Portland Timbers Vs Houston Dynamo - MLS Is Back Tournament - 07.18.20

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2020, 5 P.M. (PT)
VP Communications: Collin Romer - (503) 553-5433, cromer@timbers.com; Director, Media Relations: Katie Simons - (503) 553-
5539; Manager, Media Relations: Kevin Acevedo - (503) 553-5512, kacevedo@timbers.com
TIMBERS HOUSTON 2020 SCHEDULE

2020 MLS RECORD: 2-1-0
(Home: 1-1-0 Away: 0-0-0 Neutral: 1-0-0)
2020 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 2-1-0
(Home: 1-1-0 Away: 0-0-0 Neutral: 1-0-0)
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCE

Sun., March 1 MINNESOTA L 1-3 25,218
VS Sun., March 8 NASHVILLE SC W 1-0 25,218
Mon., July 13 LA GALAXY^ W 2-1 FS1
Sat., July 18 HOUSTON^ 5 p.m. ESPN
Thurs., July 23 LOS ANGELES FC^ 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
2-1-0 (6pts) 0-1-2 (2pts)

^MLS is Back Tournament
*Dates and times subject to change
MATCH INFORMATION All Times Pacific
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2020
Kickoff: 5 p.m. (Pacific)
Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando, Fla.)
Forecast: Partly cloudy, 86 degrees
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Assistant Referees: Kyle Atkins, Cory Richardson
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas
VAR: Joe Dickerson
NATIONAL TV: ESPN

Talent: Adrian Healey (play-by-play), Alejandro Moreno (analyst), Stefano Fusaro
(sideline reporter)
English Radio: 750 The Game

Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Nat Borchers (analyst), Judah Newby (host)
Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 93.5 FM, 1150 AM)
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GROUP F SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (PT) NATIONAL TV
Monday, July 13
LAFC vs. Houston 5 p.m. FS1
Portland vs. LA Galaxy 7:30 p.m. FS1
Saturday, July 18
Portland vs. Houston 5 p.m. ESPN
LAFC vs. LA Galaxy 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, July 23
LA Galaxy vs. Houston 5 p.m. FS1
Portland vs. LAFC 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
CONSECUTIVE HOME SELLOUTS: 163
TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCES
TALK TIMBERS
LAST TIME OUT The Timbers’ weekly radio talk show airs regularly on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
PT on 750 The Game. “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials,
Returning to action for the first time since March 8, the Portland Timbers opened coaches, players and special guests. The show provides team news and the
Group F play in the MLS is Back Tournament, tallying a pair of second-half goals latest information from around the league. Tune in to the show live on 750 The
in a seven-minute span to secure a 2-1 win against the LA Galaxy at the ESPN Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Podcasts can be downloaded
Wide World of Sports Complex on July 13. at www.timbers.com/news/timbers-podcast-network.
PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2020
CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED HEAD COACH GIOVANNI SAVARESE

Giovanni Savarese begins his third season as head coach of the Tim-
HOME ROAD NEUTRAL OVERALL bers, and is the only manager during the club’s MLS-era to guide Port-
Overall: 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 land to the MLS Cup Playoffs in each of his first two seasons at the
vs. Eastern: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 helm. In his first season with the club, Giovanni Savarese led the Tim-
vs. Western: 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 bers to 15 regular-season wins in 2018, tied for the third-most victories
Day Games: 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 for a first-year head coach in MLS history. Under Savarese’s guidance,
Night Games: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 the Timbers won their second Western Conference Championship and
On Grass: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 advanced to their second MLS Cup in 2018. Registering 18 wins overall
On Turf: 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 including an impressive playoff run, Savarese became one of three head coaches since
Scoring First: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 2000 to register 18 or more wins, including playoffs, in their first year as a head coach in
the league. He also became just the second head coach in the last 14 seasons to advance
Opponent Scoring First: 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
to MLS Cup in his first year in MLS.
One-Goal Games: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
Leading at Half: 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Appointed as the Timbers’ head coach on Dec. 18, 2017, Savarese brings over 25 years of
Trailing at Half: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
professional experience as a player and coach to the Timbers organization.
Tied at Half: 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
Leading at 75’: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Savarese joined the Timbers after spending the previous
Trailing at 75’: 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 five seasons as the head coach and sporting director of the New York Cosmos, where he
Tied at 75’: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 developed one of the most successful clubs in the NASL, compiling a 65-26-44 record in 135
Outshooting Opponent: 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 regular-season games, including a career-best 20-7-5 record in 2016 and an undefeated
Outshot by Opponent: 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 NASL Spring Season in 2015. Additionally, the Cosmos scored 223 goals during Savarese’s
Shots Even: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 five seasons at the helm, which rank as the most in the NASL during that stretch. Savarese
When Scoring 0 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 also led the Cosmos to four Soccer Bowl appearances, claiming the 2013, 2015 and 2016
When Scoring 1 Goal: 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 championships. Most recently, after a 10-7-15 record in the 2017 regular season, Savarese
When Scoring 2 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 guided the Cosmos to their third straight appearance in the NASL championship match, nar-
When Scoring 3 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 rowly falling 2-0 to the San Francisco Deltas.
When Scoring 4+ Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
When Allowing 0 Goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Prior to joining the Cosmos organization, Savarese, who holds a U.S. Soccer Pro License
When Allowing 1 Goal: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 – the highest soccer license recognized in North America and the peak of the U.S. Soccer
When Allowing 2 Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 coaching education pathway, served as the head of youth development for the New York
When Allowing 3 Goals: 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 MetroStars/Red Bulls from 2005-2007, before joining the Cosmos as the club’s academy
When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 director in 2010, with a focus on developing youth talent in the greater New York area. Sava-
Pacific Time Zone: 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 rese served as the Cosmos academy director for two years before being announced as the
head coach of the first Cosmos team in 28 years on November 19, 2012.
Mountain Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Central Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Savarese enjoyed an 18-year professional playing career, including five seasons in Major
Eastern Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
League Soccer, scoring 159 goals in 322 games played in various leagues in the United
Primary Jersey: 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
States, Venezuela, Italy and England. At the international level, Savarese earned 30 caps for
Secondary Jersey: 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 the Venezuela National Team from 1989-2001, scoring 10 goals, including a notable finish
Parley Jersey: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 against South American rival Argentina in 1996.
On ESPN/ESPN2: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
On FS1: 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 After beginning his professional career in Venezuela with Deportivo Italia in 1986, Savarese
On ROOT SPORTS: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 spent five seasons (1990-95) playing in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League and the USISL
On FOX 12 PLUS (KPDX): 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 before being drafted by the MetroStars in the inaugural MLS SuperDraft in 1996 as the ninth
On TUDN: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 overall selection, notching a team-record 41 goals and 94 points in 85 regular-season ap-
Monday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 pearances during three seasons with the club. The striker’s record stood until 2009 when it
Wednesday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 was surpassed by Juan Pablo Angel.
Thursday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Friday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Following his three seasons with the MetroStars, Savarese spent the 1999 MLS campaign
Saturday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 with the New England Revolution, scoring 10 goals in 27 appearances. Shortly afterwards,
Sunday: 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 Savarese joined Italian Serie A club A.C. Perugia and was loaned to A.S. Viterbese in 2000,
March: 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 before returning stateside to join the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2000 MLS season. After
April: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 a brief stint with the Earthquakes, Savarese joined Swansea City, where he scored 14 goals
May: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 across all competitions, prior to signing with Millwall F.C. in 2001. Following short spells
June: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 with Venezuelan club Deportivo Italchacao and Italian club Sassari Torres, Savarese’s play-
ing career concluded in 2004 after scoring five goals in 10 appearances with the Long Island
July: 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
Rough Riders.
August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
In the collegiate ranks, Savarese enjoyed a four-year (1990-93) playing career with Long Island
October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
University after moving to the United States from Venezuela in 1990. Savarese has also served
as a member of the media, working as an analyst for ESPN International and ESPN Deportes.
Giovanni and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Valentina and Alessandra.
MLS CAREER LEADERS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

PLAYERS PLAYERS
Games played ............................................................................ Diego Chara - 265 Goals: ..............................2, 41x (last: Ebobisse, 09/25/19 vs. New England: T 2-2)
Games started ........................................................................... Diego Chara - 262 Assists: .........................................3, 5x (last: Valeri, 06/22/19 vs. Houston: W 4-0)
Points:......................... 5, 4x, (last: Valeri, 06/22/19 vs. Houston (1 goal, 3 assists)
Minutes played ..................................................................... Diego Chara - 23,226
Shots:.......................................................... 9, Valeri, 09/07/14 vs. San Jose: T 3-3
Goals .............................................................................................Diego Valeri - 78 Shots on Goal:................................... 6, Mattocks, 9/24/17 vs. Orlando City: W 3-0
Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 82 Corner Kicks: ....................................17, Valeri, 03/19/16 vs. Real Salt Lake: T 2-2
Game-winning goals.....................................................................Diego Valeri - 24 Offsides:.....................................................5, Adi, 08/16/14 at New England: T 1-1
Game-winning assists ..................................................................Diego Valeri - 23 Fouls Committed:........................7, 4x (last: Chara, 10/06/19 vs. San Jose: W 3-1)
Shots...........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 621 Fouls Suffered:................................................. 8, Adi, 04/29/17 at FC Dallas: T 2-2
Shots on goal ..............................................................................Diego Valeri - 230 Ejections/Red Cards: ..............1, 31x (last: Zuparic, 07/13/20 vs. LA Galaxy: W 2-1)
Corner kicks ...............................................................................Diego Valeri - 777
GOALKEEPERS
Offsides...................................................................................... Fanendo Adi - 123 Shots Faced: ............................13, 2x (last: Attinella, 04/06/19 at San Jose: L 0-3)
Fouls suffered .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 452 Saves: ....................................................... 11 Gleeson, 5/7/16 at Vancouver: L 1-2
Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 645 Goals Allowed: ......................... 5, 3x (last: Kwarasey, 6/24/15 at LA Galaxy: L 0-5)
Cautions....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 82
Ejections ........................................................................................ Diego Chara - 5 * - as of July 16, 2020
GOALKEEPERS
Games played in goal .......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Games started in goal.......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73
Goals: .....................................................5, 3x (last: 3/03/17 vs. Minnesota: W 5-1)
Minutes played in goal ................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 6,518
Assists: ...................................................................... 7, (10/18/2015 at LA: W 5-2)
Wins ..................................................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 28 Shots:.....................................................................32, 9/07/14 vs. San Jose: T 3-3
Saves ................................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 223 Shots on Goal:........................................................13, 9/07/14 vs. San Jose: T 3-3
Shutouts .............................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 23 Corner Kicks: ................................ 17, 2x,(last: 3/02/19 at Colorado Rapids: T 3-3)
* - as of July 16, 2020 Offside: ................................................ 9, 3x (last: 8/16/14 at New England: T 1-1)
Fouls Committed:.............................................. 23, 8/09/14 vs. Chivas USA: W 2-0
Fouls Suffered:.................................................... 26, 10/16/16 vs. Colorado: W 1-0
Cautions/Yellow Cards: ................................ 5, (4x (last: 7/07/2019 at NYC: W 1-0)
TIMBERS CAREER LEADERS (ALL ERA) Ejections/Red Cards:.....................................2, (07/19/17 at Real Salt Lake: L 1-4)
Saves: ..................................................................... 11, 5/7/16 at Vancouver: L 1-2
PLAYERS Goals Allowed: .......................................... 5, 3x (last: 6/24/15 at LA Galaxy: L 0-5)
Games played ....................................................... Diego Chara (2011-pres.) - 265
Points.................................................... Diego Valeri (2013-pres.) - 238 (78g, 82a)
Goals ........................................................................ Diego Valeri (2013-pres.) - 78
Assists ..................................................................... Diego Valeri (2013-pres.) - 82
GOALKEEPERS * - as of July 16, 2020

