Ghana defender, Harrison Afful has hailed his international teammate Jonathan Mensah for being named the club's Defender of the Year.
Mensah made 26 starts on 27 appearances amidst a deep Crew SC backline and was twice named to MLSSoccer.com's Team of the Week.
He totalled 78 aerial duels won and ranked top-10 in the League in headed clearances with 65.
Additionally, the centre-back scored goal in a 3-2 road win over the New York Red Bulls on July 28, 2018.
This year Columbus Crew were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoffs at the semi-final stage by New York Red Bulls.