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SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017, 4:30 p.m. (PT)

2017 SCHEDULE2017 MLS RECORD: 3-0-0(Home: 2-0-0 Away: 1-0-0)

2017 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 3-0-0(Home: 2-0-0 Away: 1-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCEFri., March 3 MINNESOTA W 5-1 21,144Sun., March 12 @LA Galaxy W 1-0 20,982Sat., March 18 HOUSTON W 4-2 21,144Sat., March 25 @Columbus 4:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., April 2 NEW ENGLAND 6 p.m. ESPN2Sat., April 8 @Philadelphia 4 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., April 15 SPORTING KC 7:30 p.m. KPDXSat., April 22 VANCOUVER 1 p.m. KPTVSat., April 29 @Dallas 5 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., May 6 @San Jose 7:30 p.m. KPTVSun., May 14 ATLANTA 1 p.m. ESPNSat., May 20 @Montreal 12 noon ROOT SPORTSSat., May 27 @Seattle 12 noon FOXFri., June 2 SAN JOSE 8 p.m. UniMasSat., June 10 DALLAS 7:30 p.m. KPDXSun., June 18 @Colorado 6:30 p.m. FS1Wed., June 21 @Minnesota 5 p.m. KPDXSun., June 25 SEATTLE 1 p.m. ESPNSat., July 1 @Sporting KC 4 p.m. ESPNWed., July 5 CHICAGO 7:30 p.m. KPDXWed., July 19 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., July 23 @Vancouver 3 p.m. FS1Sat., July 29 @Houston 6 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., Aug. 6 LA GALAXY 1 p.m. ESPNSat., Aug. 12 @Toronto 3 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., Aug. 20 NEW YORK 5 p.m. FS1Wed., Aug. 23 COLORADO 7:30 p.m. KPDXSun., Aug. 27 @Seattle 6:30 p.m. FS1Sat., Sept. 9 @New York City 2:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., Sept. 16 @Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m. KPDXSun., Sept. 24 ORLANDO 5 p.m. FS1Sat., Sept. 30 @San Jose 7:30 p.m. KPDXSun., Oct. 15 D.C. United TBD ROOT SPORTSSun., Oct. 22 VANCOUVER 1 p.m. ROOT SPORTS

^ 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match*Dates and times subject to change

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MATCH INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)Location: MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)Forecast: Showers, 64 degrees

Referee: Silviu PetrescuAssistant Referees: Jason White, Craig LowryFourth Official: Sorin Stoica

National TV: ROOT SPORTSTalent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst), Samantha Yarock (reporter)

English Radio: 750 The Game (KXTG 750 AM, 102.9 FM)Talent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Brett Jacobs (analyst)

Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 93.5 FM, 1150 AM)Talent: Josue del Castillo (play-by-play), Ozkar Ramos (analyst)

1-1-1 (4pts)

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PORTLAND TIMBERS VS COLUMBUS CREW SC

COLUMBUS

Providence Park opened on April 14, 2011, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Timbers first-ever home match as an MLS team. The club proceeded to sell out all of its regular-season home games in the team’s first six MLS seasons. Spanning the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Timbers compiled an MLS-club record 22-game unbeaten streak (12-0-10) at Providence Park from April 6, 2013 to June 1, 2014. The streak ranks as the third-longest all-time in MLS history.

CONSECUTIVE HOME SELLOUTS:

MLS WEEK 4 SCHEDULEDATE TIME (PT) NATIONAL TVSaturday, March 25Minnesota at New England 11 a.m.Real Salt Lake at New York 1 p.m.Portland at Columbus 4:30 p.m.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

LAST MATCH RECAP

Behind three second-half goals, the Portland Timbers recorded their third win of the season with a 4-2 win against the Houston Dynamo before a sold-out crowd of 21,144 fans at Providence Park on March 18. With the win, the Timbers are unbeaten in their first three league games, continuing the team’s strongest start to a season in the club’s MLS era. Midfielder Diego Valeri recorded his second brace in three games played in the win against Houston, while forward Fanendo Adi and midfielder David Guzmán each added a goal and an assist in the second half. With the four-goal production against the Dynamo, Portland has scored 10 goals so far this season, marking the most goals scored through the first three games to start a season across all eras in club history (since 1975).Opening the first half on the front foot, the Timbers scored just 11 minutes into the match when Valeri converted from the penalty spot. Portland found the equalizing goal when Valeri scored his second goal of the game in the 58th minute, tallying his fourth finish of the season. Portland took the lead in the 66th minute when Guzmán finished Darlington Nagbe’s pass to score his first goal for the Timbers, while Adi finished the scoring in the 88th minute. 109

TIMBERS

3-0-0 (9pts)

CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS COLUMBUS CREW SCSATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017

HOME ROAD OVERALLOverall: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0vs. Eastern: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0vs. Western: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0Day Games: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0Night Games: 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0On Grass: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0On Turf: 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0Pre-All-Star: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0Post-All-Star: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Scoring First: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0Opponent Scoring First: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0One-Goal Games: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0Leading at Half: 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0Trailing at Half: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0Tied at Half: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Leading at 75’: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0Trailing at 75’: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Tied at 75’: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Outshooting Opponent: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0Outshot by Opponent: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Shots Even: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Scoring 0 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Scoring 1 Goal: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0When Scoring 2 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Scoring 3 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Scoring 4+ Goals: 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0When Allowing 0 Goals: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0When Allowing 1 Goal: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When Allowing 2 Goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When Allowing 3 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Pacific Time Zone: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0Mountain Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Central Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Eastern Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Primary Unis: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0Rose City Red Unis: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On ESPN/ESPN2: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On FOX 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On FOX Sports 1: 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0On ROOT SPORTS: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0On FOX 12: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On KPDX TV: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On UniMás: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Monday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Wednesday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Friday: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Saturday: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0Sunday: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0March: 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0April: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0May: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0June: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0July: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

HEAD COACH CALEB PORTERHead coach Caleb Porter enters his fifth season with the Timbers in 2017. Since joining the club for the 2013 season, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active coaches with a record of 56-39-44, while leading the Timbers to their first MLS Cup title in 2015, two Western Conference Championship appearances and double-digit victory totals in each of his first four seasons. During his tenure, the Timbers have qualified for CONCACAF Champions League twice (2014-15, 2016-17), finished in the top three in the Western Conference twice and made their deepest run in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, reaching the semifinals in 2013. Porter coached in his 100th game as an MLS coach against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14, 2015, posting a record of 39-25-36 in those games, which tied Dominic Kinnear for the fewest losses (25) in MLS history in a coach’s first 100 career games. In addition, his .570 winning percentage during that span ranked fourth among then-active coaches through their first 100 games, behind the Bruce Arena (62-37-1, .625), Sigi Schmid (52-33-15, .595) and Kinnear (40-25-35, .575). Ending the 2015 campaign with a nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions, the Timbers lifted their first MLS Cup trophy with a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC on Dec. 6, 2015. Portland finished the regular season with an MLS-club-record 15 wins, while also tying for the league lead in shutouts (13). On the road, the Timbers finished the 2015 season tied for the most road wins (7) in the league. Porter, who led the Timbers to a club-record 12 home victories in 2016, is a two-time recipient of the Oregon Sports Awards’ Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year (2013, 2015), becoming the fourth soccer-related figure to receive the honor since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Providence Park. In his first season with the club, Porter was named the 2013 MLS Coach of the Year after assembling one of the biggest turnaround seasons in league history, guiding the Timbers to a 23-point improve-ment and a plus-43 goal-differential increase over the previous season. The 2013 club finished atop the Western Conference to secure its first MLS playoff berth and posted a league-best 15 shutouts, includ-ing a league-record 11 clean sheets at home. Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter, who holds a U.S. Soccer Federation “A” license, was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron (2006-12). He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year. Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010. Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University, winning two national championships with the Hoosiers. Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin (8) and Jake (6), and a daughter, Stella (5).