Games played in goal ..............................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 101
Wins ...........................................................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 52
Shutouts ......................................................... Donovan Ricketts (2012-2014) - 23 GIO’S LEAGUE COACHING RECORD WITH PORTLAND
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS YEAR TEAM W L T PCT.
Games played: .............................................. 34, 3x (Last: Jeremy Ebobisse, 2019) 2018 TIMBERS 15 10 9 .574
Games started: .......................................................... 34, Darlington Nagbe (2013)
2019 TIMBERS 14 13 7 .515
Minutes played: .......................................................2,970, Adam Kwarasey (2015)
Goals: .................................................................................. 21, Diego Valeri (2017) 2020 TIMBERS 2 1 0 .667
Penalty-kick goals: ............................................................... 6, Diego Valeri (2017)
Assists: ............................................................................... 16, Diego Valeri (2019) CAREER TOTALS 31 24 16 .549
Shots:................................................................................ 112, Diego Valeri (2016)
Shots on Goal:..................................................................... 42, Diego Valeri (2014)
Corner Kicks: .................................................................... 165, Diego Valeri (2019) * - as of July 17, 2020
Offsides:........................................................................... 40, Kenny Cooper (2011)
Fouls Committed:................................................................86, Diego Chara (2016)
Fouls Suffered:........................................................... 93, Darlington Nagbe (2014)
Cautions/Yellow Cards: .........................................11, 3x (Last: Diego Chara, 2019)
YOUNGEST / OLDEST PLAYER TO ...
Ejections/Red Cards:......................................................................................1, 30x YOUNGEST PLAYER TO
Games played in goal: ..................................................33, Adam Kwarasey (2015) Play in a game: Harold Hanson (18 yrs., 7 days - July 23, 2017 at VAN)
Saves: .............................................................................118, Jake Gleeson (2016) Start a game: Marco Farfan (18 yrs., 120 days - March 12, 2017 at LAG)
Shutouts:.................................................................... 14, Donovan Ricketts (2013) Score a goal: Andrew Jean-Baptiste (19 yrs., 270 days - March 12, 2012 vs. PHI)
Goals Against-Average:........................................... 0.97, Donovan Ricketts (2013) Record an assist: Cristhian Paredes (19 yrs., 331 days - April 14, 2018 vs. MIN)
OLDEST PLAYER TO
Play in a game: Donovan Ricketts (37 yrs., 111 days - Oct. 25, 2014 at DAL)
Start a game: Donovan Ricketts (37 yrs., 111 days - Oct. 25, 2014 at DAL)
Score a goal: Jack Jewsbury (35 yrs., 116 days - Aug. 7, 2016 vs. SKC)
Record an assist: Jack Jewsbury (35 yrs., 137 days - Aug. 28, 2016 vs. SEA)
* - as of July 17, 2020
PREVIOUS MATCH - PORTLAND TIMBERS VS LA GALAXY - W 2-1

MATCH RECAP BOX SCORE
Returning to action for the first time since March 8, the Portland Timbers opened Group
F play in the MLS is Back Tournament, tallying a pair of second-half goals in a seven-
minute span to secure a 2-1 win against the LA Galaxy at the ESPN Wide World of
Sports Complex on July 13. After Steve Clark saved a first-half penalty kick, Jeremy
Ebobisse opened the scoring in the second half and Sebastián Blanco recorded the VS
game-winner in the 66th minute to help Portland secure the win.
Timbers Firsts Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy

Blanco and Ebobisse each tallied their first goals of the 2020 campaign in the match. Goals by Half 1 2 F
Additionally, Blanco and Valeri registered their first assists of the season. Jaroslaw Portland Timbers 0 2 2
Niezgoda made his Timbers debut, entering the match as a second-half substitute. LA Galaxy 0 1 1
Marvin Loría and Eryk Williamson earned their first starts of the season, with Loría
making his first appearance of the campaign. Scoring Summary:
POR: Ebobisse (Blanco, Valeri) 59, Blanco 66
Against The Galaxy LAG: Chicharito (Wild, Pavón) 88
In their last nine meetings in all competitions, the Timbers have outscored the Galaxy
by a margin of 18-7, recording six wins. Notably, Ebobisse has scored a goal in each of Lineups:
his three career matches against the Galaxy. POR: GK Clark, D Duvall, D Mabiala, D Zuparic, D Villafaña, M D. Chara, M Williamson
(Polo, 89), M Loría (Y. Chara, 58), M Valeri © (Tuiloma, 78), M Blanco, F Ebobisse
Blanco Stat File (Niezgoda, 80)
Blanco has six career matches with both a goal and an assist for the Timbers. He has
scored 25 league goals for Portland, which moves him into a tie for 10th place all-time LAG: GK Bingham, D Insua, D Steres, D Gonzalez, D Feltshcer, M Kitchen, M Kljestan
across all eras for Portland. Additionally, Blanco recorded the 31st assist of his Timbers (Wild, 78), M Lletget, M Pavon, M Dunbar (Cuello, 66), F Chicharito
career in the match, which ranks as the second-most career assists in MLS play for the
Timbers and fifth-most in all eras of the club. Attendance: N/A
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Jeremy Ebobisse (Sebastián Blanco, Diego Valeri), 59th minute: Valeri played a
ball from the top of the box to Blanco, who made a darting diagonal run to the right
NOTABLE QUOTES
post. Blanco collected the pass near the end line and slotted the ball to Ebobisse near Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese
the goal line for the finish from close range. General thoughts on the match…
“A difficult game. We knew that every game that we will play in this group is going
POR – Sebastián Blanco, 66th minute: After Ebobisse’s initial shot from the edge of the to be tough. Every opposition brings something different that is competitive and we
box was blocked, Blanco pounced on the loose ball, dribbled around two defenders knew today, regardless of the fact that [LA Galaxy] had Jonathan Dos Santos out, they
near the end line and converted from a tight angle at the right post. still were going to be a difficult match and a difficult team to play against. I think the
performance of the players was excellent. The discipline in making sure that we close
LAG – Chicharito (Gordon Wild, Cristian Pavón), 88th minute: Wild received the ball at our spaces when we had to, but most of all when we had the ball, we were able to
the end line and sent a short pass to Chicharito, who slotted a the ball into the back of move it well, keep it. We had some moments in which we were in a little bit of difficulty
net from the right edge of the six-yard box. because of the humidity. But I think the key factors were the substitutions because
I think the guys that came in gave that oxygen to those that were playing already in
order to make sure that we got a very good result.”
NOTES On how the Timbers seem to become stronger in tournament-style situations…

“I believe our players have experience. They understand that these types of games,
• Jeremy Ebobisse tallied his first goal of the 2020 season in the match and the the only way you can prevail is by giving everything that you have. Making sure that
15th regular-season goal of his Timbers career. we’re competitive, that we’re disciplined in the things that we worked on. I think that
• Ebobisse has scored a goal in each of his three career matches against the Gal- experience that we have with [Diego] Valeri, [Sebastián Blanco], [Diego] Chara, [Larrys]
axy. Mabiala and others in this type of competition, in playoff time, they step it up and they
• Sebastián Blanco recorded his first goal and assist of the 2020 season. bring with them the younger players as well. So I think today all around, it was a good
• Blanco has scored 25 league goals for Portland, which is tied for 10th place on performance. We can still be better in some areas, but I think overall it was a deserved
the all-time scoring list across all eras for the Timbers. win for us.”
• Blanco registered his 31st career assist for the Timbers. His 31 assists are tied
for the second-most career assists in MLS play for Portland and rank as the fifth- Portland Timbers forward Jeremy Ebobisse
most in all eras of the club. On scoring in the first game back after a very difficult number of months…
• Diego Valeri registered his first assist of the 2020 campaign and the 82nd of his “I think you mentioned it, it’s been a challenge on and off the field given the pandemic
MLS career. and the racial injustice going on around this country. Those emotions and the distress
• Jaroslaw Niezgoda made his Timbers debut, entering the match as a second-half you build up during these tough times sometimes they carry onto the field where you
substitute. can’t find that sense of freedom and sanctity. Luckily tonight we were on message, in
• •Eryk Williamson earned his first start of the 2020 season, playing 89 minutes. form given that it was our first game in four months and for me personally, my first
• Steve Clark stopped a penalty kick for the second time in his Timbers career. extended minutes competitively since November. Overall, very happy with the result.
Clark’s two penalty kick saves are the same amount as all other Timbers goal- I think the team played really well, fought hard when we were down against it, but
keepers combined in MLS play. ultimately our quality showed through.”
ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES SERIES LEADERS

