Jacen_Russell-Rowe
Jacen Russell-Rowe
Canadian soccer player
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.
| 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 | 33 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Columbus Crew 2 (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U17 | 7 | (4) |
| 2023– | Canada | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 27, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2024 | |||
He began playing soccer at age three with Brampton YSC.[2] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy.[3]
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]
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played May 2, 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 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 8 | ||
| Columbus Crew 2 (loan) | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 57 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 34 | ||
International
- As of match played March 23, 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Columbus Crew
- "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.
- "Jacen Russell- Rowe". Welcome to Brampton Soccer Club. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "Men's soccer adds Canadian YNT forward Russell-Rowe". Maryland Terrapins. January 10, 2020.
- Malone, Henry (January 10, 2020). "Maryland men's soccer announces addition of Jacen Russell-Rowe to 2020 roster". Testudo Times.
- Hindle, Tom (February 19, 2021). "Maryland men's soccer unable to overcome early hole, falling to No. 23 Penn State, 3-2". The Diamondback.
- Hindle, Tom (February 21, 2021). "Maryland men's soccer relied on its freshmen against Penn State". The Diamondback.
- Hindle, Tom (March 7, 2021). "Jacen Russell-Rowe stars as Maryland men's soccer beats Wisconsin, 1-0". The Diamondback.
- "Four Terps named All-Big Ten". Maryland Terrapins. April 10, 2021.
- Richards, Gwyn (July 7, 2019). "TFC II in D3: Tussle in Tucson Turned into Travesty for Toronto". NSXI Network.
- "Columbus Crew 2 signs three players". Columbus Crew. March 18, 2022.
- Weisbarth, Devin (April 11, 2022). "Crew 2 wins second consecutive game, beats Union II 1-0". Massive Report.
- McDaniel, Drew (May 28, 2022). "Crew 2 forward Jacen Russell-Rowe loaned to first team for Atlanta United trip". Massive Report.
- Weisbarth, Devin (June 22, 2022). "Crew 2's Jacen Russell-Rowe, Mo Faris make first-team debut". Massive Report.
- mlsnextpro. "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: June | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "MLS NEXT Pro Award Winners Announced". MLS Next Pro. September 23, 2022.
- Bailey Johnson (October 7, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 forward Jacen Russell-Rowe named inaugural MLS Next Pro MVP". Columbus Dispatch.
- Davidson, Neil (June 29, 2022). "Canadian teenager Jacen Russell-Rowe helps Columbus Crew past Toronto FC". Toronto Star.
- 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.
- Schaffner, Andre (March 7, 2023). "The top 23 Canadians who are 23 and under". Waking The Red.
- "Canada names roster for FIFA U-17 World Cup". TSN. October 18, 2019.
- "Canada youth international Jacen Russell-Rowe headed to University of Maryland". The Daily Courier. January 13, 2020.
- "CONCACAF drops stacked Canada preliminary Nations League roster with some surprise names". Canada Soccer Daily. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- Townsend, Nathan (June 19, 2023). "Crew's Jacen Russell-Rowe receivers first International call-up to Canadian National Team for Gold Cup". Massive Report.
- O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 27, 2023). "MATCH ANALYSIS: Canada stunned by late equalizer in Gold Cup draw vs. Guadeloupe". Canadian Premier League.
- Jacen Russell-Rowe at Soccerway. Retrieved December 15, 2019.