With the introduction of Crew 2, the Columbus Crew’s reserve team playing in MLS’s brand-new MLS NEXT Pro league, there have been a lot of firsts. Corey Wray was announced as the team’s first General Manager. Frenchman, and former professional soccer player, Laurent Courtois as the team’s first head coach. Crew Academy product Aidan Wolf was signed as Crew 2’s first contracted player.

On Thursday, two days before the start of the team’s inaugural season, Crew 2 announced its first captain, Marco Micaletto. In a press conference with the media ahead of that first game against Inter Miami II, Courtois announced Micaletto’s rise from a new signing to the leader of the team.