Saturday’s match marks the 17th regular-season meeting between the Timbers Timbers Dynamo
and the Houston Dynamo in MLS, with Portland leading the series 6-5-5. In the Goals 7 Diego Valeri 7 Mauro Manotas
past six regular-season meetings between the two clubs dating back to March Assists 8 Diego Valeri 5 Brad Davis
18, 2017, the Timbers are 3-1-2. In 13 regular-season appearances against the Shots 36 Diego Valeri 21 Will Bruin
Dynamo, midfielder Diego Valeri has tallied seven goals and eight assists. In seven Shots on Goal 14 Diego Valeri 10 Bruin/Manotas
matches against the Timbers, Houston forward Mauro Manotas has scored seven Fouls Committed 39 Diego Chara 16 Boniek Garcia
goals. Fouls Suffered 23 Chara/Nagbe 20 Boniek Garcia
LAST TIME VS. HOUSTON Wins 2 Jake Gleeson 2 Hall/Willis

Losses 2 Troy Perkins 3 Tyler Deric
Playing their second home match of the MLS regular season, the Portland Tim- Shutouts 1 4 players tied 2 Tally Hall
bers earned a 4-0 shutout victory over the Houston Dynamo in front of a crowd Saves 14 Jake Gleeson 20 Tally Hall
of 25,218 at Providence Park on Saturday night. Goals Allowed 9 Jake Gleeson 12 Joe Willis
Portland Timbers 4, Houston Dynamo 0

June 22, 2019 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)
Att: 25, 218
MATCH PREVIEW
SCORING
The Timbers continue Group F play in the MLS is Back Tournament on Saturday,
POR: Loría (Moreira, Valeri) 39, Valeri (penalty kick) 61, Fernandez (Valeri) 63,
July 18, at 5 p.m. (Pacific), squaring off against the Houston Dynamo at the ESPN
Ebobisse (Valeri) 75
Wide World of Sports Complex. The match will feature a national broadcast on
HOU: None
ESPN, with local radio broadcasts on 750 The Game (English) and La GranD
1150AM/93.5 FM (Spanish).
Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners
POR 24 1 20 0 9
Saturday’s match marks the 17th regular-season meeting between the Timbers
HOU 9 6 11 3 3
and the Houston Dynamo in MLS, with Portland leading the series 6-5-5. In the
past six regular-season meetings between the two clubs dating back to March
LINEUPS
18, 2017, the Timbers have only lost once, holding a record of 3-1-2 against the
POR: GK Clark, D Moreira, D Mabiala, D Cascante (Dielna, 83), D Villafaña, M
Dynamo. In the last meeting between Portland and Houston, Diego Valeri tallied
Zambrano, M Chara, M Loría (Conechny, 73), M Valeri ©, M Ebobisse, F Fernan-
a goal and three assists. With his next appearance, Valeri will have appeared in
dez (Williamson, 87)
250 matches across all competitions for the Timbers since joining the club in
2013.
HOU: GK Willis, D DeLaGarza, D Struna, D Garcia, D Beasley ©, M Vera, M Garcia,
M Hairston (Cabezas, 76), M Martínez (Salazar, 67), M McNamara, F Peña
In their opening match in the MLS is Back Tournament, the Dynamo played Los
Angeles FC to a 3-3 draw on July 13. Midfielder Memo Rodriguez tallied two
goals in the result against LAFC. In his first appearance of the 2020 campaign,
midfielder Alberth Elis tallied a goal against LAFC. Elis has registered at least 10
ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS assists in back-to-back campaigns (2018, 2019).
ALL-TIME RECORD
Regular Season: 6-5-5; Home: 6-1-1 (19 GF, 9 GA); Away: 0-4-4 (8 GF, 16 GA)
Aug. 14, 2011 - Houston 2, Portland 1 (Houston, Texas) LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS
Oct. 14, 2011 - Houston 2, Portland 0 (Portland, Ore.)
PLAYERS
May 15, 2012 - Portland 0, Houston 0 (Houston, Texas)
Consecutive Games with Goal: .............................9, Valeri, July 29-Sept. 24, 2017
April 6, 2013 - Portland 2, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.) Consecutive Games with Assist: .............5, 3x (last: Blanco, Apr. 13-Apr. 27, 2019)
April 27, 2014 - Portland 1, Houston 1 (Houston, Texas) Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011
May 15, 2015 - Portland 1, Houston 3 (Houston, Texas) Consecutive Games with Shot: ................. 18, Valeri, June 20, 2015-Oct. 18, 2015
June 20, 2015 - Portland 2, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.) Consecutive Games with SOG:..............................10, Valeri, June 1-Aug. 16, 2014
Aug. 21, 2015 - Portland 2, Houston 2 (Portland, Ore.) Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: ........... 60, Valeri, March 24, 2018 - Present
June 26, 2016 - Portland 3, Houston 2 (Portland, Ore.) Consecutive 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
Sept. 24, 2016 - Houston 3, Portland 1 (Houston, Texas)
Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: .........22, Nagbe, Aug. 25, 2013-May 24, 2014
March 18, 2017 - Portland 4, Houston 2 (Portland, Ore.) Consecutive Games with Caution: ..................3, 5x (last: Chara, May 16-27, 2015)
July 29, 2017 - Portland 2, Houston 2 (Houston, Texas) Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012
Oct. 30, 2017 - Portland 0, Houston 0 (Houston, Texas)^ Chara, June 17-30, 2012
Nov. 5, 2017 - Houston 2, Portland 1 (Portland, Ore.)^ Boyd, April 14-28, 2012
July 28, 2018 - Portland 2, Houston 1 (Portland, Ore.) Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011
Sept. 15, 2018 - Houston 4, Portland 1 (Houston, Texas) Consecutive Starts:................................... 60, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-May 28, 2014
Consecutive Minutes: .................... 2868, Ridgewell, July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015
May 15, 2019 - Houston 1, Portland 1 (Houston, Texas)
June 22, 2019 - Portland 4, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.) GOALKEEPERS
Scoreless Streak (minutes):....... 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7, 2013)
^Postseason Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013
Consecutive Starts:................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012
Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012
SCOUTING HOUSTON DYNAMO TIMBERS AGAINST THE DYNAMO

Entering Saturday’s second Group F stage match against Portland, the Houston In 13 career regular-season appearances against the Houston Dynamo, Tim-
Dynamo (0-1-2, 2pts) are coming off a 3-3 draw against Los Angeles FC on July bers midfielder Diego Valeri has tallied seven goals and eight assists. Sebastián
13 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Midfielder Memo Rodriguez tallied Blanco has tallied two goals and one assist in five regular-season appearances
two goals in the draw against LAFC on Monday. In 26 appearances last season, against Houston. Marvin Loría made his MLS debut for the Timbers against Hou-
Rodriguez made 26 appearances (16 starts), tallying seven goals and five assists. ston, tallying his first career goal in a 4-0 home win against the Dynamo at Provi-
In 83 appearances league appearances (68 starts) for Houston, midfielder Alberth dence Park on June 22, 2019.
Elis has registered 31 goals and 24 assists. Defender Zarek Valentin, who played
for the Timbers from 2016-19, has made three appearances for Houston in 2020.
VALERI CLOSING IN ON 80 GOALS / 80 ASSISTS CLUB
TIMBERS OFFSEASON ADDITIONS With his assist against the LA Galaxy on July 13 , Diego Valeri now sits at 78
goals and 82 assists in 214 appearances (205 starts) in league play since joining
The Portland Timbers added several new faces to the squad the Timbers in 2013. Valeri needs two more goals to reach 80-plus goals and 80-
for the 2020 campaign and the MLS is Back Tournament. plus assists for his career in regular-season play. Landon Donovan (145 goals,
136 assists) and Jaime Moreno (133 goals, 102 assists) are the only players in
Utilizing Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), the Timbers acquired defender Dario MLS history to reach 80-plus goals and 80-plus assists in their career during
Zuparic from Croatian first division side HNK Rijeka on Nov. 20, 2019. Zu- the regular season.
paric, 28, helped HNK Rijeka win the 2016-17 Croatian First Football League
and captured the 2016-17 and 2018-19 Croatian Football Cup. In 2019, Zu- DIEGO ‘LA SONRISA’ CHARA
paric recorded 18 appearances (18 starts) for Rijeka, scoring one goal.
Portland midfielder Diego Chara is the club’s all-time leader in games played
Colombian international midfielder Yimmi Chara was acquired as a Designated (265), games started (262) and minutes played (23,226) during the MLS regular
Player via transfer from Brazilian Série A side Clube Atlético Mineiro on Jan. 2, season. Chara ranks second all-time in league history in fouls committed (645)
2020. Chara, 28, played the last two seasons with Atlético Mineiro (2018-19), and second all-time in yellow cards (82). Since making his debut with Portland
where he scored 10 goals in 68 appearances (60 starts) across all competitions. on April 23, 2011, Chara leads all players in tackles (977) and tackles won (772)
in league play according to Opta stats.
The Timbers signed academy midfielder Blake Bodily as an MLS Homegrown
Player for the 2020 season on Jan. 24, 2020. In his junior campaign at the
University of Washington in 2019, Bodily, 22, tallied 12 goals and six assists in JEBO HITTING HIS STRIDE
19 appearances (16 starts) en route to being named the Pac-12 Player of the
Year and earning United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American honors. Timbers forward Jeremy Ebobisse scored the opening goal, his first of the 2020
campaign, for Portland in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13 in the MLS is
Forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda was acquired as a Designated Player via transfer Back Tournament. In his third season with the Timbers in 2019, Ebobisse, 23,
from Polish Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw on Jan. 30, 2020. In 18 appear- finished tied for first on the team with 11 goals and was the only player on the
ances (13 starts) during the 2019-20 Ekstraklasa campaign, Niezgoda, 24, led roster to appear in all 34 league games. Across all competitions, Ebobisse reg-
the league in goals scored (14), while adding two assists before his departure. istered 12 goals and two assists across 39 appearances (30 starts) in 2019. No-
tably, Ebobisse was one of three players in MLS aged 22 or younger with 11 or
Chilean international forward Felipe Mora was acquired on a one-year more goals scored in league play last year. Additionally, Ebobisse has played in
loan with an option to exercise a permanent transfer from Liga MX Pumas 56 consecutive matches across all competitions, dating back to Sept. 8, 2018,
UNAM, using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) on Jan. 31, 2020. In two sea- when he scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids.
sons at Pumas, Mora, 26, tallied 19 goals in 65 appearances (50 starts).
Defender Chris Duvall was signed on Feb. 25, 2020. Duvall, 28, is a six- SEBA BLANCO AT A GLANCE
year MLS veteran with two goals and seven assists in 102 matches After scoring a goal and an assist against the LA Galaxy on July 13, Sebastián
played (92 starts) across three different teams in league play (2014-19). Blanco has now tallied 30 goals and 33 assists in 111 appearances (105 starts)
for the Timbers across all competitions. In 35 appearances (34 starts) for Port-
Defender Pablo Bonilla was acquired by Portland from its USL Cham- land across all competitions in 2019, Blanco tallied seven goals and 13 assists.
pionship affiliate, T2, on June 18, 2020. Bonilla joined T2 from De- Since entering the league in 2017, Blanco has scored six goals from outside
portivo La Guaira Fútbol Club (2019), where he made six appearanc- the box in regular-season and postseason play combined. Notably, Blanco’s 76
es (six starts) in the Apertura Tournament, scoring a goal in his debut. chances created from open play ranked tied for second in league play in 2019.
Defender Zac McGraw was signed by the Timbers on June 22, 2020. McGraw,
23, is a first-year professional and graduated from Army West Point after be- STEVE CLARK IN THE ZONE
ing selected by the Timbers in the third round (No. 68 overall) of the 2020 MLS Portland goalkeeper Steve Clark stopped a penalty kick for the second time in
SuperDraft. his Timbers career in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13. In his second
season with the Timbers, Clark finished the regular season with a career-best
goals-against average of 1.04, while tallying 84 saves, six shutouts and posting a
TIMBERS INJURY REPORT record of 13-6-5. Notably, Clark was named the Supporters’ Player of the Year for
the 2019 campaign.
OUT: Dairon Asprilla (season-ending IR, left knee) Andrés Flores (personal rea-
sons)
TIMBERS THAT DID NOT TRAVEL TO ORLANDO
QUESTIONABLE: Felipe Mora (right thigh strain)
Two Timbers players did not travel to Orlando for the MLS is Back Tournament.
* As of July 17, 2020 Midfielder Andrés Flores did not travel with the club after his father passed away,
while midfielder Dairon Asprilla was placed on season-ending IR in Portland.
1 JEFF ATTINELLA - GK 4 JORGE VILLAFAÑA - D

