Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jacen Russell-Rowe was born September 13, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a forward in Major League Soccer.

In 2018, he made one appearance for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario and on July 3, 2019, he made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in USL League One. On March 2022 Russell-Rowe signed with MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2 and scored his first goal on April 10. On May 28, he signed a short term loan with the first team, Columbus Crew, ahead of their MLS game against Atlanta United FC and on June 18, he signed another short-term loan with the Crew for their match against Charlotte FC, where he made his MLS debut. Russell-Rowe was named MLS Next Pro Player of the Month for both May and June 2022 and 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.

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. He made his first MLS start the same day against Toronto FC, recording two assists in a 2–1 victory.

Russel-Row won the 2023 MLS Cup by defeating LAFC 2-1 on December 9th, 2023.