on the Canada preliminary roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[30] In June 2023, he was named to the final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[31] Russell-Rowe made his debut in the tournament opener against Guadeloupe on June 27, where he scored an own-goal in an eventual 2-2 draw.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 30, 2024[33]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2018[10] League1 Ontario 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Columbus Crew 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 19 21 3 4 — — — 22 25
Columbus Crew (loan) 2022 MLS 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Columbus Crew 4 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2023 21 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 — 26 4
2024 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2
Total 31 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 38 6
Columbus Crew 2 (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro 1 1 0 0 — — — 1 1
Career total 53 28 5 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 63 32

International

As of match played March 23, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2023 4 0
2024 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Columbus Crew

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 – List of Players" (PDF). fifadata.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jacen Russell- Rowe". Welcome to Brampton Soccer Club. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Canada youth international Jacen Russell-Rowe headed to University of Maryland". Winnipeg Free Press. January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's soccer adds Canadian YNT forward Russell-Rowe". Maryland Terrapins. January 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Malone, Henry (January 10, 2020). "Maryland men's soccer announces addition of Jacen Russell-Rowe to 2020 roster". Testudo Times.
  6. ^ Hindle, Tom (February 19, 2021). "Maryland men's soccer unable to overcome early hole, falling to No. 23 Penn State, 3-2". The Diamondback.
  7. ^ Hindle, Tom (February 21, 2021). "Maryland men's soccer relied on its freshmen against Penn State". The Diamondback.
  8. ^ Hindle, Tom (March 7, 2021). "Jacen Russell-Rowe stars as Maryland men's soccer beats Wisconsin, 1-0". The Diamondback.
  9. ^ "Four Terps named All-Big Ten". Maryland Terrapins. April 10, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Jacen Russell-Rowe 2018 L1O Stats". League 1 Ontario.
  11. ^ Richards, Gwyn (July 7, 2019). "TFC II in D3: Tussle in Tucson Turned into Travesty for Toronto". NSXI Network.
  12. ^ "Columbus Crew 2 signs three players". Columbus Crew. March 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Weisbarth, Devin (April 11, 2022). "Crew 2 wins second consecutive game, beats Union II 1-0". Massive Report.
  14. ^ "Columbus Crew signs Jacen Russell-Rowe on a short-term loan agreement from Columbus Crew 2". Columbus Crew. May 28, 2022.
  15. ^ McDaniel, Drew (May 28, 2022). "Crew 2 forward Jacen Russell-Rowe loaned to first team for Atlanta United trip". Massive Report.
  16. ^ Weisbarth, Devin (June 22, 2022). "Crew 2's Jacen Russell-Rowe, Mo Faris make first-team debut". Massive Report.
  17. ^ mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: June | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Award Winners Announced". MLS Next Pro. September 23, 2022.
  19. ^ Bailey Johnson (October 7, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 forward Jacen Russell-Rowe named inaugural MLS Next Pro MVP". Columbus Dispatch.
  20. ^ "Columbus Crew sign Crew 2 forward Jacen Russell-Rowe | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  21. ^ "Columbus Crew signs Columbus Crew 2 forward Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew".
  22. ^ Davidson, Neil (June 29, 2022). "Canadian teenager Jacen Russell-Rowe helps Columbus Crew past Toronto FC". Toronto Star.
  23. ^ Gay, Colin (March 25, 2023). "New-look Columbus Crew rolls through Atlanta United for 6-1 home win". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  24. ^ Schaffner, Andre (March 7, 2023). "The top 23 Canadians who are 23 and under". Waking The Red.
  25. ^ Jacen Russell-Rowe at the Canadian Soccer Association
  26. ^ "Five Academy Players named to Canada Soccer Roster for CONCACAF U-17 Championship". Toronto FC. April 26, 2019.
  27. ^ "Canada names roster for FIFA U-17 World Cup". TSN. October 18, 2019.
  28. ^ "Canada youth international Jacen Russell-Rowe headed to University of Maryland". The Daily Courier. January 13, 2020.
  29. ^ "Jacen Russell-Rowe Maryland profile". Maryland Terrapins.
  30. ^ "CONCACAF drops stacked Canada preliminary Nations League roster with some surprise names". Canada Soccer Daily. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  31. ^ Townsend, Nathan (June 19, 2023). "Crew's Jacen Russell-Rowe receivers first International call-up to Canadian National Team for Gold Cup". Massive Report.
  32. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 27, 2023). "MATCH ANALYSIS: Canada stunned by late equalizer in Gold Cup draw vs. Guadeloupe". Canadian Premier League.
  33. ^ Jacen Russell-Rowe at Soccerway. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

External links

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MLS Next Pro top scorers
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