Six Columbus Crew First Team players – goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen (Guatemala); defender Steven Moreira (Cape Verde); midfielders Max Arfsten (U.S.), Tristan Brown (U.S. Under-19s) and Sean Zawadzki (U.S.); and forward Wessam Abou Ali (Palestine) – have received called-ups to represent their nations during the September FIFA International Window.

Crew Academy players Chase Adams, Kaïlé Auvray, Prince Forfor and Owen Presthus were also selected to join their respective Senior and Youth National Teams.

Abou Ali and Palestine travel to face Malaysia at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor on Sept. 8 in an international friendly. A Danish Youth International at the Under-17 through U-20 levels, Abou Ali was granted a one-time federation switch by FIFA in March 2024 to represent Palestine. 

On Aug. 26, Arfsten and Zawadzki were named to U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino’s roster for two international friendlies. The Crew duo and USMNT will compete against Japan at Lower.com Field on Tuesday, Sept. 9, where the side owns a 10-1-3 record. Prior to the match in Ohio, the USA face Korea Republic at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., on Sept. 6.

Brown joins the U.S. U-19 team for a Domestic Identity Training Camp at the new Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Ga., from Sept. 1-8. The Homegrown midfielder became the second youngest player (17 years, five months and three days) in Crew history to make his MLS debut.

Hagen will compete with Guatemala in two World Cup Qualifiers. Los Chapines first host El Salvador at the Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City on Sept. 4 before travelling to face Panama at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City on Sept. 8.

Hagen, who owns 52 appearances for Guatemala, competed in the 2021, 2023 and 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, as well as 2022 World Cup Qualifying matches. He made his senior national team debut on Aug. 18, 2018, during an international friendly against Cuba. 

Moreira, the 2024 MLS Defender of the Year, and Cape Verde have a pair of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at Mauritius at the Cote d’Or National Sports Complex in St. Pierre on Sept. 4 and vs. Cameroon at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde in Praia on Sept. 9. 

Adams heads to the Netherlands from Sept. 2-8 for a training camp with the U.S. U-17 Men’s Youth National Team. The U-17s will compete in two friendlies against the Netherlands on Sept. 5 and 8.

Auvray will compete with Trinidad and Tobago in two 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The Soca Warriors first take on Curaçao at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain on Sept. 5, before travelling to face Jamaica at the National Stadium Independence Park in Kingston on Sept. 9. 

The 16-year-old Forfor joins the U.S. U-17 MYNT for a Domestic Identity Training Camp at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Ga., from Sept. 1-8. 

Presthus will take part in the U.S. U-20 MYNT Domestic Identity Training Camp in West Palm Beach, Fla., from Sept. 1-9. The 19-year-old is currently out on loan with USL Championship Side Hartford Athletic for the remainder of the 2025 season.