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS COLUMBUS CREW SC

TIMBERS CAREER LEADERS (ALL ERA)

PLAYERSGames played ............................................................ D. Nagbe (2011-pres.) - 190Points ....................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 145 (45g, 55a)Goals ........................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 45Assists ......................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982 - 55

GOALKEEPERSGames played in goal ..............................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 101Wins ...........................................................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 52Shutouts ......................................................... Donovan Ricketts (2012-2014) - 23

MLS CAREER LEADERS

* - as of March 23, 2017

PLAYERSGames played ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 190Games started ...................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 179Minutes played ..................................................................... Diego Chara - 15,705Goals ............................................................................................ Fanendo Adi - 44Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 44Game-winning goals .....................................................................Diego Valeri - 11Game-winning assists ..................................................................Diego Valeri - 10Shots...........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 366Shots on goal ..............................................................................Diego Valeri - 135Corner kicks ...............................................................................Diego Valeri - 414Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 88Fouls suffered ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 411Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 447Cautions ....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 51Ejections ........................................................................................ Diego Chara - 3

GOALKEEPERSGames played in goal ..........................................................Donovan Ricketts - 73Games started in goal ..........................................................Donovan Ricketts - 73Minutes played in goal ...................................................Donovan Ricketts - 6,518Wins .....................................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 28Saves .................................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 223Shutouts ..............................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 23

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPLAYERSGoals: ............................................................ 2, 28x (last: Valeri, 3/18/17, vs. HOU) Valeri, Adi, 3/3/17 vs. Minnesota Valeri, 7/17/16 vs. Seattle 44’, 50’ Valeri, 6/26/16 vs. Houston (82’, 91’) Adi, 4/16/16 vs. San Jose (65’, 99’) Adi, 3/19/16 vs. Real Salt Lake (79’, 84’) Nagbe, 10/25/15 vs. Colorado (5’, 33’) Adi, 10/18/15 at LA Galaxy (65’, 68’) Adi, 9/26/15 at Columbus (28’, 50’) Adi, 6/28/15 vs. Seattle (74’, 76’) Adi, 6/6/15 vs. New England (86’, 89’) Adi, 3/15/15 vs. LA Galaxy (31’, 90’) Valeri, 10/8/14 vs. San Jose (51’, 73’) Wallace, 10/4/14 at San Jose (71’, 74’) Adi, 9/20/14 vs. Vancouver (66’, 69’) Adi, 8/24/14 vs. Seattle (73’, 90+1’) Adi, 6/7/14 at Real Salt Lake (36’, 45’) Adi, 5/28/14 at Chivas USA (65’, 71’) Urruti, 5/24/14 at New York (45’, 74’) Chara, 4/5/14 vs. Seattle (9’, 55’) Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (16’, 29’) R. Johnson 4/6/13 vs. Houston (55’, 73’) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (55’, 71’) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (45’, 62’) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (3’, 70’) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (48’, 65’) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’)

Assists: .......................................................3, 3x (last: Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose)

Points: ..........................5, 5x, (last: Valeri, 3/3/17 vs. Minnesota (2 goals, 1 assist) Shots: ........................................................................ 9, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose

Shots on Goal: ........................................................... 5, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose

Corner Kicks: ................................................17, Valeri, 3/19/16 vs. Real Salt Lake

Offsides: ...............................................5, 11x (last: Adi, 8/16/14 vs. New England)

Fouls Committed: ..................................................... 7, Chara, 5/7/16 at Vancouver

Fouls Suffered:..................................................... 7, Nagbe, 10/25/15 vs. Colorado

Cautions/Yellow Cards: ........................... 2, 2x (last: Valeri 04/16/16 vs. San Jose)

Ejections/Red Cards: .................... 1, 16x (last: Chara vs. Sporting Kansas City, 12) Asprilla, 6/1/16 vs. San Jose (45+1) Valeri, 4/7/16 vs. San Jose ((90+5) Chara, 8/5/15 vs. Houston (90+1’) W. Johnson, 7/18/15 vs. Vancouver (90+5’) Ridgewell, 6/24/15 vs. LA Galaxy (78’) Powell, 5/17/14 vs. Columbus (34’) Ricketts, 3/22/14 at Colorado, (71’) Zemanski, 8/30/13 at Real Salt Lake, (45+3’) Kah, 7/7/13 at Columbus (11’) Chara, 7/7/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (74’) Palmer, 6/24/12 vs. Seattle (90’+2) Alhassan, 9/24/11 at New York (64’) Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose (90’) Brunner, 7/10/11 vs. Seattle (81’)

GOALKEEPERSShots Faced: ........................................................13 Gleeson, 5/7/16 at VancouverSaves: ..................................................................11 Gleeson, 5/7/16 at VancouverGoals Allowed: ....................................5, 3x (last: Kwarasey, 6/24/15 at LA Galaxy) Perkins, 7/21/12 at FC Dallas Perkins, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy

* - as of March 23, 2017

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017

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QUOTESPortland Timbers head coach Caleb PorterOn the team’s performance in the second half...“I think it shows the heart they have. The hunger they have. The fight they have. And it’s every single player on the pitch. Every single player. Obviously there are certain guys who fight because it’s in their DNA, but you need fight out of guys like [Sebastián] Blanco and guys like Darlington [Nagbe] and [Diego] Valeri. I was really proud of the entire team, but I was really proud in the second half with those three guys in particular because it’s not always natural for those guys to want to dig and fight and grind and battle. I thought the whole team did that, but we got it out of everybody and that was the main reason we were on the ball so much because we kept winning it back with our pressure and I thought we just played with a real edge, a real ruthlessness that I’ve been wanting to see and we showed that. So I’m real pleased with obviously that second half and to be honest with you the entire game we were pretty good. The PK was tough, but we got one as well so that kind of washes out. But the only takeaway for me is we have to manage that one counter attack better, but outside of that I thought we were excellent the majority of the 90 minutes.”

Portland Timbers forward Fanendo AdiOn the come-from-behind victory…“It means a lot. Even though we were down 2-1 in the first half, but we talked at halftime about putting them under pressure and that’s exactly what we did. We pressed very high, and everyone put in a lot of work. It’s great to come back from 2-1 down to win the game 4-2.”

PREVIOUS MATCH - PORTLAND TIMBERS VS HOUSTON DYNAMO (W 4-2)

BOX SCORE

Portland Timbers (3-0-0, 9pts) vs. Houston Dynamo (2-1-0, 6pts)March 18, 2017 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F Houston Dynamo 2 0 2Portland Timbers 1 3 4

Scoring Summary:POR: Valeri (Penalty kick), 11, Valeri (Valentin, Adi), 58, Guzmán, 66, Adi (Guzmán), 88HOU: Torres (Penalty kick), 38, Quioto (Elis), 45+2

Lineups & Stats:POR: GK Gleeson, D Powell, D Olum, D Miller, D Valentin, M Guzmán, M Chara, M Blanco, M Valeri ©, M Nagbe, F Adi

Substitutes Not Used: GK Attinella, D Myers, D Okugo, M Zemanski, M Barmby, M Asprilla, F Mattocks

TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Adi, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Adi, 4); FOULS: 8 (Guzmán, 2); OFF-SIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4

MATCH RECAPBehind three second-half goals, the Portland Timbers recorded their third win of the season with a 4-2 win against the Houston Dynamo at Providence Park on March 18. With the win, the Timbers are unbeaten in their first three league games, continuing the team’s strongest start to a season in the club’s MLS era.

Midfielder Diego Valeri recorded his second brace in three games played, while forward Fanendo Adi and midfielder David Guzmán each added a goal and an assist. Portland has scored 10 goals so far this season, marking the most goals scored through the first three games to start a season across all eras in club history (since 1975).

The Timbers (3-0-0, 9pts) scored just 11 minutes into the match when Valeri convert-ed from the penalty spot, blasting his effort down the middle after defender DeMarcus Beasley was called for a handball in the box.

Following the Timbers opening finish, Houston (2-1-0, 6pts) managed to score a pair of goals late in the first half, with forward Erick Torres scoring a penalty kick in the 38th minute, before forward Romell Quioto scored two minutes into stoppage time.

Attacking early in the second half, Portland found the equalizing goal when Valeri scored his second goal of the game in the 58th minute, tallying his fourth finish of the season. The goal took place after defender Zarek Valentin’s cross into the area found Valeri on the edge of the six-yard box, with the midfielder whipping a header into the far corner to bring the home side level.

With the finish, Valeri has scored the second-most goals in the league to start the season. Portland took the lead in the 66th minute when a clever pass from midfielder Darlington Nagbe resulted in Guzmán’s first goal for the Timbers. With two minutes remaining in the game, Portland extended its lead when Adi turned and fired from inside the 18-yard box, scoring his third goal of the season.