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 DOB: 09/29/88 Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/16/89
Birthplace: Clearwater, Fla. Birthplace: Anaheim, Calif.
Acquired: Trade with Minnesota United FC, 12/20/2016 Acquired: Transfer from Santos Laguna, 08/08/18
Last MLS win: 04/20/19 POR at CLB Last MLS goal: 10/25/15 POR vs COL
Last MLS shutout: 11/25/18 POR vs. SKC Last MLS assist: 09/25/19 POR vs. NE
League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 75/GS: 73) League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 86/GS: 82)
All corps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 86/GS:84) All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 106/GS: 102)
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 2; A: 13)
Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 2; A: 14)
2019: Placed on the Season-Ending Injury List on July 29 after having surgery to repair National Team: United States (Caps: 21; Goals: 0)
an anterior labrum tear in his right shoulder ... Logged 90 minutes in a 2-1 road loss at
the Montreal Impact on June 26 ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-2 home loss against LAFC 2020: Started and played 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Recorded
on June 1 … Logged eight saves in a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on May 90 minutes of play in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Played 90
15 … Recorded his first win of the season in a 3-1 win at Columbus Crew SC on April minutes in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1.
20 ... Recorded Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss at FC Dallas on April 13 … Notched 2019: Appeared in 23 games (22 starts) during the 2019 regular season, logging five
10 saves in a 3-0 loss at San Jose Earthquakes on April 6, which is a career high. assists … Named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 26 after playing 90 minutes
The 10 saves are tied for the most in MLS this season and the second-most ever by in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 31 ... Started and tallied two assists in a 4-0
a Timbers goalkeeper ... Started and made three saves in the team’s 4-1 loss against win against the LA Galaxy on July 27 ... Recorded his first assist of the season in a 3-2
Los Angeles FC on March 10 ... Made his first appearance of the season, playing 90 home loss against LAFC on June 1 … Played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the
minutes and tallying three saves in a 3-3 draw against the Colorado Rapids on March 2. Houston Dynamo on May 15 ... Made his first appearance of the season, playing 90
2018: Appeared in 22 regular season games (22 starts) in 2018, recording a 1.06 goals- minutes in a 3-3 draw against the Colorado Rapids on March 2.
against average, the second-lowest in team history ... Started and played 90 minutes 2018: Appeared in eight games (7 starts) in 2018 … Logged one assist in 655 minutes
in MLS Cup 2018 against Atlanta United FC on Dec. 8 ... Started and logged six saves played.
in a 3-2 win against Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of the Western Conference INTERNATIONAL: Villafaña has earned 21 caps (15 starts) for the U.S. Men’s National
Championship on Nov. 29 … Saved a PK attempt in a penalty-kick shootout playoff win Team, including six appearances (6 starts) during qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World
against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 8 ... Recorded five saves in a 2-1 away win against Cup in Russia ... Additionally, since making his senior team debut for the United States
FC Dallas on Oct. 31, which are the most by a Timbers goalkeeper in an MLS Cup playoff on July 26, 2017, Villafaña helped the team win the Concacaf Gold Cup trophy in 2017,
match ... Tallied a career high sixth clean sheet in a 3-0 win over the Union on Aug. 4. making four appearances (4 starts) in the tournament.
HONORS: NASL Champion with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2012. HONORS: CONCACAF Gold Cup with the USMNT in 2017 ... MLS Cup with Portland in
2015 ... Clausura with Santos Laguna in 2018.
7 ANDY POLO - M 8 DIEGO VALERI - M

Birthplace: Lima, Peru Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, Argentina
Acquired: Acquired on loan from Monarcas Morelia, 01/17/18 Acquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Desig-
Last MLS goal: 09/19/18 POR vs. CLB nated Player, 08/06/13
Last MLS assist: 03/08/20 POR vs. NSH Last MLS goal: 03/08/20 POR vs. NSH
League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 44/GS: 31) Last MLS assist: 09/7/19 POR vs. SKC
All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 51/GS: 38) League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 214/GS: 205)
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 1; A: 4) All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 249/GS: 232)
Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 1; A: 4) Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 78; A: 82)
National Team: Peru (Caps: 31; Goals: 1) Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 90; A: 102)
National Team: Argentina (Caps: 3; Goals: 0)
2020: Made an appearance off the bench in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13
... Notched his first assist of the season in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on 2020: Made his 249th career appearance for the Timbers across all competitions, start-
March 8. ing and tallying an assist against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Scored his second goal
2019: Played in 19 regular-season matches in 2019 (12 starts), adding one assist ... of the season in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Scored his 77th
Made his 18th appearance of the season in a 2-2 road draw against Sporting Kansas regular-season goal for the Timbers in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1.
City on Sept. 29 … Made his 13th league appearance in a 2-1 home win against Sport- 2019: Appeared in 31 games (29 starts) during the 2019 regular season, recording
ing Kansas City on Sept. 7 … Notched his first assist of the season in a 3-1 away win eight goals and a career-high 16 assists.
against the Philadelphia Union on May 25 … Made his first appearance of the season, 2018: Made 32 appearances (31 starts), recording 10 goals and 16 assists during the
playing 90 minutes in a 3-3 draw against the Colorado Rapids on March 2. 2018 MLS regular season.
2018: Made 23 appearances (18 starts) in 2018 during his first MLS season, recording 2017: Named the 2017 Landon Donovan MLS MVP after recording 21 goals and 11 as-
one goal and two assists … Started and played 68 minutes in MLS Cup 2018 against At- sists in league play ... Made his 10th playoff appearance in a 0-0 draw against Houston
lanta United FC on Dec. 8 ... Started and logged 72 minutes in a 3-2 win against Sporting in the Western Conference Semifinals on Oct. 30 ... Made 32 appearances (32 starts),
Kansas City in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship on Nov. 29 … scoring 21 goals and 11 assists to become the second midfielder in league history to
Made his first MLS start, playing 72 minutes in a 2-1 loss against the Galaxy on March 4. notch at least 20 goals and 10 assists in a season ...
INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 31 caps and scored one goal for the Peru Men’s National 2016: Appeared in 30 regular-season games (30 starts) for the team ... Scored the
Team since making his senior team debut in March 2016 ... Made five appearances (2 second-most goals on the team (14), while recording the most assists on the team (7)
starts) for Peru in the CONMEBOL Copa América Brazil 2019, helping Peru finish second HONORS: MLS Cup with Portland in 2015 ... MLS MVP with Portland in 2017 ... MLS
in the tournament ... Helped Peru earn a berth in the 2018 World Cup, appearing in both Best XI with Portland in 2013, 2014 and 2017 ... MLS All Star with Portland in 2014,
matches of a two-game playoff against New Zealand on Nov. 10 and Nov. 15 ... Named 2016, 2017 and 2018 ... MLS Newcomer of the Year with Portland in 2013
to final 23-man roster for Peru.
9 FELIPE MORA - F 10 SEBASTIÁN BLANCO - M
Birthplace: Santiago, Chile Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Acquired: Acquired on a one-year loan with an option to Acquired: Transfer from San Lorenzo, 02/02/17
exercise a permanent transfer from Pumas UNAM utilizing TAM, Last MLS goal: 08/10/19 POR vs. VAN
01/31/20 Last MLS assist: 09/25/19 POR vs. NE
Last MLS goal: N/A League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 97/GS: 92)
Last MLS assist: N/A All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 111/GS: 105)
League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 2/GS: 2) Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 25; A: 31)
All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 2/GS:2) Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 30; A: 33)
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) National Team: Argentina (Caps: 2; Goals: 1)
National Team: Chile (Caps: 5; Goals: 1) 2020: Tallied the game-winning goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on
July 13 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ...
2020: Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Made Logged 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1.
his MLS debut, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1. 2019: Appeared in 30 games (28 starts) during the 2019 regular season, recording six
2019: Appeared in 17 matches (7 starts) for Pumas UNAM last season (2019-20), goals and 11 assists, tying his assist record from 2018 … Tallied his fourth goal and add-
tallying three goals across all competitions. ed his 10th assist of the 2019 campaign in a 3-1 home win against Vancouver Whitecaps
2018: In his first season at Pumas (2018-19), Mora notched 16 goals in 48 appear- FC on Aug. 10 … Registered his ninth assist of 2019 in a 4-0 win against the LA Galaxy
ances (43 starts) across all competitions. on July 27 ... Tallied an assist in a 2-1 away win against Seattle Sounders FC on July 21.
INTERNATIONAL: Has made five appearances for the Chile Men’s National Team, tal- 2018: Made 31 appearances (29 starts), notching 10 goals and 11 assists during the
lying one goal since making his debut against Romania on May 31, 2018 ... Scored 2018 MLS regular season.
the first goal of his international career in a 3-2 victory over Guinea on Oct. 15, 2019. HONORS: Supercopa Argentina with San Lorenzo in 2015 ... Apertura with San Lorenzo
HONORS: Primera División de Chile with Universidad de Chile in 2017 ... Primera Di- in 2007.
visión de Chile top scorer with Universidad de Chile in 2017.
11 JAROSLAW NIEZGODA - F 12 STEVE CLARK - GK

