CLEVELAND CRUNCH ANNOUNCES FOUR ROSTER ADDITIONS

CLEVELAND, OHIO – JANUARY 30 2025 – The Cleveland Crunch (Crunch) add Carter Richardson, Noah Elbana, Jamon McCort and Matthew DeCapua to the 2025-26 Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS) active roster. 

#18 Carter Richardson enters his second season with the Crunch, having made his debut last season in a 15-3 win at Lansing Red Cedar FC, where he recorded an assist. The 19-year-old talented midfielder from Grafton, Ohio, currently plays collegiate soccer at Baldwin Wallace University. 

#44 Noah Elbana joins the Crunch following a collegiate career as a starter at Lake Erie College. The 24-year-old Cleveland native is a product of St. Edward High School, where he played with current Crunch defender Brenden Swann. Elbana also developed in the Cleveland Force academy where he rose through the ranks to the United Soccer League (USL) League Two level. 

#97 Jamon McCort joins the Crunch after a successful collegiate career with the University of Mount Union where he was named to the 2023 OAC All-Tournament team alongside Crunch defender Omar Najjar. A 24-year-old forward from Dellroy, Ohio, he has also played for Ambassadors FC. 

#98 Matthew DeCapua rejoins the Crunch for his second season after being a part of the inaugural roster during the Crunch’s return in 2020. The 24-year- old midfielder is a Bay High School product where he played with Crunch midfielder Aidan Bozak, amassing 50 goal contributions in his final two seasons. He has since played for Cleveland Soccer Club in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).

View the full 2025-26 roster here. 

The Cleveland Crunch return to action this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. EST as they take on the Ft. Wayne Summit City Sentinels for International Heritage Day at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland. 

Tickets and the full season schedule are available here.