Crew SC trades for goalkeeper Jon Kempin from LA Galaxy

Rumors have been swirling about potential deals between Columbus Crew SC and the LA Galaxy.

Gyasi Zardes? Ola Kamara?

It turns out the two clubs have made a trade, but not for the aforementioned players. At least, not yet.

On Wednesday, Columbus acquired goalkeeper Jon Kempin from the Galaxy in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

At 24 years of age, Kempin is still young in goalkeeper years, but has been around the league for a few years. He spent last season in Los Angeles, where he started seven games with two shutouts and a 1.86 goals against average.

Prior to his stint with the Galaxy, Kempin spent the start of his career with Sporting Kansas City, where he was a Homegrown product. He played four games — with three starts — in 2014 and had three starts in 2015. He did not appear in 2016.

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Kempin made appearances for the United States at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels, and was also called in to the 2015 senior team January camp under Jurgen Klinsmann.

Columbus has lacked experienced depth in goal the past couple of seasons, and Kempin provides a slight upgrade in that department behind starter Zack Steffen.