CF Montreal trades defender Camacho to Columbus Crew for general allocation money

MONTREAL — CF Montreal traded defender Rudy Camacho to the Columbus Crew for US$400,000 on the whole allocation cash on Monday.

Camacho was persistently in Montreal’s beginning 11 this season, having performed in 20 of 23 Major League Soccer video games.

The 32-year-old from France signed with Montreal in 2018, making the transfer from Belgian First Division A membership Waasland-Beveren, and gained the group’s defensive participant of the yr award in 2021.

Last yr, Montreal re-signed Camacho to a two-year contract via the top of this season.

Camacho made 128 MLS appearances (126 begins) over his six seasons in Montreal and scored seven targets.

“CF Montreal thanks Rudy for his six years of service to the cub,” mentioned vice-president and chief sporting officer Olivier Renard in an announcement. “We wish him success in this next chapter of his career.”

He now rejoins former CF Montreal coach Wilfried Nancy, who left to affix Columbus final low season.

Camacho is the Crew’s newest addition after buying and selling for midfielder Julian Gressel from the Vancouver Whitecaps 10 days in the past.