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NOTES• Saturday’s game marked the 109th consecutive sellout for the Timbers at

Providence Park.• The Timbers have won seven consecutive home matches, dating back to the

2016 season, marking the longest home winning streak in the club’s MLS era. • For the first time in the club’s MLS era, Portland has won their first three

matches of the season. • Portland is unbeaten in its last five home matches against Houston, with a

4-0-1 record. • Portland is the only MLS Western Conference team to start the 2017 season

with three wins. The team also has a plus-seven goal difference.• Portland has scored 10 goals through three matches. The 10 goals is the most

the club has scored in the first three matches of the season in all eras of the club (since 1975), passing the previous mark of seven set in 2005.

• Portland held the Dynamo to just one shot in the second half of the match. It is just the third time the Timbers have held an opponent to one shot in the second half of an MLS match.

• Diego Valeri scored his sixth career brace and second brace this season for the Timbers. In the match, Valeri became the fourth Timbers player to score at least 40 goals for the club, joining Fanendo Adi, John Bain, and Byron Alvarez.

• Valeri has scored five goals against the Houston Dynamo, which ties for the most goals he has scored against a single club (Chivas USA).

• Dating back to last season, Adi has scored in seven consecutive home matches for the Timbers. Portland has won all seven of those matches.

• David Guzmán scored his first goal for the Timbers. Guzmán also notched his first assist of his Portland career in the match.

• Zarek Valentin made his 2017 season debut in the match, delivering the third assist of his MLS career.


ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES

Saturday’s match marks the eighth regular-season match between the Timbers and Crew SC, with Portland unbeaten in its last three league matches against Columbus. In the lone fixture between the two teams last season, Portland reg-istered a 2-1 win on opening day, with forward Fanendo Adi and midfielder Di-ego Valeri each scoring for Portland on March 6, 2016. The Timbers and Crew SC have only met once in the MLS postseason, with Portland defeating Columbus 2-1 in the 2015 MLS Cup final at MAPFRE Stadium to win the club’s first MLS championship. Forward Fanendo Adi and midfielder Federico Higuaín are tied for the most goals scored in the series, with both players tallying three goals.

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS

ALL-TIME RECORDRegular Season: 3-2-2; Home: 2-0-2; Away: 1-2-0May 21, 2011 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 1, Columbus 0July 23, 2011 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)Columbus 1, Portland 0May 5, 2012 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 0, Columbus 0July 7, 2013 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)Columbus 1, Portland 0May 17, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 3, Columbus 3Sept. 26, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)Portland 2, Columbus 1March 6, 2016 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 2, Columbus 1

LAST TIME VS. COLUMBUS

The Portland Timbers opened the 2016 regular season with a 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew SC before a sold-out crowd of 21,144 fans at Providence Park on March.

Portland Timbers 2, Columbus Crew SC 1March 6, 2016 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR: Valeri, 23, Adi, 79CLB: Higuaín (Finlay), 68

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 19 6 10 1 8POR 20 3 13 1 5

LINEUPSPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Ridgewell ©, D Borchers, D Taylor, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Jewsbury, 87), F Melano, F Adi, F Asprilla

CLB: GK Clark, D Afful, D Parkhurst © (Casey 85), D Sauro, D Francis, M Tchani, M Trapp, M Jiménez (Meram, 67), M Higuaín, M Finlay (Cedrick, 81), F Kamara

LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

PLAYERSConsecutive Games with Goal: ..............................4, Valeri, July 18-Aug. 16, 2016Consecutive Games with Assist: ............4, 3x (last: Valeri, Aug. 30-Sept. 20, 2014)Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011Consecutive Games with Shot: ................. 18, Valeri, June 20, 2015-Oct. 18, 2015Consecutive Games with SOG: ..............................10, Valeri, June 1-Aug. 16, 2014Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011Consecutive Games with Offside: .....8, 2x (last: R. Johnson, Mar. 3-Apr. 27, 2013)Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: .........22, Nagbe, Aug. 25, 2013-May 24, 2014

Consecutive Games with Caution: ..................3, 5x (last: Chara, May 16-27, 2015) Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012 Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011

Consecutive Games with Ejection: ............... 1, 8x (last: Ricketts, March 22, 2014) Zemanski, Aug. 30, 2013 Kah, July 7, 2013 Chara, July 7, 2012 Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011

Consecutive Starts: ...................................60, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-May 28, 2014Consecutive Minutes: .................... 2868, Ridgewell, July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015

GOALKEEPERSScoreless Streak (minutes): ....... 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7, 2013)Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013Consecutive Starts: ................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

SERIES LEADERS

PORTLAND COLUMBUSGoals 3 Fanendo Adi 3 Federico HiguaínAssists 2 Jewsbury/Valeri 3 Federico HiguaínShots 16 Darlington Nagbe 14 Federico HiguaínShots on Goal 4 Three players tied 3 Four players tiedFouls Committed 16 Diego Chara 8 Bernardo Añor Fouls Suffered 15 Darlington Nagbe 8 Eddie Gaven

Wins 2 Adam Kwarasey 1 Gruenebaum/LampsonShutouts 2 Troy Perkins 2 Andy GruenebaumSaves 7 Donovan Ricketts 13 Steve ClarkGoals Allowed 4 Donovan Ricketts 7 Steve Clark

Cautions 3 Diego Chara 2 Federico HiguaínEjections 1 Kah/Powell n/a

MATCH PREVIEW The Portland Timbers will travel to MAPFRE Stadium to take on Columbus Crew SC on Saturday, March 25. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. (Pacific), the March 25 match will be broadcast live on ROOT SPORTS with local radio broadcasts on 750 AM/102.9 FM The Game (English) and La GranD 1150 AM/93.5 FM (Spanish). The Timbers head into Saturday’s fixture after picking up a 4-2 win against the Houston Dynamo on March 18, continuing the team’s strongest start to an MLS season in the club’s MLS era. Midfielder Diego Valeri recorded a brace, while forward Fanendo Adi and midfielder David Guzmán each tallied a goal and an assist in the second half. Columbus Crew SC ventures into the game coming off a 2-0 win against D.C. United, compiling a 1-1-1 record through three games.


SCOUTING COLUMBUSColumbus Crew SC enters Saturday’s match with four points through three games played, producing a 1-1-1 record to start the season. After opening the season with a 1-1 draw against Chicago on March 4, and a 3-1 loss against the Houston Dynamo on March 11, Crew SC picked up its first win of the season in a 2-0 victory against Eastern Conference side D.C. United last weekend. Midfielder Federico Higuaín and forward Ola Kamara each scored in the road win against D.C. United. Through three games played, Kamara leads the team in goals scored (2), with midfielder Justin Meram leading the way for assists (2). Overall, Crew SC has found goals from three different players.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

With a win against Columbus, the Timbers would be the eighth team in MLS history to start a season with four straight wins. Additionally, with a win or a draw, the Timbers would be undefeated through its first four games for first time in the club’s MLS history.

Following his next finish, Darlington Nagbe, who has recorded 24 goals since joining the Timbers, will move into a tie for ninth place for goals scored in club history across all eras (since 1975). Additionally, with one more assist, Nagbe, who has 27 career assists, will move into fifth place in club history across all eras (since 1975) for assists.

With his next MLS goal, forward Fanendo Adi will move into a tie for the most goals scored across all eras of the club (since 1975). Adi currently has 44 league goals for Portland, while John Bain ranks first with 45 goals.

FINAL THIRD

So far this season, the Portland Timbers have taken 86 touches in their oppo-nent’s penalty area. No other MLS team has taken more than 70 touches in the opposing team’s penalty area.

AWAY FORM

Dating back to the start of the 2014 MLS season, the Timbers rank tied for the second-most away wins in MLS (15) during that stretch, along with FC Dallas (15) and Toronto FC (15). Since 2014, Seattle Sounders FC rank as the only team with more away wins than the Timbers, with the Cascadia side picking up 16 road wins over the past four seasons.

FIRST AND LAST

So far this season, the Timbers rank tied with Atlanta United for the most goals scored in the first 15 minutes, with Portland scoring three times in the opening portion of matches in 2017. Conversely, Portland also ranks first in MLS for the most goals scored in the final 15 minutes of matches, scoring four times in the final moments of the game.

FEWEST LOSSES

Since 2013, the Timbers have lost the second-fewest games in MLS in regular season action (39), and the second-fewest in the Western Conference, ranking tied with the New York Red Bulls (39). During that stretch, only the LA Galaxy (37) have lost fewer matches in regular-season play.

STRIKE RATE

Dating back to the 2015 season, Portland has scored at least once in 20 con-secutive regular-season home matches, the longest current streak in MLS. Over that span, the Timbers have posted a 15-3-2 home record with 48 goals scored and a plus-23 goals against average. Additinally, Fanendo Adi has scored in seven straight home games, with Portland winning all seven of those matches at Providence Park.

EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP

Since the beginning of the 2016 season, Portland Timbers forward Fanendo Adi and midfielder Diego Valeri have combined to score 37 goals in 37 regular-sea-son games played. Valeri and Adi’s 37 finishes rank eight more than any other set of current MLS teammates during that span, with Toronto FC’s Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco combining for 29.

TIMBERS INJURY REPORTOUT: Gbenga Arokoyo (achilles)QUESTIONABLE: Vytas (calf), Liam Ridgewell (foot)

* As of March 23, 2017

FACING CREW SCThe Timbers are unbeaten in their last four matches (3-0-1) played against Crew SC, including the MLS Cup playoffs, averaging 2.3 goals per game during that stretch. With a win against Columbus, the Timbers will record four straight wins against Crew SC, including the MLS Cup playoffs. Additionally, with a win, the Timbers would be the eighth team in MLS history to start with four straight wins.

CLUTCH FACTOROver the last three seasons, the Timbers have been one of the most fouled teams in the league, with Portland suffering the second-most fouls in MLS. Dat-ing back to the start of the 2015 MLS season, the Timbers have won 918 fouls in regular-season play. During that stretch, the only team to suffer more fouls in regular-season action is the San Jose Earthquakes, with the Western Confer-ence team suffering 938 fouls.

SPREADING THE WEALTH

Through three games played, a total of seven different Timbers players have been credited with at least one assist in 2017, with Diego Valeri and Darlington Nagbe tallying a team-high two assists. Among all 10 Western Conference teams, 19 players have had an assist this season. Additionally, the Timbers lead MLS for assists (9), averaging 3.0 assists per game.

GOAL DIFFERENCEWith the second-most goals scored (10) in MLS through three weeks of action, the Timbers currently have the second-highest goal difference (+7) heading into the match against Columbus after producing a four-goal performance against the Houston Dynamo on March 18.


JEFF ATTINELLA - GK1Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 DOB: 09/29/88Birthplace: Clearwater, Fla.Acquired: Trade with Minnesota United FC, 12/20/2016Last MLS win: 04/02/2016 RSL at SKCLast MLS shutout: 07/18/15 RSL vs. HOU

2016: Appeared in four games (4 starts) with Real Salt Lake, logging eight saves in 360 minutes played.2015: Matched his career high for regular-season games played with 10 appearances (10 starts), recording 40 saves made.2014: Set a career high for games played in the regular season, earning 10 starts in 10 games played, while also logging a career-high 45 saves and three shutouts.2013: Played in five games (four starts) in his debut MLS season, recording 399 minutes played.

VYTAS ANDRIUSKEVICIUS - D5Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 10/08/90Birthplace: Alytus, LithuaniaAcquired: Signed on July 14, 2016Last MLS goal: 08/28/16 vs. SEALast MLS assist: 03/03/17 vs. MIN

2017: Recorded an assist in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota United FC.2016: Made 11 regular-season appearances (10 starts) after joining the team midway through the season ... Scored his first career MLS goal in a 4-2 win against Seattle on Aug. 28 ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 33 for creating two penalty kicks in a 1-0 win against Colorado on Oct. 16 ... Made his Timbers MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on July 31 ... Earned his first MLS start in a 3-0 win against Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 7 ... Started and played 90 minutes in three CONCACAF Champions League matches for the Timbers. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 25 caps with the Lithuanian National Team, including six starts during 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying against teams such as Euro 2016 finalists England, Switzerland and Russia ... Named to the Lithuania National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Scotland on Oct. 10 and Malta on Oct. 11, before earning a cap against Slovakia on Nov. 11.

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Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94Birthplace: St. Thomas, JamaicaAcquired: Signed from Portmore United FC, 12/08/14 Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 08/21/16 at SEA

2017: Played 90 minutes for a third consecutive match (March 3-18) in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18.2016: Appeared in 23 MLS regular-season matches (23 starts) for Portland ... Started and logged 90 minutes in each of the first six games (March 6-April 13), before miss-ing 10 games due to a wrist injury ... Recorded an assist against Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 21 ... Started and played 90 minutes in three 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League matches ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on March 25 and March 29 and Sept. 2.2015: Played every minute of the MLS Cup Playoffs (570 minutes) ... Logged 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Played 90 minutes in both Western Conference Championship matches against FC Dallas (Nov. 22 and Nov. 29) ... Logged 90 minutes in each of Portland’s two Western Conference Semifinal matches against Vancouver (Nov. 1 and Nov. 8) ... Played 120 minutes in a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Started 31 of the team’s 34 regular season matches ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sept. 4 and Sept. 8 against Nicaragua ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 23 ... Tallied an assist on June 6 against New England.INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 22 caps for the Jamaica National Team ... Named to the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers March 25-29 and Sept. 2 ... Featured in a friendly against the U.S. Men’s National Team Feb. 3.

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CHANCE MYERS - D4Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 12/07/87Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, Calif.Acquired: Signed as a free agent on 01/23/2017Last MLS goal: 04/27/13 SKC vs. PORLast MLS assist: 03/12/16 SKC vs. VAN

2016: Played in 11 matches for Sporting Kansas City, recording six starts ... Recorded an assist in a 2-1 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 12 ... Started in five consecutive matches (March 6-April 9), recording 90 minutes in three of those matches.2015: Appeared in 13 matches (10 starts), recording 840 minutes played ... Played 90 minutes in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final, recording an assist in Sporting Kansas City’s championship victory.


DARLINGTON NAGBE - M6Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90Birthplace: Monrovia, LiberiaAcquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11Pronunciation: NAG-beLast MLS goal: 05/22/16 POR vs. VANLast MLS assist: 03/18/17 POR vs. HOU

2017: Notched his second assist in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18 ... Started and played 90 minutes in the team’s 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Recorded his first assist of the season in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota on March 3.2016: Appeared in 27 MLS regular-season games (27 starts) ... Scored his 24th career MLS goal in a 4-2 win against Vancouver on May 22 ... Recorded the second-most assists on the team (5) ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 12 ... Scored the game-winning goal in the team’s 2-1 win against C.D. Dragon in CONCA-CAF Champions League play on Sept. 27 ... Called up to the U.S. Men’s Natioal Team March 25-29 and Sept. 2-6.2015: Tallied an assist in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in the first leg of the Conference Championship on Nov. 22 ... Earned the MLS Individual Fair Play Award ... Started 33 of the team’s 34 matches ... Was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 34 ... Registered three goals in the last two regular-season games ... Netted a brace and an assist in a 4-1 win against Colorado on Oct. 25 ... Tallied a goal, his third of the sea-son, in a 5-2 win against the LA Galaxy on Oct. 18 ... Registered a goal in a 2-2 draw against Houston on Aug. 21 ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4.INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 12 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, making his debut as a sub against St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Nov. 13, 2015. Recorded his first international goal in 1-0 victory against Ecuador on May 25, 2016. Most recently started for the U.S. Men’s National Team against Serbia on Jan. 29.

ROY MILLER - D7Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 DOB: 11/24/84Birthplace: San Jose, Costa RicaAcquired: Transfer from Deportivo Saprissa, 0104/17Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: 09/20/14 NY vs SEA

2017: Logged 90 minutes for a second consecutive match in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18 ... Made his Timbers debut on March 12, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 shutout win against the LA Galaxy at the StubHub Center.

Prior to joining the Timbers, Miller made more than 275 professional appearances since beginning his career in 2003, including six seasons in MLS. A native of San Jose, Costa Rica, Miller comes to Portland after spending the past two seasons in the Costa Rica Primera Division with Club Deportivo Saprissa, making 48 appearances (48 starts) and scoring four goals across all competitions. In 2016, Miller helped Saprissa win its 33rd Primera Division Championship, claiming the 2016 Torneo de Invierno title, while making four appearances (4 starts) in the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

DIEGO VALERI - M8Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, ArgentinaAcquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Desig-nated Player, 08/06/13Last MLS goal: 03/18/17 POR vs. HOULast MLS assist: 03/12/17 POR @ LA

2017: Tallied his second brace of the season in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18 ... Recorded an assist for a second straight game in a 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Recorded two goals and one assist in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota on March 3, earning MLS Player of the Week and Team of the Week honors.2016: Appeared in 30 regular-season games (30 starts) for the team ... Scored the second-most goals on the team (14), while recording the most assists on the team (7) ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors three times ... Scored a brace in a 3-1 win against Seattle on July 17 ... Scored a brace and recorded an assist in a 3-2 comeback win against Houston on June 26 ... Scored the opening goal of the season in the team’s 2-1 win against Columbus Crew SC on March 6 ... Started and played 90 minutes in three CONCACAF Champions League matches, scoring two goals.2015: Tallied the game-opening goal, the quickest in MLS Cup history, in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Selected as MLS Cup MVP ... Registered four assists in five playoffs matches, tied for the most in the postseason ... Tallied a pair of assists in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Tallied his eighth assist of the season in a 5-2 win against the LA Galaxy on Oct. 18 ... Tallied an assist in three consecutive matches Aug. 15-30 ... Netted a goal against Vancouver on July 18 ...INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps with Argentina ... Earned first cap March 16, 2011, in a win against Venezuela ... Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011.