Birthplace: Poniatowa, Poland Birthplace: Mason, Mich.
Acquired: Acquired as a Designated Player via transfer from Acquired: Claimed off waivers, 08/17/18
Legia Warsaw, 01/30/20 Last MLS win: 07/13/20 POR vs. LAG
Last MLS goal: N/A Last MLS shutout: 03/08/20 POR vs. NSH
Last MLS assist: N/A League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 34/GS: 33)
League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 1/GS: 1) All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 40/GS: 38)
All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 1/GS: 1)
Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) 2020: Made a penalty kick save and logged three saves overall in a 2-1 win over the
LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Registered his first shutout of 2020 season in a 1-0 home win
2020: Made his Timbers debut, logging 10 minutes as a second-half substitute against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United
against the LA Galaxy on July 13. FC on March 1.
2019: In 18 appearances (13 starts) during the 2019-20 Ekstraklasa campaign, the 2019: Appeared in 24 regular season games (24 starts) in 2019, recording a 1.04
6-2 forward led the league in goals scored (14), while adding two assists for Legia goals-against average, the second-lowest in team history ... Recorded three saves in
Warsaw. a 3-1 home win against the San Jose Earthquakes on Oct. 6 … Recorded four saves
2018: During the 2017-18 season, registered 13 goals and two assists in 27 appear- in a 2-1 home win against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 7 … Earned his fifth shutout
ances (22 starts), helping Legia Warsaw claim the Polish Championship ... Notably, in league play with a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 31 ... Registered three saves
Niezgoda scored in the Polish Cup final – a 2-1 win for Legia Warsaw over Arka in a 3-1 home win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 10 ... Registered his fourth
Gdynia on May 2, 2018. shutout and logged six saves in a 4-0 win against the LA Galaxy on July 27 ...
CAREER: Began the 2016-17 campaign with Legia Warsaw, but was then sent on loan Recorded a season-high seven saves in a 2-1 away win against Seattle Sounders FC on
to fellow Ekstraklasa side Ruch Chorzow, where he made 28 appearances (23 starts), July 21 ... Recorded his four consecutive shutout in all competitions this year in a 1-0
recording 10 goals and four assists across all competitions ... Began his career with away win against New York City FC on July 7, earning MLS Team of the Week honors
Polish third division side Wisla Pulawy, where he made 67 appearances (35 starts), for Week 18 ... Logged his first clean sheet in league play in a 4-0 home win against
tallying 24 goals and seven assists across all competitions. the Houston Dynamo on June 22 ... Recorded his first clean sheet of the season in a
INTERNATIONAL: Has made five appearances and tallied one goal for the Polish U-21 4-0 home win over the LA Galaxy in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Men’s National Team, including making three appearances for Poland in the 2017 on June 19 ... Started his second game of the season, stopping a penalty kick in a 2-1
UEFA European U-21 Championship. away win against Real Salt Lake on May 4, earning MLS Team of the Week honors for
HONORS: Ekstraklasa with Legia Warsaw in 2017-18 ... Polish Cup with Legia Warsaw Week 10.
in 2017-18. 2018: Appeared in eight regular-season games (6 starts) in 2018, recording a 1.72
goals-against average.
HONORS: 1. Division with Hønefoss in 2011.
13 DARIO ZUPARIC - D 14 ANDRÉS FLORES - M

Birthplace: Županja, Croatia Birthplace: San Salvador, El Salvador
Acquired: Acquired via transfer from HNK Rijeka utilizing TAM, Acquired: Signed, 01/24/18
11/20/19 Last MLS goal: 10/28/18 POR at VAN
Last MLS goal: N/A Last MLS assist: 08/31/19 POR vs. RSL
League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 3/GS: 3) All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 45/GS: 22)
All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 3/GS: 3) Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 1; A: 3)
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 1; A: 3)
Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) National Team: El Salvador (Caps: 62; Goals: 3)
2020: Started, logging 75 minutes before being sent off after a second yellow card 2019: Played in 15 regular-season matches in 2019 (nine starts), adding one assist
against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Started, playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 home win … Logged his first assist in his eighth start of 2019 in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake
against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Made his MLS debut, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 on Aug. 31 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 away win against New York City FC on July
loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1. 7 ... Made an appearance off the bench in a 1-0 home win against FC Dallas on June
CAREER: Helped HNK Rijeka win the 2016-17 Croatian First Football League and cap- 30 … Made his first appearance of the season off the bench in a 3-3 draw against the
tured the 2016-17 and 2018-19 Croatian Football Cup ... In 2019, Zuparic recorded Colorado Rapids on March 2.
18 appearances (18 starts) for Rijeka, scoring one goal ... Made 97 appearances (88 2018: Recorded 26 regular-season appearances (11 starts) in 2018, tallying one goal
starts) for Pescara (2013-17), helping the team secure promotion to Serie A during the and two assists ... Made his MLS Cup Playoffs debut in a 4-2 penalty kicks win against
2015-16 campaign ... Recorded nine appearances (five starts) with Pescara in Serie A. Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 8 ... Scored his first career MLS goal for the Timbers in
INTERNATIONAL: Made three appearances for the U-19 Bosnia and Herzegovina na- a 2-1 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 28 ... Started, playing 90 minutes at the
tional team and debuted with the Croatian U-21 national team in 2011, recording seven New England Revolution on Sept. 1 ... Logged 14 minutes as a substitute in a 2-0 win
appearances (six starts). over Toronto FC on Aug. 29 ... Made his first MLS appearance, playing six minutes in a
HONORS: Croatian First Football League with HNK Rijeka in 2016-17 ... Croatian First 2-1 loss to the Galaxy on March 4.
Football Cup with HNK Rijeka in 2016-17 and 2018-19. INTERNATIONAL: Has been capped 62 times by the El Salvador National Team since
making his debut in 2010, more recently featuring off the bench in Concacaf Na-
tions League 1-0 home loss against the Dominican Republic on Sept. 10, 2019.
HONORS: Western Conference Championship Portland in 2018 .. Soccer Bowl with the
New York Cosmos in 2015 and 2016 ... Clausura with A.D. Isidro Metapán in 2009 and
2010 ... Apertura with A.D. Isidro Metapán in 2010 and 2011.
15 CHRIS DUVALL - D 17 JEREMY EBOBISSE - F

Birthplace: Duluth, Ga. Birthplace: Paris, France
Acquired: Signed, 02/25/20 Acquired: Selected in the first round (No. 4 overall) in the 2017
Last MLS goal: 07/01/17 MTL vs. DC MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/17
Last MLS assist: 04/28/18 MTL at ATL Last MLS goal: 07/13/20 POR vs. LAG
League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 2/GS: 2) Last MLS assist: 06/01/19 POR vs. LAFC
All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 2/GS: 2) League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 60/GS: 33)
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 75/GS: 46)
National Team: United States (Caps: 1; Goals: 0)
2020: Started and played 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Made his
Timbers debut in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8, starting and playing 2020: Started and scored a goal against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Made a substitu-
90 minutes. tion appearance in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Made an ap-
2019: Made one appearance (one start) for the Houston Dynamo ... Played parts of pearance off the bench in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1.
2019 with USL Championship clubs OKC Energy FC (three appearances) and Rio Grande 2019: Appeared in 34 games (25 starts) during the 2019 regular season, tallying a
Valley FC (three appearances) ... In 2017, he made a career-high 27 appearances (25 career-high 11 goals and adding one assist … Finished the 2019 season as the only
starts) for the Montreal Impact, registering one goal and two assists ... In his second player on the roster to appear in all 39 matches across all competitions for the Timbers
season for the Impact, Duvall logged one assist in 15 games played (14 starts) in 2018. ... Notched the first brace of his MLS career in a 2-2 home draw against the New Eng-
HONORS: MLS Supporters’ Shield with the New York Red Bulls in 2015. land Revolution on Sept. 25 ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 away victory in
the quarterfinal of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Los Angeles FC on July 10.
2018: Played in nine regular-season matches (5 starts), tallying two goals and two assists.
INTERNATIONAL: Played 45 minutes off the bench for the U.S. U-23 Men’s Na-
tional Team against Egypt on March 22, before starting and playing 90 min-
utes in a scoreless draw against the Netherlands on March 24 ... Made his de-
but for the U.S. Men’s National Team, starting and playing 66 minutes in 3-0
win against Panama on Jan. 27, 2019 ... Scored two goals for the U-20 U.S.
Men’s National Team’s during the U-20 2017 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand.
18 JULIO CASCANTE - D 19 TOMÁS CONECHNY - M

Birthplace: Puerto Limón, Costa Rica Birthplace: Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Acquired: Transfer from Deportivo Saprissa, Jan. 2, 2018 Acquired: Acquired on loan from San Lorenzo, 07/17/18
Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS goal: 06/26/19 POR at MTL
Last MLS assist: 06/26/19 POR at MTL Last MLS assist: 09/7/19 POR vs. SKC
All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 46/GS: 37) All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 23/GS: 4)
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 0; A: 2) Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 1; A: 3)
Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 1; A: 2) Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 1; A: 3)
National Team: Costa Rica (Caps: 1; Goals: 0)
2019: Appeared in 16 games (two starts) during the 2019 regular season, tal-
2019: Played in 22 regular-season matches in 2019 (16 starts), tallying one assis ... lying one goal and three assists … Notched his third assist of the season in a 2-1
Made his 16th start across all competitions in a 3-2 home win against Chicago Fire home win against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 7 ... Tallied an assist for a sec-
on Aug. 14 … Played 90 minutes in a 3-1 home win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC ond consecutive match in a 3-2 home win against Chicago Fire on Aug. 14 … De-
on Aug. 10 … Started and played 90 minutes in a 4-0 win over the LA Galaxy on July livered his first career MLS assist in a 3-1 home win against Vancouver Whitecaps
27 ... Recorded 90 minutes of play in a 2-1 away win against Seattle Sounders FC on FC on Aug. 10 … Scored his first career MLS goal in his second career start with
July 21 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 away win in the quarterfinal of the Lamar Hunt the Timbers in a 2-1 road loss at the Montreal Impact on June 26 ... Made his sea-
U.S. Open Cup against Los Angeles FC on July 10 ... Started and played 90 minutes in son debut, appearing off the bench in a 4-1 loss at Los Angeles FC on March 10.
a 1-0 home win against FC Dallas on June 30 … Started and played 83 minutes in a 2018: Appeared in four regular-season matches (1 start) in 2018.
4-0 home win against the Houston Dynamo on June 22 ... Made his first appearance of CAREER: Conechny began his professional career with San Lorenzo in 2016,
the season, playing 90 minutes in a 3-3 draw against the Colorado Rapids on March 2. making his professional debut on Oct. 16, 2016, in a 3-1 win over Arsenal de Sa-
2018: Appeared in 21 matches (18 starts) during the 2018 regular season, recording randí. Since making his debut, he made 14 appearances in the top division for
one assist … Recorded his 18th start of the season, logging 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss San Lorenzo, featuring in multiple positions in the midfield for the Argentine club.
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 28.
INTERNATIONAL: Has earned one cap for Costa Rica, featuring as a substitute in a
friendly fixture against Nicaragua on Dec. 15, 2015.
HONORS: Invierno with Deportivo Saprissa in 2016/17.
21 DIEGO CHARA- M 22 CRISTHIAN PAREDES - M

