Maximilian Arfsten

Position: DF-MF

Born: April 19, 2001 in Fresno, Texas, United States us

Citizenship: United States us

Club: Columbus Crew

Draft: Columbus Crew, 1st round (14th overall), 2023 MLS Draft (from UC Davis)

2023 Major League Soccer Champion

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2025

MLS

Min

629

Gls

Ast

1.6

npxG

1.6

xAG

2.0

SCA

GCA

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Maximilian Arfsten Scouting Report

Last 365 Days
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vs. Fullbacks

Maximilian Arfsten Scouting Report Table
Statistic	Per 90	Percentile
Non-Penalty Goals	0.21	98
npxG: Non-Penalty xG	0.18	99
Shots Total	1.81	98
Assists	0.29	97
xAG: Exp. Assisted Goals	0.29	97
npxG + xAG	0.48	99
Shot-Creating Actions	3.00	87

Passes Attempted	48.59	43
Pass Completion %	83.1%	85
Progressive Passes	3.86	54
Progressive Carries	3.08	92
Successful Take-Ons	2.18	99
Touches (Att Pen)	4.15	99
Progressive Passes Rec	9.37	99

Tackles	2.05	56
Interceptions	0.66	19
Blocks	0.86	29
Clearances	1.44	4
Aerials Won	0.58	12

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Domestic Cups

Last 5 Matches

Last 5 Matches Table
										Performance												Expected			SCA		Passes				Carries		Take-Ons
Date	Day	Round	Venue	Result	Squad	Opponent	Start	Pos	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Touches	Tkl	Int	Blocks	xG	npxG	xAG	SCA	GCA	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	PrgP	Carries	PrgC	Att	Succ	Match Report
2025-04-13	Sun	Regular Season	Away	W 2–1	Columbus Crew	St. Louis	Y	WB	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	56	2	0	1	0.9	0.9	0.1	2	1	40	48	83.3	4	30	6	0	0	Match Report
2025-04-05	Sat	Regular Season	Home	W 2–1	Columbus Crew	CF Montréal	Y	WB	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	56	1	2	0	0.1	0.1	0.7	3	0	39	44	88.6	7	32	2	5	2	Match Report
2025-03-29	Sat	Regular Season	Away	W 2–1	Columbus Crew	D.C. United	Y	CM,LB	89	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	57	0	0	1	0.0	0.0	0.3	3	1	37	47	78.7	4	34	4	2	1	Match Report
2025-03-15	Sat	Regular Season	Away	D 1–1	Columbus Crew	San Diego FC	Y	AM,CM	90	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50	1	1	1	0.1	0.1	0.5	2	1	36	42	85.7	8	34	1	3	2	Match Report
2025-03-08	Sat	Regular Season	Home	D 0–0	Columbus Crew	Houston Dynamo	Y	LM	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	57	2	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	0	41	44	93.2	2	38	0	1	1	Match Report

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Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	12	3	275	3.1	2	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	1.0	1.0	1.3	2.2	15	9	32	0.65	0.65	1.31	0.65	1.31	0.32	0.41	0.73	0.32	0.73	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	31	23	1,966	21.8	4	5	9	4	0	0	2	0	3.2	3.2	5.5	8.7	72	79	219	0.18	0.23	0.41	0.18	0.41	0.15	0.25	0.40	0.15	0.40	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7	7	629	7.0	1	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1.6	1.6	2.0	3.6	19	33	51	0.14	0.29	0.43	0.14	0.43	0.23	0.28	0.51	0.23	0.51	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		50	33	2,870	31.9	7	9	16	7	0	0	6	0	5.8	5.8	8.7	14.5	106	121	302	0.22	0.28	0.50	0.22	0.50	0.18	0.27	0.45	0.18	0.45

Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
							Standard												Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	3.1	2	6	3	50.0	1.96	0.98	0.33	0.67	12.1	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	0.16	+1.0	+1.0	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	21.8	4	41	12	29.3	1.88	0.55	0.10	0.33	16.7	2	0	0	3.2	3.2	0.08	+0.8	+0.8	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7.0	1	11	2	18.2	1.57	0.29	0.09	0.50	14.5	0	0	0	1.6	1.6	0.14	-0.6	-0.6	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		31.9	7	58	17	29.3	1.82	0.53	0.12	0.41	15.8	2	0	0	5.8	5.8	0.10	+1.2	+1.2