FANENDO ADI - F9Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 DOB: 10/10/90Birthplace: Lagos, NigeriaAcquired: Contract purchased from Danish club FC Copenhagen as a Designated Player, 06/23/14Last MLS goal: 03/18/17 POR vs. HOULast MLS assist: 05/7/16 POR @ VAN

2017: Scored his 44th league goal for the Timbers in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Recorded a brace in the final two minutes of the game in a 5-1 win against Minnesota on March 3, earning MLS Team of the Week honors.2016: Made 33 regular-season appearances (30 starts) ... Scored a team-high 16 goals for a second consecutive season ... Earned MLS Player of the Month honors for April ... Scored in six of the Timbers final seven home games (July 23 - Oct. 16) ... Scored in back-to-back games against Seattle (Aug. 21-28) ... Scored two goals in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 14 and Sept. 27 ... Scored the game-winning goal in Porltand’s 2-1 win against Columbus Crew SC.2015: Scored his second goal of playoffs in the second leg of the Western Confer-ence Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Tallied a goal in Portland’s 2-0 win over Vancouver in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8, also registered an assist in the match ... Scored in the last three regular-season games ... Tallied his fifth multi-goal game of the season on Oct. 18 against the LA Galaxy, also recording an assist in the match ... Registered his 13th goal, a penalty kick, in a 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14 ... Set a Timbers MLS single-season club record for goals in a season (12), tallying his fourth multi-goal game of 2015 in a 2-1 win against Columbus on Sept. 26 ... Tallied a brace, including the game-winning goal, against the New England Revolution on June 6.


SEBASTIAN BLANCO - M10Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 DOB: 03/15/88Birthplace: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAcquired: Transfer from San Lorenzo on 02/02/17Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: 03/03/17 POR vs. MIN

2017: Started his third straight game (March 3-18) in a 4-2 win against the Dynamo on March 18 ... Recorded his first MLS assist in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota on March 3. INTERNATIONAL: Blanco has two caps with the Argentina National Team, making his debut with Argentina on May 20, 2009, in a 3-1 win over Panama. Blanco scored his first goal for the national team in a 4-0 win over Haiti on May 5, 2010.

BEN ZEMANSKI - M14Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 DOB: 05/12/88Birthplace: Akron, OhioAcquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/13/13Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHILast MLS assist: 05/22/16 POR vs. VAN

2017: Made his first appearance of the season, playing 51 minutes in a 1-0 win against the Galaxy.2016: Appeared in 16 of the team’s 34 regular-season matches (11 starts) ... Started in nine consecutive games (May 15-July 13), playing 90 minutes in eight of those nine fixtures ... Recorded an assist in a 4-2 win against Vancouver on May 22.2015: Sustained a ruptured ACL in his right knee during a preseason match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 22 ... Did not make an appearance during the regular season while recovering.2014: Made seven starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a goal and an assist in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a starter in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19.

LAWRENCE OLUM - D/M13Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 DOB: 07/10/84Hometown: Nairobi, KenyaAcquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 02/03/17Last MLS goal: 03/03/17 POR vs. MINLast MLS assist: 04/27/16 SKC @ VAN

2017: Made his third straight start (March 3-18), playing 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 5-1 win against Minnesota on March 3. 2016: Appeared in 19 regular-season games (17 starts) for Sporting Kansas City ... Recorded two goals and one assist ... Scored in two matches against FC Dallas (April 17 and June 19).2015: Spent one season in Malaysia with Kedah FA, making six appearances. 2014: Made a career-high 25 regular-season appearances (21) starts for Sporting Kansas City, recording two goals and one assist ... The 2014 MLS campaign marked the third consecutive 20-game plus season for Olum.

DARREN MATTOCKS - M11Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 DOB: 09/02/1990Birthplace: Portmore, JamaicaAcquired: Trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 03/14/16Last MLS goal: 04/13/16 POR vs. DALLast MLS assist: 09/17/16 POR vs. PHI

2017: Made his second consecutive appearance in a 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Recorded his first appearance of the season in a 5-1 win against Minnesota on March 3. 2016: Made 19 regular-season appearances (12 starts) for the team ... Scored the team’s lone goal against FC Dallas on April 13 ... Recorded three assists ... Tallied two assists in a game for the first time in his MLS career in a 2-1 win against Philadelphia on Sept. 17 ... Made his Timbers debut in the 89th minute in a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake on March 19 ... Acquired in a trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 14.2015: Registed 22 appearances (9 starts) for Vancouver ... Logged three goals and one assist in 848 minutes played... Came on as a substitute and scored in a 3-0 win against the Philadelphia Union on May 9... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on April 18... Recorded a goal and assist in 2-2 draw with Columbus Crew SC on April 8.INTERNATIONAL: Has scored 12 goals in 31 appearances for Jamaica... Selected to Jamaica’s Copa America and CONCACAF Gold Cup rosters in 2015, recording goals in a 2-1 win over the United States in the semifinal and against Mexico in the Gold Cup final.


ZAREK VALENTIN - D16Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 DOB: 08/06/91Birthplace: Lancaster, Penn.Acquired: Trade with Montreal Impact, 01/12/16Pronunciation: ZAIR-ek val-en-TEENLast MLS goal: 07/23/16 POR vs. LALast MLS assist: 03/18/17 vs. HOU

2017: Recorded his first assist of the season in his first start in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18.2016: Made 20 appearances (18 starts) for the team in the regular season ... Scored the team’s lone goal against the LA Galaxy on July 23 ... Started and played 90 minutes in 10 consecutive matches (April 16-June 18) ... Recorded an assist against FC Dallas on Sept. 3.2015: Made 24 appearances with Bodø/Glimt in Norway’s top flight ... Scored one goal in league play. 2014: Featured three times for Bodø/Glimt in his first full season with the team.2013: Joined Bodø/Glimt on loan from the Montreal Impact ... Appeared in 28 games, scoring one goal ... Played a key role in the team’s promotion to Norway’s first divi-sion, Tippeligaen. International: Attended training camps in December and January with the U23 U.S. National Team, in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games … Played in 29 games with the U20 U.S. National Team, and also suited up for the U18, U17 and U15 squads …Was part of the Milk Cup-winning U.S. side in Northern Ireland in 2010.

JEREMY EBOBISSE - F17Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 DOB: 02/14/97Birthplace: Bethesda, Md.Acquired: Selected in the first round (No. 4 overall) in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/17Pronunciation: EE-BO-bis-seeLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

Selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round, the team’s highest draft pick since taking midfielder Darlington Nagbe with the second overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft ... Played two seasons with Duke University (2014-2015) before sign-ing a contract with MLS in 2016. ... Ebobisse tallied nine goals and seven assists in 38 games played (30 starts) in two seasons with Duke.INTERNATIONAL: Helped the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team win its first-ever CON-CACAF U-20s Championship, qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-20s World Cup on March 5.

15Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 DOB: 11/01/92Birthplace: Kabba, NigeriaPronunciation: ben-GAH ar-roh-COY-yoAcquired: Signed on Aug. 2, 2016Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2016: Made his MLS debut with the Timbers on Oct. 23, 2016, appearing as a substi-tute in Portland’s regular-season match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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AMOBI OKUGO - D/M18Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 DOB: 03/13/91Birthplace: Hayward, Calif.Acquired: Signed May 16, 2016Last MLS goal: 10/02/14 PHI vs. CHI Last MLS assist: 08/08/2015 SKC @ TOR

2016: Made four appearances (2 starts) for the team in the regular season ... Played 90 minutes in back-to-back matches against Sporting Kansas City (Aug. 21-28) ... Played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win against San Jose in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 14.2015: After appearing in 15 games (9 starts) for Orlando City SC, Okugo was acquired by Sporting Kansas City via trade in late July and made three appearances for them. INTERNATIONAL: Mainstay with the U.S. Youth National Teams ... Made three appear-ances with the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during CONCACAF Olympic qualifying in 2012, also earning caps with the U-20s at the 2009 CONCACAF Championships and recording consecutive starts in 2011 U-20 World Cup qualifying games against Suri-name and Guatemala ... Played with the U-18s at the 2009 Australian Youth Festival, scoring two goals in three games.