Birthplace: Cali, Colombia Birthplace: Paraguarí, Paraguay
Acquired: Signed, 04/13/11 Acquired: Signed, 02/02/18
Last MLS goal: 10/21/18 POR vs. RSL Last MLS goal: 07/27/19 POR vs. LA
Last MLS assist: 05/25/19 POR at PHI Last MLS assist: 08/14/19 vs. CHI
National Team: Colombia (Caps: 2; Goals: 0) National Team: Paraguay (Caps: 6; Goals: 0)
2020: Started and played 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Recorded 2020: Made a substitute appearance in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March
90 minutes of play in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Started and 8 ... Played 83 minutes in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1.
played 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1. 2019: Appeared in 22 games (19 starts) during the 2019 regular season, tally-
2019: Appeared in 30 games (29 starts) during the 2019 regular season, logging ing four goals and two assists … Delivered his second assist of the season in
two assists … Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 home win against Sporting a 3-2 home win against Chicago Fire on Aug. 14 … Was named to the MLS Team
Kansas City on Sept. 7, earning MLS Player of Week honors for Week 27 ... Started of the Week for Week 21 after scoring two goals in a 4-0 win against the LA Gal-
and played 45 minutes in the MLS All-Star’s 3-0 loss to Atlético Madrid on July 31 axy on July 27 ... Recorded 90 minutes of play in a 2-1 away win against Seattle
in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 home Sounders FC on July 21 ... Played 84 minutes in a 4-0 home win over the LA Gal-
win against FC Dallas on June 30, earning MLS Team of the Week honors for Week axy in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 19 ... Recorded
17… Was named to the 26-man roster for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game ... Recorded 90 minutes in a 2-1 away win against Real Salt Lake on May 4 … Delivered his
his second assist of the season in a 3-1 away win against the Philadelphia Union first assist of the season in a 3-1 away win over Columbus Crew SC on April 20.
on May 25 … Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 away win against Real Salt Lake on May 2018: Played in 19 regular-season matches (18 starts), tallying one goal and three assists
4 … Started his ninth consecutive season with the Timbers, becoming the first … Scored his first career MLS goal and notched an assist in a 2-1 win over LAFC on May 19.
player in club history across all eras to play more than eight seasons with Portland. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned six caps for the Paraguay Men’s National Team,
2018: Appeared in 27 regular-season games (26 starts) in 2018, scoring two goals. more recently starting and playing 58 minutes in a 4-2 win against Jordan in a 4-2
HONORS: MLS All Star in 2019 with Portland ... MLS Cup in 2015 with Portland. on Sept. 10 ... Came on as a second-half substitute in a friendly against France on
June 2, 2017 and once again on November 20, 2018 in the Nelson Mandela Chal-
lenge against South Africa ... Has also featured for Paraguay at U-17 and U-20
levels, making two starts at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, while also
starting four times in the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship.
23 YIMMI CHARA - M 25 BILL TUILOMA - D/M

Birthplace: Cali, Colombia Birthplace: Otanhuhu, New Zealand
Acquired: Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player from Acquired: Signed, 07/26/17
Atlético Mineiro, 01/02/20 Last MLS goal: 04/27/19 POR at TOR
Last MLS goal: N/A Last MLS assist: n/a
League appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 3/GS: 2) All Comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 47/GS: 44)
All comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 3/GS: 2) Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 2; A: 0)
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 2; A: 0)
Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) National Team: New Zealand (Caps: 24; Goals: 0)
National Team: Colombia (Caps: 10; Goals: 1)
2020: Made his 2020 campaign debut, logging 12 minutes as a second-half substi-
2020: Logged 32 minutes as a second-half substitute against the LA Galaxy on July 13 tute against the LA Galaxy on July 13.
... Started and played 74 minutes in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ... 2019: Appeared in 25 games (21 starts) during the 2019 regular season, scoring one
Made his MLS debut in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1. goal … Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 home win against Sporting Kansas
CAREER: Played the last two seasons with Atlético Mineiro (2018-19), where he has City on Sept. 7 … Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 home loss against Seattle
scored 10 goals in 68 appearances (60 starts) across all competitions ... Played two Sounders FC on Aug. 23 … Logged 90 minutes in a 3-1 away win against the Phila-
seasons for Colombian Primera A side Atlético Junior (2017-18), where he tallied 18 delphia Union on May 25 … Recorded 90 minutes in a 2-1 away win against Real Salt
goals in 52 appearances (47 starts) across all competitions and helped Atlético Junior Lake on May 4 … Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 away win at Toronto FC
win the 2017 Copa Colombia ... Made 61 appearances (39 starts) for Liga MX side C.F. on April 27, earning MLS Goal of the Week honors for Week 9.
Monterrey (2014-17), where he tallied 12 goals in 61 appearances (39 starts) across 2018: Recorded 13 appearances (7 starts) for the Timbers in 2018, tallying one goal
all competitions ... Began his career with Colombian side Deportivo Tolima, where he in 713 minutes played … Appeared in six matches (6 starts) for T2 during the 2018
made 163 appearances (132 starts) and tallied 38 goals across five seasons (2010-14). USL regular season, registering one goal in 540 minutes played on loan from the Tim-
INTERNATIONAL: Has made 10 appearances for the Colombia Men’s Nation- bers ... Scored his first career MLS goal in a 3-2 loss against Orlando City on April 8.
al Team, tallying one goal and an assist since making his debut in a 3-0 win over 2017: Made 11 appearances (11 starts) for T2 during the 2017 USL regular season,
El Salvador on Oct. 10, 2014 ... Scored the game-winning goal, the first of his in- registering three goals in 986 minutes played on loan from the Portland Timbers.
ternational career, in a 2-1 victory against Venezuela on Sept. 7, 2018 ... Made four INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 24 caps for the New Zealand National Team since mak-
appearances for Colombia in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying in South America. ing his debut in a 0-0 draw against Trinidad & Tobago on Oct. 16, 2013.
HONORS: Copa Colombia with Atlético Junior in 2017 ... Clausura with Atlético Nacional
in 2015 ... Copa Colombia with Deportes Tolima in 2014.
27 DAIRON ASPRILLA - M 28 PABLO BONILLA - D

Birthplace: Istmina, Colombia Birthplace: Píritu, Venezuela
Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Acquired: Acquired via transfer as a from T2, 06/18/20
Last MLS goal: 09/29/19 POR at SKC Last MLS goal: N/A
Last MLS assist: 11/08/18 POR at SEA Last MLS assist: N/A
All Comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 114/GS: 59) All Comps. appearances/starts for POR: (GP: 0/GS: 0)
2020: Placed on the Season-Ending Injury List after having surgery on his left knee to 2020: Acquired by the Portland Timbers from T2 on June 18 ... Made his T2 debut,
repair a complex tear in his medial meniscus ... Made an appearance off the bench in starting and logging an assist at Phoenix Rising FC on March 7.
a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1. CAREER: Joined Portland from Deportivo La Guaira Fútbol Club (2019), where he
2019: Appeared in 13 games (seven starts) during the 2019 regular season, tallying made six appearances (six starts) in the Apertura Tournament, scoring a goal in his
two goals and one assist … On loan from the Timbers, played in nine regular-season debut ... Prior to joining La Guaira, Bonilla made his professional debut as a 17-year-
matches (nine starts) during the 2019 USL regular season, leading the team in goals old with Portuguesa Fútbol Club (2017-19), appearing in 66 matches (65 starts) and
(nine) and registering two assists.
registering three goals and seven assists.
2018: Appeared in 17 regular-season matches (7 starts) in 2018, scoring one
INTERNATIONAL: Was called in by the Venezuela U-23 Men’s National Team for
goal … Featured 22 minutes off the bench in MLS Cup 2018 against Atlan-
ta United FC on Dec. 8 ... Played 18 minutes off the bench in a 3-2 win against the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where he started and played three
Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of the Western Conference Champion- consecutive first round matches ... Made multiple appearances for Venezuela at the
ship on Nov. 29 ... Logged 48 minutes off the bench in a 4-2 playoff win in pen- youth level, including making nine appearances (nine starts) at the 2019 CONMEBOL
alty kicks against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 8, recording one goal and an assist. Sudamericano Sub 20 Tournament in Chile and three appearances (three starts) at the
2017: Played in 27 regular-season matches in 2019 (19 starts), scoring two 2018 Juegos Suramericanos in Cochabamba, Bolivia, tallying one goal in a 4-1 victory
goals and adding four assist … Made a fifth straight appearance (Sept. 16-Oct. against Bolivia
22) in a 2-1 win against Whitecaps FC on Oct. 22 ... Logged an assist for a sec-
ond straight game in a 3-0 win against Orlando City on Sept. 24 ... Recorded
his second assist of the season in a 2-1 win against Whitecaps FC on July 23.
HONORS: MLS Cup with Portland in 2015.
30 ERYK WILLIAMSON - M 31 ALJAZ IVACIC- GK