Passing: Domestic Leagues

Passing: Domestic Leagues Table
							Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	3.1	95	125	76.0	1532	370	54	62	87.1	35	41	85.4	5	12	41.7	2	1.3	0.1	+0.7	5	7	1	0	9	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	21.8	902	1100	82.0	14061	3334	516	564	91.5	321	390	82.3	50	95	52.6	5	5.5	3.9	-0.5	33	42	30	13	79	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7.0	266	313	85.0	3691	963	173	187	92.5	73	88	83.0	11	13	84.6	2	2.0	1.7	0.0	9	28	9	1	33	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		31.9	1263	1538	82.1	19284	4667	743	813	91.4	429	519	82.7	66	120	55.0	9	8.7	5.7	+0.3	47	77	40	14	121

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues Table
								Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	3.1	125	110	14	0	0	1	9	14	0	0	0	0	95	1	5	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	21.8	1100	1013	81	3	0	4	78	73	5	1	0	0	902	6	24	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7.0	313	296	15	4	1	0	9	11	0	0	0	0	266	2	11	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		31.9	1538	1419	110	7	1	5	96	98	5	1	0	0	1263	9	40

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues Table
							SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	3.1	7	2.29	4	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.33	1	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	21.8	67	3.07	51	1	11	2	0	2	13	0.59	11	0	1	1	0	0	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7.0	16	2.29	14	1	1	0	0	0	3	0.43	3	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		31.9	90	2.82	69	2	12	3	1	3	17	0.53	15	0	1	1	0	0

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues Table
							Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	3.1	7	3	4	3	0	5	9	55.6	4	0	0	0	7	14	2	0	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	21.8	41	24	16	19	6	25	50	50.0	25	23	2	21	14	55	33	0	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7.0	14	6	3	8	3	6	12	50.0	6	7	0	7	5	19	13	0	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		31.9	62	33	23	30	9	36	71	50.7	35	30	2	28	26	88	48	0

Possession: Domestic Leagues

Possession: Domestic Leagues Table
							Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	3.1	173	6	31	67	76	14	173	10	6	60.0	4	40.0	113	707	379	15	9	6	11	3	121	32	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	21.8	1331	32	278	493	577	92	1331	84	53	63.1	26	31.0	859	4969	2352	72	34	26	26	22	928	219	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7.0	392	8	61	158	179	23	392	19	10	52.6	9	47.4	244	1293	657	19	9	5	7	11	287	51	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		31.9	1896	46	370	718	832	129	1896	113	69	61.1	39	34.5	1216	6969	3388	106	52	37	44	36	1336	302

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	12	275	23	9.0	3.1	3	72	0	9	7	22	1.62	10	6	+4	+1.31	+0.76	5.3	4.7	+0.6	+0.21	-0.30	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	31	1,966	63	64.2	21.8	23	76	5	8	27	3	1.82	45	21	+24	+1.10	+0.44	38.6	25.1	+13.5	+0.62	+0.59	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7	629	90	87.4	7.0	7	90	6	0		0	2.43	12	6	+6	+0.86	+0.86	9.2	8.3	+0.9	+0.13	-1.09	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		50	2,870	57	42.0	31.9	33	79	11	17	16	25	1.86	67	33	+34	+1.07	+0.50	53.1	38.0	+15.1	+0.47	+0.08

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance													Aerial Duels
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
2023	21	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	3rd	3.1	1	0	0	3	3	2	9	7	3	0	0	0	13	1	5	16.7	Matches
2024	22	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	2nd	21.8	2	0	0	21	18	11	78	14	24	0	0	0	125	14	12	53.8	Matches
2025	23	Columbus Crew	us USA	1. MLS	1st	7.0	3	0	0	10	11	2	9	5	6	0	0	0	30	4	2	66.7	Matches
3 Seasons		1 Club		1 League		31.9	6	0	0	34	32	15	96	26	33	0	0	0	168	19	19	50.0

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