JACK BARMBY - M23Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 11/14/94Birthplace: Harlow, Essex, EnglandAcquired: Loan from Leicester City FCLast MLS goal: 04/27/16 @ NELast MLS assist: n/a

2016: Appeared in 19 MLS matches (2 starts) in his first season with the team ... Scored his first MLS goal in a 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution on April 27, while recording 28 minutes as a substitute ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut, starting and playing the full 90 minutes against Orlando City SC on April 3 ... Acquired on loan from English Premier League team Leicester City on March 9.INTERNATIONAL: Barmby has represented England at the U-16, U-18, U-19 and U-20 levels, scoring two goals in 10 appearances.

20Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 DOB: 02/18/90Birthplace: San Jose, Costa RicaAcquired: Transfer from Deportivo Saprissa, 12/22/16Pronunciation: Dah-veedLast MLS goal: 03/18/17 POR vs. HOULast MLS assist: n/a

2017: Scored his first MLS goal in a 4-2 win against Houston on March 18 ... Made his second start of the season in a 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Started and played 90 minutes in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota United FC on March 3. INTERNATIONAL: Guzmán also has earned 25 caps with the Costa Rica National Team since making his senior team debut in 2010, representing Costa Rica at the 2011 Copa America, the 2011 and 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cups and recent 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

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DIEGO CHARA- M21Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86Birthplace: Cali, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 04/13/11Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-ahLast MLS goal: 03/12/17 POR @ LALast MLS assist: 08/28/16 POR vs. SEA

2017: Played 90 minutes for the third straight game in the team’s 4-2 win against Houston on March 18 ... Scored his first regular-season goal since Oct. 18, 2015, in a 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Started and played 90 minutes in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota United FC on March 3. 2016: Appeared in 30 regular-season matches (30 starts) ... Recorded his 175th career start on Oct. 16 against the Colorado Rapids ... Named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 1 and Week 5 ... Logged 90 minutes for 18 regular-season matches (March 6-July 10) ... Recorded his first assist of the season in a 4-2 win against Seattle on Aug. 28.2015: Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Tallied a goal in a 2-0 win against Vancouver in the second leg of the Western Con-ference Semifinals on Nov. 8 ... Was named Players’ Player of the Year and Support-ers’ Player of the Year ... Logged his first goal off a header in a 5-2 win against the LA Galaxy on Oct. 18, earning MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 33 with Portland. INTERNATIONAL: Joined the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior debut on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota.

VICTOR ARBOLEDA - M19Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 DOB: 01/01/97Birthplace: El Cerrito, ColombiaAcquired: Signed from Portland Timbers 2, 01/12/17Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2016: Recorded four goals and two assists in 25 games played (20 starts) with T2 tallying the third-most points (10) on the team ... Scored the quickest goal in T2 history (41 seconds) against Arizona United SC on April 30 ... Made his first start for T2, playing 62 minutes against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on April 8 ... Made his first T2 and USL appear-ance, entering as a second-half substitute against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on April 2.


KENDALL MCINTOSH - GK43Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 01/24/94Birthplace: Santa Rosa, Calif.Acquired: Signed from Portland Timbers 2, 01/12/17 Last MLS win: n/aLast MLS shutout: n/a

2016: Appeared in 18 games (18 starts) with T2 in 2016 ... Recorded a 1.17 goals against average ... Tallied eight wins in goal for T2, including a team-high four shutouts.

DAIRON ASPRILLA - M27Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/25/92Birthplace: Istmina, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 12/8/14Pronunciation: DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ahLast MLS goal: 05/22/16 POR vs. VANLast MLS assist: 11/29/15 POR @ DAL (PLAYOFFS)

2017: Recorded his second appearance in a 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Made his first appearance of the season in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota on March 3. 2016: Appeared in nine matches (6 starts) ... Scored in a 4-2 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 22 ... Loaned to Millonarios FC on June 30.2015: Logged 31 minutes as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Registered his third assist of the playoffs in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Notched a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in first leg of the conference championship on Nov. 22 ... Logged 29 minutes in a scoreless draw against Vancouver in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 1 ... Tallied the game-tying assist in the 118th minute of a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Appeared in 26 games (10 starts) during the regular season ... Tallied an assist in a 4-1 win against Colorado on Oct. 25 ... Tallied his first career goal for the Timbers, the game-winning goal, against New York City FC on April 19 ... Registered his first career MLS assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dal-las on April 4 ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7 against Real Salt Lake, starting and playing 62 minutes.

32Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 11/12/98Birthplace: Portland, Ore.Acquired: Signed as MLS Homegrown Player, 10/14/16Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2017: In his league debut, started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against LA, becoming the youngest player (18 yrs, 120 days) to play in an MLS match for the Timbers.2016: Started in each of his 18 appearances for T2 ... Named to USL Team of the Week for Week 6 ... Made his T2 and USL debut, starting and playing 63 minutes against Swope Park Rangers on March 26. Became the youngest player signing for the Timbers since their inaugural MLS season in 2011, and the first product of the Timbers Academy program to sign a Homegrown Player contract with the MLS club on Oct. 14.

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LIAM RIDGEWELL - D24Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 07/21/84Birthplace: Bexleyheath, EnglandAcquired: Signed, 06/25/14Last MLS goal: 06/01/16 POR vs. SJLast MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

2017: Started and played 90 minutes in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota United FC on March 3.2016: Appeared in 22 regular-season games (22 starts) for the team ... Scored in a 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes for 13 games (May 1-July 17).2015: Captained the Timbers in a 2-1 win over Columbus in MLS Cup ... Missed the second leg of the Western Conference Championship due to a calf strain ... Started and registered the opening goal in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in the first leg of the conference championship on Nov. 22 ... Logged 90 minutes in each of Portland’s two Western Conference Semifinal matches against Vancouver (Nov. 1 and Nov. 8) ... Played 120 minutes in a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the West-ern Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Started 32 of the team’s 34 matches ... Missed match against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 due to league-imposed suspension for caution accumulation ... Helped the club register consecutive shutouts Aug. 2-15 ... Logged 90 minutes, helping the team earn a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Was issued a red card on June 24 against the LA Galaxy, missing the match against Seattle June 28 ... Registered an assist, delivering a long pass to help set up a 90th minute goal by Fanendo Adi in a 2-2 draw against LA on March 15 ... Started 32 straight games from July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015.


JAKE GLEESON - GK90Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 DOB: 06/26/90Birthplace: Wellington, New ZealandAcquired: Signed, 02/17/11Pronunciation: GLEE-sonLast MLS win: 03/03/17 POR vs. MINLast MLS shutout: 03/12/17 POR @ LA

2017: Recorded his third straight win in a 4-2 victory against Houston March 18 ... Tallied his first shutout of the season in a 1-0 win against LA on March 12 ... Recorded his first win of the season in the team’s 5-1 victory against Minnesota on March 3.2016: Made 28 appearances (27 starts) for the team ... Loged the most saves in MLS (118) ... Recorded six shutouts and eight wins ... Made 11 saves against Vancouver on May 7, setting a new Timbers single-game record for saves ... Earned MLS Player of the Week and MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 9 ... Recorded his first start of the season against New England on April 27.2015: Logged three saves, helping Portland register a clean sheet against Vancouver in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 1 ... Made his MLS Cup Playoffs debut Nov. 1 against Vancouver ... Made 20 appearances (all starts) on loan with T2, earning an 8-10-2 record in USL play with three shutouts.INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, com-ing on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

RENNICO CLARKE - D47Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 DOB: 08/27/95Birthplace: Kingston, JamaicaAcquired: Signed from Portland Timbers 2, 01/12/17Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2016: Appeared in 14 games (14 starts) with T2 after recovering from a knee injury sustained during the 2015 USL campaign ... Recorded two goals for T2 in his second season with the club.


GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORESTIMBERS 5 vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC 1March 3, 2017 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Olum (Vytas, Valeri), 14, Valeri (Blanco), 47, Valeri (Penalty kick), 82, Adi (Nagbe), 90+1, Adi, 90+3 • MIN - Ramirez (Venegas), 79

STATSShots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners

POR 13 1 11 3 3MIN 11 1 12 2 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Gleeson, D Powell, D Olum, D Ridgewell ©, D Vytas, M Guzmán, M Chara, M Blanco (Asprilla, 75), M Valeri (Mat-tocks, 85), M Nagbe, F Adi

Subs not used: GK Attinella, D Myers, D Okugo, D Farfan, M Barmby

Referee: Chris PensoWeather: Rain, 48 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at LA GALAXY 0March 12, 2017 • StubHub Center (Carson, Calif.) •Att: 20,982

SCORINGPOR - Chara (Valeri), 8


POR 14 2 15 4 4LA 13 4 16 0 12

LINEUPPOR: GK Gleeson, D Powell, D Olum, D Miller, D Farfan, M Guzmán (Zemanski, 38), M Chara, M Blanco (Asprilla, 88), M Valeri © (Mattocks, 84), M Nagbe, F Adi

Subs not used: GK Attinella, D Myers, D Okugo, M Barmby

Referee: Baldomero ToledoWeather: Sunny, 66 degrees

TIMBERS 4 vs HOUSTON DYNAMO 2March 18, 2017 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Valeri (Penalty kick), 11, Valeri (Valentin, Adi), 58, Guzmán (Nagbe), 66, Adi (Guzmán), 88

HOU - Torres (Penalty kick), 38, Quioto (Elis), 45+2


POR 17 4 8 1 6LA 12 3 8 2 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Gleeson, D Powell, D Olum, D Miller, D Valentin, M Guzmán, M Chara, M Blanco, M Valeri ©, M Nagbe, F Adi

Subs not used: GK Attinella, D Myers, D Okugo, M Zemanski, M Barmby, M Asprilla, F Mattocks

Referee: Allen ChapmanWeather: Clear, 42 degrees


SCORING BREAKDOWNHOME (1 game)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 2 0 0 2 1 4 9Opponents 0 0 2 0 0 1 3

ROAD (0 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TIMBERS GOAL CHART

GOAL SCORERS

KEY

8 Diego Valeri 49 Fanendo Adi 313 Lawrence Olum 121 Diego Chara 121 David Guzman 1

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PENALTY KICKS

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT3/3 82 MIN Valeri Alvbage Goal3/18 11 HOU Valeri Deric Goal

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DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT3/18 38 HOU Torres Gleeson Goal

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NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E8 M Diego Valeri 3 3 261 4 2 10 11 5 2 1 0 4 0 09 F Fanendo Adi 3 3 270 3 1 7 12 8 0 7 5 5 0 013 D Lawrence Olum 3 3 270 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 021 M Diego Chara 3 3 270 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 4 2 2 020 M David Guzman 3 3 219 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 6 5 1 06 M Darlington Nagbe 3 3 270 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 3 6 2 010 M Sebastian Blanco 3 3 255 0 1 1 6 1 11 0 4 4 1 05 D Vytas 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 016 D Zarek Valentin 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02 D Alvas Powell 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 07 D Roy Miller 2 2 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 024 D Liam Ridgewell 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 032 D Marco Farfan 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 027 M Dairon Asprilla 2 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 M/F Darren Mattocks 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 014 M Ben Zemanski 1 0 51 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Own goals received Timbers 3 3 270 10 9 29 44 19 13 8 34 36 8 0 Opponents 3 3 270 3 2 8 36 10 19 4 36 34 5 1 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T90 GK Jake Gleeson 3 3 270 10 7 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 01 GK Jeff Attinella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals committed 1 Timbers 3 3 270 10 7 3 3.0 1 1 1 3 0 0 Opponents 3 3 270 19 8 10 3.3 0 2 2 0 3 0

REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 TTimbers 3 7 10Opponents 2 1 3

CORNERS 1 2 TTimbers 6 7 13Opponents 8 11 19

SHOTS 1 2 TTimbers 11 33 44Opponents 18 18 36

OFFSIDES 1 2 TTimbers 6 2 8Opponents 1 3 4

SOG 1 2 TTimbers 4 15 19Opponents 7 3 10

YELLOW CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 6 2 8Opponents 3 2 5

FOULS COM. 1 2 TTimbers 17 17 34Opponents 21 15 36

RED CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 0 0 0Opponents 1 0 1


TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMarch 3 vs. MIN 1 90 5 4 14 13 6 3 3 11 12 1 0March 12 vs. LA 1 90 1 1 3 14 6 4 4 15 16 2 0 March 18 vs. HOU 1 90 4 4 12 17 7 6 1 8 8 5 0 Totals 3 270 10 9 29 44 19 13 8 34 36 8 0

* - all stats MLS play only

Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMinnesota United FC 1 90 1 1 3 11 2 4 2 12 11 1 0LA Galaxy 1 90 0 0 0 13 2 12 0 16 15 3 1Houston Dynamo 1 90 2 1 5 12 6 3 2 8 8 1 0 Totals 3 270 3 2 8 36 10 19 4 36 34 5 1

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMarch 3 vs. MIN 1 90 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0March 12 vs. LA 1 90 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0March 18 vs. HOU 1 90 6 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 Totals 3 270 10 7 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 0

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMinnesota United FC 1 90 6 1 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 0LA Galaxy 1 90 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Houston 1 90 7 3 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 3 270 19 8 10 7 0 2 2 0 3 0


* - all stats MLS play only

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

INDIVIDUALBraces: 28x (last: Valeri, March 18, 2017 vs. HOU)Hat tricks: n/aQuickest goal: 0:34, Fernández, May 3, 2014 vs. D.C. UnitedQuickest road goal: 4’, Valeri, May 11, 2016 at DallasLatest game-winning goal: 95’ (94:56), Borchers, Aug. 15, 2015 at Real Salt LakeLatest goal: 95’ (99:33), Adi, April 16, 2016 vs. San JoseSubstitue goals: 20x (last: Barmby, April 27, 2016, at New England)Substitute assists: 15x (last: Asprilla, Oct. 25, 2015, vs. Colorado)Goal on home debut: 8x (last: Fernández, March 8, 2014, vs. Philadelphia)

Braces against: 22x (last: Barnes, Oct. 23, 2016 at Vancouver)Hat tricks against: 3x (last: Manotas, Sept. 24, 2016 at Houston)Quickest goal against: 0:28, Séne, March 24, 2012 at New EnglandQuickest goal against at Providence Park: 3’, Cooper, April 5, 2014 vs. SeattleLatest game-winning goal against: 93’, Beckerman, March 31, 2012 vs. RSLSubstitute goals against: 22x (last: Ramirez, March 3 vs Minnesota)Substitute assists against: 25x (last: Maidana, Sept. 24,2016 at Houston)

TEAMLongest overall win streak: 4 games, May 27-June 20, 2015Longest home win streak: 7 games, Aug. 7, 2016-March 18, 2017Longest road win streak: 3 games, 2x (last: Sept. 26-Oct. 18, 2015)Longest overall unbeaten streak: 15 games, March 16-June 23, 2013 Longest home unbeaten streak 22 games, April 6, 2013-June 1, 2014Longest road unbeaten streak: 11 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 23, 2013Longest overall winless streak: 8 games, 2x (last: March 8-May 3, 2014)Longest home winless streak: 6 games - May 29-June 30, 2011Longest road winless streak: 17 games - March 16-Oct. 23, 2016Largest margin of victory: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USALargest margin of defeat: 5 goals, 2x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy)Largest margin overcome: 2 goals, 7x (last: June 26, 2016 vs. Houston, W3-2)Most goals scored: 5 goals, 3x (last: March 3, 2017 at MIN, W 5-1)Most goals against: 5 goals, 3x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy)Most goals in a half: 5 goals, Oct. 18, 2015 at LA Galaxy, second halfMost goals against in a half: 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCESDairon Asprilla - 2Darren Mattocks - 2Ben Zemanski - 1

2017 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON1 Fanendo Adi Nominated

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEKWEEK PLAYER REASON1 Diego Valeri 2G, 1A1 Fanendo Adi 2G3 Diego Valeri 2G3 David Guzmán 1G

Honorable Mention: GK Jake Gleeson (Week 2)

2017 SAVE OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON1 Jake Gleeson Won

2017 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKWEEK PLAYER REASON1 Diego Valeri 2G, 1A