Birthplace: Alexandria, Va. Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Acquired: Signed, 01/23/18 Acquired: Transferred from NK Olimpija Ljubljana, 01/18/19
Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS win: n/a
Last MLS assist: n/a Last MLS shutout: n/a
Career goals/assists across all comps. for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) 2019: On loan from the Portland Timbers, started and played in 12
matches for T2 during the 2019 USL Championship regular season ... Played 90 minutes
2020: Made his first start of the campaign, logging 89 minutes against the LA Galaxy in T2’s 3-2 home win against New Mexico United on Aug. 11 … Recorded a season-high
on July 13 ... Made a substitute appearance in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on seven saves in a 4-2 road loss to Phoenix Rising FC on June 29 ... Tallied four saves and
March 1. earned a shutout in T2’s 2-0 win at Orange County SC on June 22 ... Logged four saves
2019: Played in seven regular-season matches in 2019 (three starts) ... On loan from in his first appearance of 2019 in T2’s 2-2 home draw against Fresno FC on June 16.
the Timbers, played in 19 regular-season matches (19 starts) during the 2019 USL CAREER: Joined Portland after making 25 appearances across all competitions, in-
Championship regular season, registering four goals and a team-leading nine assists cluding 18 appearances in league play for Olimpija, logging 1,620 minutes and re-
... Earned his first MLS start at home in a 2-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. cording five clean sheets during the 2018-19 season ... Appeared in both legs of
7, and was named to MLS’ Team of Week bench for Week 27 ...Earned his first career UEFA Champions League qualifying, recording a shutout in a 0-0 draw with Qara-
MLS start in a 2-1 road loss at the Montreal Impact on June 26 ... Made a substitute bac FK ... Started five matches during Europa League qualifying. In 2017-18 ...
appearance in a 4-0 home win over the LA Galaxy in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Played in 25 matches for Olimpija, allowing just 12 goals and recording 14 clean
Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 19 ... Made his Major League Soccer debut, coming on as sheets during that span ... playing two seasons with Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK
a second-half substitute in a 3-1 away win against the Philadelphia Union on May 25. Olimpija Ljubljana ... Helped the club win both the league and cup title during the
2018: Made 15 appearances (15 starts) for T2 during the 2018 USL regular season, 2017-18 season ... During the 2017-18 season, he appeared in 55 matches across
tallying three goals and four assists. all competitions, posting a 0.88 goals-against average and 24 clean sheets ...
INTERNATIONAL: Was called in by the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team for a domestic Played matches on loan with NK Bela Krajina (2013-14) and NK Radomlje (2014-
training camp in Herriman, Utah in June of 2019 ... Was called into a combined prepa- 17) in the Druga Liga, appearing in 68 matches for the two clubs combined.
ration camp with players from the U.S. Senior and U-23 Men’s National Teams from HONORS: Slovenian Champion with NK Olimpija Ljubljana in 2017-18 ... Slovenian Cup
May 26-June 2 in Annapolis, Md. ... While competing at the 2017 U-20 FIFA World Cup, with NK Olimpija Ljubljana in 2018.
Williamson started four of the five matches, helping the U-20 USMNT advance to the
quarterfinals of the tournament.
32 MARCO FARFAN - D 33 LARRYS MABIALA - D

Birthplace: Portland, Ore. Birthplace: Montfermeil, France
Acquired: Signed as MLS Homegrown Player, 10/14/16 Acquired: Signed, 06/26/17
Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS goal: 04/20/19 POR at CLB
Last MLS assist: n/a Last MLS assist: 04/14/18 POR vs. MIN
Career goals/assists in league play for POR: (G: 0; A: 0) National Team: DR Congo (Caps: 9; Goals: 0)
2019: Played in three regular-season matches in 2019 (three starts) ... On loan from 2020: Started and played 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Played 90
the Timbers, played in 17 regular-season matches (16 starts) for T2 during the 2019 minutes in a 1-0 home win against Nashville SC on March 8 ... Recorded 90 minutes of
USL Championship regular season ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 away win against New play in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United FC on March 1.
York City FC on July 7 ... Made his first MLS appearance of the season in a 2-1 road loss 2019: Played in 22 regular-season matches in 2019 (22 starts), tallying two goals …
at the Montreal Impact on June 26 ... Made a substitute appearance in a 4-0 home win Started his 25th match across competitions in 2019 in a 2-2 home draw against the New
over the LA Galaxy in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 19 . England Revolution on Sept. 25 … Started and played 90 minutes in a 4-0 win against
2018: Recorded 11 regular-season appearances (6 starts) during the 2018 the LA Galaxy on July 27 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 away win in the quarterfinal of
MLS regular season, logging 515 minutes played ... Appeared in 11 match- the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Los Angeles FC on July 10 ... Recorded 90 min-
es (11 starts) for T2 during the 2018 USL regular season, tallying one goal utes in a 1-0 away win against New York City FC on July 7 ... Scored his first goal of the
and one assist in 937 minutes played on loan from the Portland Timbers. season in a 3-1 win at Columbus Crew SC on April 20 ... Made his first appearance of
INTERNATIONAL: Was called in by the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team for a domestic the season, playing 90 minutes in a 3-3 draw against the Colorado Rapids on March 2.
training camp from June 9-16 in Herriman, Utah ... Recorded 25 minutes off the bench for 2018: Played in 31 regular-season matches (31 starts), tallying five goals and one assist
the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team in a 0-0 draw against the Netherlands on March 24. … Started and played 90 minutes in MLS Cup 2018 against Atlanta United FC on Dec. 8.
40 RENZO ZAMBRANO - M 44 MARVIN LORÍA - M

Birthplace: Aragua de Maturín, Venezuela Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Acquired: Signed, 12/10/18 Acquired: Signed, 12/10/18
Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS goal: 08/10/2019 vs. VAN
Last MLS assist: 07/27/19 POR vs. LA Last MLS assist: 06/26/2019 vs. MTL
National Team: Venezuela (Caps: 5; Goals: 0) National Team: Costa Rica (Caps: 1; Goals: 0)
2019: Played in 10 regular-season matches in 2019 (nine starts), tallying one assist … 2020: Made his 2020 campaign debut, starting and logging 58 minutes against the
On loan from the Timbers, started eight matches and tallied one assist for T2 during the LA Galaxy on July 13.
2019 USL Championship season ... Started and played 89 minutes in a 2-2 away draw 2019: Appeared in 19 games (eight starts) during the 2019 regular season, tallying
against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 29 … Was named to the MLS Team of the Week two goals and one assist … On loan from the Timbers, made nine appearances
for Week 23 after he finished the match with a 87.7 percent passing accuracy in a 3-1 (eight starts) and tallied two goals for T2 during the 2019 USL Championship season
home win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 10 … Earned his sixth league start ... Recorded his first MLS career assist in a 2-1 road loss at the Montreal Impact on
in a 4-0 win against the LA Galaxy on July 27 ... Recorded 90 minutes of play in a 2-2 June 26 ... Made his MLS debut, tallying his first career goal for the Timbers in his
home draw against the Colorado Rapids on July 13 ... Started and played 76 minutes in first league appearance in a 4-0 home win against the Houston Dynamo on June 22,
a 1-0 away win against New York City FC on July 7 ... Started and play 90 minutes in a earning MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 16.
4-0 home win against the Houston Dynamo on June 22 ... Started and played 75 min- 2018: In his Timbers debut, Loría started and played 88 minutes in a 2-0 win over
utes in a 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders FC in the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Made his San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup on June 6 ... Made 30 appearances (25 starts) for T2,
MLS debut, playing 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on May 15. finishing the season with a team-high seven assists and recording six goals.
2018: In his Timbers debut, Zambrano started and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win CAREER: Signed with T2 on loan from Costa Rican Primera División side Deportivo
over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup on June 6 ... Made 31 appearances (30 starts) Saprissa (2013-15, 2016-18) ... Appeared in 10 matches (6 starts) and registered one
for T2 during the 2018 USL regular season,tallying three goals and three assists. assist.
CAREER: Played for Valladolid during the 2016-17 Spanish Segunda Division INTERNATIONAL: Earned his first cap for the Costa Rican Men’s National Team, start-
campaign, while also appearing for the club’s second team, Real Valladolid B. ing and playing 77 minutes in a 3-0 loss to the USMNT at Avaya Stadium on Feb. 2,
INTERNATIONAL: Has made five appearances for the Venezuelan National Team since 2019.
making his debut and recording an assist in a 5-0 win over Bolivia in a 2018 World Cup
qualifying match on Nov. 11, 2016.
85 ZAC MCGRAW - D 98 BLAKE BODILY - M

Birthplace: Torrence, Calif. Birthplace: Eagle, Idaho
Acquired: Signed on, 06/22/20 Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/24/20
Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS goal: n/a
Last MLS assist: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a
COLLEGE: Made 68 appearances (66 starts) and tallied one goal and nine assists as a COLLEGE: Played three collegiate seasons at the University of Washington (2017-19),
four-year starter at Army West Point (2016-19) ... Started all 16 matches for the Black where he tallied 17 goals and 18 assists in 56 games played (39 starts) ... Tallied 12 goals
Knights during his senior campaign, logging one goal and four assists in 2019 ... A and six assists in 19 appearances (16 starts) en route to being named the Pac-12 Player of
four-time First Team All-Patriot League honoree ... the Year and earning United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American honors in his junior
CAREER: Selected by the Timbers in the third round (No. 68 overall) of the 2020 MLS campaign in 2019 ... The Eagle, Idaho, native was a three-time First Team All-Pac-12 se-
SuperDraft presented by adidas ... Is the first Army men’s soccer player to have ever lection (2017, 2018, 2019) and helped the Huskies clinch the 2019 Pac-12 Championship.
been drafted in the MLS SuperDraft. CAREER: The Tigard High School graduate played three years for T2 (2015-17) while with
the Timbers Academy, tallying four goals and two assists in 35 matches played (21 starts).
HONORS: 2019 United Soccer Coaches First-Team All American with Washington ...
2019 Pac-12 Player of the Year with Washington ... 2019 All-Pac-12 First Team with
Washington ... 2018 All-Pac-12 First Team with Washington ... 2017 Pac-12 Freshman
of the Year with Washington ... 2017 All-Pac-12 First Team with Washington.
2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E
8 M Diego Valeri 3 3 231 2 1 5 4 2 4 0 2 0 1 0
10 M Sebastián Blanco 3 3 270 1 1 3 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 0
17 F Jeremy Ebobisse 3 1 103 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 M Andy Polo 2 1 91 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
2 D Jorge Moreira 1 1 89 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 D Jorge Villafaña 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0
13 D Dario Zuparic 3 3 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1
15 D Chris Duvall 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
18 D Julio Cascante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D Marco Farfan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 D Larrys Mabiala 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
25 D Bill Tuiloma 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 F Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 F Felipe Mora 2 2 180 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 5 0 0
14 M Andrés Flores 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 M Tomás Conechny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 M Diego Chara 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 3 0
22 M Cristhian Paredes 2 1 110 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
23 M Yimmi Chara 3 2 175 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0
27 M Darion Asprilla 1 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
30 M Eryk Williamson 2 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
40 M Renzo Zambrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 M Marvin Loría 1 1 58 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
98 M Blake Bodily 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 D Pablo Bonilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 D Zac McGraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals received 0
Timbers 3 270 4 3 11 29 11 4 1 35 44 8 1
Opponents 3 270 4 4 12 37 12 18 7 44 35 3 0
NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

