The Columbus Crew made another splash in the 2022 offseason on Monday when the club announced the signing of Milos Degenek on a free transfer. The 27-year-old Australian defender joins the Crew after most recently playing for Serbian side Red Star Belgrade, in addition to stints with 1860 Munich, Al Hilal and Yokohama F. Marinos. Degenek has also been capped 33 times for the Australian National Team.
Degenek fills a huge offseason need for the Black & Gold as a long-term solution to the center back position after the departures of Aboubacar Keita, Vito Wormgoor and Grant Lilliard following the 2021 season.