# PLAYER POS HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE9 Adi, Fanendo F 6-4 185 10/10/90 Lagos, Nigeria n/a5 Andriuškevicius, Vytas D 6-2 175 10/08/90 Alytus, Lithuania n/a19 Arboleda, Victor M 5-7 145 01/01/97 El Cerrito, Colombia n/a15 Arokoyo, Gbenga D 6-2 180 11/01/92 Kabba, Nigeria n/a27 Asprilla, Dairon M 5-11 165 05/25/92 Istmina, Colombia n/a1 Attinella, Jeff GK 6-2 190 09/29/88 Clearwater, Fla. Univ. of South Florida23 Barmby, Jack D/M 5-10 165 11/14/94 Harlow, Essex, England n/a10 Blanco, Sebastián M 5-7 150 03/15/88 Buenos Aires, Argentina n/a21 Chara, Diego M 5-8 150 04/05/86 Cali, Colombia n/a47 Clarke, Rennico D 6-4 195 08/27/95 Kingston, Jamaica n/a17 Ebobisse, Jeremy F 6-0 175 02/14/97 Bethesda, Md. Duke University32 Farfan, Marco D 5-9 150 11/12/98 Portland, Ore. n/a90 Gleeson, Jake GK 6-3 200 06/26/90 Wellington, New Zealand n/a20 Guzmán, David M 5-10 175 02/18/90 San Jose, Costa Rica n/a43 McIntosh, Kendall GK 6-0 175 01/24/94 Santa Rosa, Calif. Santa Clara University11 Mattocks, Darren M/F 5-10 155 09/02/92 Portmore, Jamaica Univ. of Akron7 Miller, Roy D 6-2 165 11/24/84 San Jose, Costa Rica n/a4 Myers, Chance D 6-0 165 12/07/87 Thousand Oaks, Calif. UCLA6 Nagbe, Darlington M 5-9 165 07/19/90 Lakewood, Ohio Univ. of Akron18 Okugo, Amobi D/M 6-0 175 03/13/91 Hayward, Calif. UCLA13 Olum, Lawrence D/M 6-2 185 07/18/84 Nairobi, Kenya Missouri Baptist University2 Powell, Alvas D 6-0 165 07/18/94 St. Thomas, Jamaica n/a24 Ridgewell, Liam D 6-2 175 07/21/84 Bexleyheath, England n/a16 Valentin, Zarek D 6-0 170 08/06/91 Lancaster, Penn. Univ. of Akron8 Valeri, Diego M 5-10 165 05/01/86 Valentín Alsina, Argentina n/a14 Zemanski, Ben M 5-11 150 05/12/88 Akron, OH Univ. of Akron

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB1 Jeff Attinella GK United States Minnesota United FC2 Alvas Powell D Jamaica Portmore United (Jamaica)4 Chance Myers D United States Sporting Kansas City5 Vytas Andriuškevicius D vee-tas an-drew-SKA-vi-jus Lithuania SC Cambuur (Netherlands)6 Darlington Nagbe M/F United States Univ. of Akron (NCAA)7 Roy Miller D Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)8 Diego Valeri M Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)9 Fanendo Adi F fah-NEN-doe ah-dee Nigeria FC Copenhagen (Denmark)10 Sebastián Blanco M Argentina San Lorenzo (Argentina)11 Darren Mattocks M/F Jamaica Vancouver Whitecaps FC13 Lawrence Olum D/M Kenya Sporting Kansas City14 Ben Zemanski M United States Chivas USA15 Gbenga Arokoyo D ben-GAH ar-roh-COY-yo Nigeria Gaziantepspor (Turkey)16 Zarek Valentin D ZAIR-ek val-en-TEEN United States Montreal Impact17 Jeremy Ebobisse F EE-BO-bis-see United States Charleston Battery (USL)18 Amobi Okugo D/M Ah-MOE-bee Oh-COO-go United States Sporting Kansas City19 Victor Arboleda M Colombia Portland Timbers 2 (USL)20 David Guzmán M Dah-veed Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)21 Diego Chara M Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)23 Jack Barmby D/M England Harlow, Essex, England24 Liam Ridgewell D England West Bromwich Albion (England)27 Dairon Asprilla M/F DIE-ron ah-SPREE-ah Colombia Alianza Petrolera (Colombia) 32 Marco Farfan D United States Portland Timbers 2 (USL)43 Kendall McIntosh GK United States Portland Timbers 2 (USL)47 Rennico Clarke D Jamaica Portland Timbers 2 (USL)90 Jake Gleeson GK New Zealand Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)

NUMERICAL ROSTER

COACHES & STAFF DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE: Nik Wald, ATC HEAD COACH: Caleb Porter DIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Nick MilonasASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley SPORT PERFORMANCE ANALYST: Nick LewisASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alex MargaritoGOALKEEPER COACH: Adin Brown HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam YounieASSISTANT COACH/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo Moreira ASSISTANT EQUIP. MANAGER: Kevin Christiana TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. John Greenleaf


TRANSACTIONSJan. 14, 2016Selected forward/winger Ben Polk (No. 20 overall) and foward/winger Neco Brett (No. 40) in the first two rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Jan. 19, 2016Selected goalkeeper Wade Hamilton (No. 61 overall) and defender Trevor Mor-ley (No. 81 overall) in the final two rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Jan. 22, 2016Acquired defender Jermaine Taylor in the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Jan. 27, 2016Acquired defender Zarek Valentin from the Montreal Impact in exchange for an international roster spot.

Feb. 2, 2016Transferred midfielder George Fochive to Viborg FF.

March 1, 2016Signed midifielder/forward Neco Brett. Signed goalkeeper Wade Hamilton.

March 3, 2016Signed midfielder Darlington Nagbe to a contract extension using Targeted Allocation Money. Signed midfielder Diego Chara to a contract extension using Targeted Allocation Money.

March 9, 2016Acquired midfielder/defender Jack Barmby on loan from Leicester City.

March 14, 2016Acquired attacker Darren Mattocks via trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Signed forward Fanendo Adi to contract extension using Targeted Allocation Money.

May 13, 2016Waived forward Michael Seaton.

May 16, 2016Acquired defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo.

June 30, 2016Loaned midfielder Dairon Asprilla to Millonarios FC.

July 14, 2016Signed defender Vytautas Andriuškevicius.

July 18, 2016Transferred goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey to Rosenborg BK.

July 28, 2016Signed goalkeeper Chris Konopka.

Aug. 1, 2016Signed defender Steven Taylor.

Aug. 2, 2016Signed defender Gbenga Arokoyo.

Aug. 2, 2016Acquired Targeted Allocation Money from FC Dallas in exchange for Right of First Refusal for defender Norberto Paparatto.

Aug. 2, 2016Waived defender Anthony Manning.

Aug. 10, 2016Signed midfielder Diego Valeri to a contract extension as a Designated Player.

Sept. 1, 2016Signed defender Liam Ridgewell to a contract extension, using Targeted Alloca-tion Money at the start of the 2017 MLS season.

Sept. 7, 2016Loaned defender Chris Klute to Minnesota United through the end of the 2016 season.

Oct. 14, 2016Signed academy defender Marco Farfan as an MLS Homegrown player for the 2017 MLS season.

Oct. 19, 2016Signed T2 midfielder/forward Victor Arboleda to a short-term agreement (four-day contract).

Dec. 20, 2016Acquired goalkeeper Jeff Attinella from Minnesota United FC in exchange for a natural second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Dec. 22, 2016Acquired midfielder David Guzmán via transfer from Deportivo Saprissa.

Jan. 4, 2017Acquired defender Roy Miller via transfer from Deportivo Saprissa.

Jan. 9, 2017Loaned midfielder Lucas Melano to Atlético Belgrano.Acquired a natural fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft from Sport-ing Kansas City in exchange for forward Christian Volesky.

Jan. 12, 2017Signed midfielder Victor Arboleda, goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh and defender Rennico Clarke.

Jan. 13, 2017Selected forward Jeremy Ebobisse (No. 4 overall) and defender Michael Amick (No. 10) in the first two rounds of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

Jan. 17, 2017Selected midfielder/forward Russell Cicerone (No. 76 overall) and midfielder Romilio Hernandez (No. 80 overall) in the final two rounds of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

Jan. 23, 2017Signed defender Chance Myers.

Feb. 2, 2017Acquired winger Sebastián Blanco as a Designated Player via transfer from Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Feb. 3, 2017Acquired defensive midfielder/central defender Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

March 1, 2017Waived forward Jack McInerney.

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