12 GK Steve Clark 3 3 270 12 7 4 1.33 1 0 1 2 1 0
1 GK Jeff Attinella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Aljaz Ivacic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals committed 0
Timbers 3 270 12 8 4 1.33 1 0 1 2 1 0

Opponents 3 270 11 7 4 1.33 0 1 1 1 2 0
2020 TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 T SHOTS 1 2 T SOG 1 2 T FOULS COM. 1 2 T
Timbers 1 3 4 Timbers 16 13 29 Timbers 6 5 11 Timbers 14 21 35
Opponents 0 4 4 Opponents 14 23 37 Opponents 4 8 12 Opponents 21 23 44
CORNERS 1 2 T OFFSIDES 1 2 T YELLOW CARDS 1 2 T RED CARDS 1 2 T

TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME (2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E
March 1 vs. Minnesota 1 90 1 0 2 14 3 2 1 14 22 3 0 Minnesota 1 90 3 2 8 10 4 7 2 22 14 2 0
March 8 vs. Nashville 1 90 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 9 13 3 0 Nashville 1 90 0 0 0 14 4 9 1 13 9 1 0
July 13 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 2 2 6 12 6 2 0 12 9 2 1 LA Galaxy 1 90 1 2 4 13 4 2 4 9 12 0 0
Totals 3 270 4 3 11 29 11 4 1 35 44 8 1 Totals 3 270 4 4 12 37 12 18 7 44 35 3 0
Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

March 1 vs. Minnesota 1 90 4 1 3 3.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Minnesota 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 0 1 1 1 0 0
March 8 vs. Nashville 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 Nashville 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
July 13 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 0 0 1 1 0 0 LA Galaxy 1 90 6 4 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 3 270 12 8 4 1.33 1 0 1 2 1 0 Totals 3 270 11 7 4 1.33 0 1 1 1 2 0

2020 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 1 vs MINNESOTA UNITED FC 3 TIMBERS 1 vs NASHVILLE SC 0 TIMBERS 2 vs LA GALAXY 1
March 1, 2020 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore. ) March 8, 2020 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore. ) July 13, 2020 • ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex
• Att: 25,218 • Att: 25,218 (Orlando, .Fla)
• Att: N/A
SCORING SCORING
POR - Valeri (penalty kick) 56 POR - Valeri (Polo) 12 SCORING
MIN - Molino 51, Amarilla (Finlay) 76, Molino (Finlay) 78 POR - Ebobisse (Blanco, Valeri) 59, Blanco 66
STATS LAG - Chicharito (Wild, Pavón) 88
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners STATS
Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 3 4 9 0 0 Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners
POR 14 1 14 1 2 NSH 14 1 13 1 9 POR 12 3 12 0 2
MIN 10 2 22 2 7 LAG 13 4 9 4 2
LINEUP
LINEUP POR: GK Clark, D Duvall, D Mabiala, D Zuparic, D Villafaña, M LINEUP
POR: GK Clark, D Moreira (Williamson, 89), D Mabiala, D Polo, M Chara, M Y Chara (Ebobisse, 74), M Valeri © (Pare- POR: GK Clark, D Duvall, D Mabiala, D Zuparic, D Villafaña, M
Zuparic, D Villafaña, M Paredes (Ebobisse, 83), M Chara, M Y des, 63), M Blanco, F Mora D. Chara, M Williamson (Polo, 89), M Loría (Y. Chara, 58), M
Chara (Asprilla), M Valeri ©, M Blanco, F Mora Valeri © (Tuiloma, 78), M Blanco, F Ebobisse (Niezgoda, 80)
Subs not used:
Subs not used: Substitutes Not Used: GK Ivacic, D Cascante, D Farfan, M Subs not used:
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ivacic, D Cascante, D Duvall, D Williamson, M Asprilla Substitutes Not Used: GK Ivacic, D Bonilla, D Cascante, D
Farfan Farfan, D McGraw, M Conechny, M Paredes, M Zambrano
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Referee: Ismail Elfath Weather: Clear, 50 degrees Referee: Ramy Touchan
Weather: Cloudy, 46 degrees Weather: Clear, 84 degrees
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT STATISTICS

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E
10 M Sebastián Blanco 1 1 90 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0
17 F Jeremy Ebobisse 1 1 80 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 M Diego Valeri 1 1 78 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
4 D Jorge Villafaña 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 D Dario Zuparic 1 1 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
15 D Chris Duvall 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 D Julio Cascante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D Marco Farfan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 D Larrys Mabiala 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 D Bill Tuiloma 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 F Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 F Felipe Mora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 M Andy Polo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 M Tomás Conechny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 M Diego Chara 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0
22 M Cristhian Paredes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 M Yimmi Chara 1 0 32 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 M Eryk Williamson 1 1 89 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
40 M Renzo Zambrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 M Marvin Loría 1 1 58 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
98 M Blake Bodily 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 D Pablo Bonilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 D Zac McGraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals received 0
Timbers 1 90 2 2 6 12 6 2 0 12 9 2 1
Opponents 1 90 1 2 4 13 4 2 4 9 12 0 0
NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

12 GK Steve Clark 1 1 90 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
1 GK Jeff Attinella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Aljaz Ivacic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals committed 0
Timbers 1 90 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Opponents 1 90 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
TIMBERS MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 T SHOTS 1 2 T SOG 1 2 T FOULS COM. 1 2 T
CORNERS 1 2 T OFFSIDES 1 2 T YELLOW CARDS 1 2 T RED CARDS 1 2 T

TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME (MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT)

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E
July 13 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 2 2 6 12 6 2 0 12 9 2 1 LA Galaxy 1 90 1 2 4 13 4 2 4 9 12 0 0
Totals 1 90 2 2 6 12 6 2 0 12 9 2 1 Totals 1 90 1 2 4 13 4 2 4 9 12 0 0
Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

July 13 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 0 0 1 1 0 0 LA Galaxy 1 90 6 4 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 0 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 1 90 6 4 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 2 vs LA GALAXY 1
July 13, 2020 • ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex
(Orlando, .Fla)
• Att: N/A
SCORING
POR - Ebobisse (Blanco, Valeri) 59, Blanco 66
LAG - Chicharito (Wild, Pavón) 88
STATS
Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners
POR 12 3 12 0 2
LAG 13 4 9 4 2
LINEUP
POR: GK Clark, D Duvall, D Mabiala, D Zuparic, D Villafaña, M
D. Chara, M Williamson (Polo, 89), M Loría (Y. Chara, 58), M
Valeri © (Tuiloma, 78), M Blanco, F Ebobisse (Niezgoda, 80)
Subs not used:

Substitutes Not Used: GK Ivacic, D Bonilla, D Cascante, D
Farfan, D McGraw, M Conechny, M Paredes, M Zambrano
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Weather: Clear, 84 degrees
2020 TIMBERS GOAL CHART (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

1= GOAL SCORERS
Diego Valeri 2
Sebastián Blanco 1
Jeremy Ebobisse 1
Total 4 R
8
KEY
Right foot (2) R L
Left foot (1) L 10 R

Header (0) H
Body (0) B 17
Free kick (0) F
Penalty kick (1) P
PENALTY KICKS SCORING BREAKDOWN

FOR: HOME (2 games)
DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL
3/1 56 MIN Valeri T. Miller Goal Timbers 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Opponents 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
ROAD (0 games)
Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL
Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AGAINST: NEUTRAL (1 games)

Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL
DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT Timbers 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
7/13 12 LAG Hernandez Clark Miss Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# PLAYER POS HT WT DOB NATIONALITY LAST CLUB
27 Asprilla, Dairon M 5-11 165 05/25/1992 Colombia Alianza Petrolera (Colombia)
1 Attinella, Jeff GK 6-2 190 09/29/1988 United States Minnesota United FC (MLS)
10 Blanco, Sebastián M 5-6 150 03/15/1988 Argentina San Lorenzo (Argentina)
98 Bodily, Blake M 5-9 150 01/13/1998 United States University of Washington (NCAA)
28 Bonilla, Pablo D 5-8 155 12/02/1999 Venezuela Portland Timbers 2 (USL)
18 Cascante, Julio D 6-2 170 10/03/1993 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
21 Chara, Diego M 5-7 150 04/05/1986 Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)
23 Chara, Yimmi M 5-5 170 04/02/1991 Colombia Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
12 Clark, Steve GK 6-2 190 04/14/1986 United States D.C. United (MLS)
19 Conechny, Tomás M 5-7 150 03/30/1998 Argentina San Lorenzo (Argentina)
15 Duvall, Chris D 5-10 160 09/10/1991 United States OKC Energy FC (USL)
17 Ebobisse, Jeremy F 6-0 175 02/14/1997 United States Charleston Battery (USL)
32 Farfan, Marco D 5-9 150 11/12/1998 United States Portland Timbers Academy (DA)
14 Flores, Andrés M 5-6 150 08/31/1990 El Salvador New York Cosmos (NASL)
31 Ivacic, Aljaz GK 6-2 180 12/29/1993 Slovenia NK Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)
44 Loría, Marvin M 5-10 170 04/24/1997 Costa Rica Portland Timbers 2 (USL)
33 Mabiala, Larrys D 6-2 185 10/08/1987 Democratic Republic of Congo Kayserispor (Turkey)
85 McGraw, Zac D 6-4 205 06/08/1997 United States Army West Point (NCAA)
9 Mora, Felipe F 5-9 150 08/02/1993 Chile Pumas UNAM (Mexico)
11 Niezgoda, Jaroslaw F 6-1 170 03/15/1995 Poland Legia Warsaw (Poland)
22 Paredes, Cristhian M 6-0 155 05/18/1998 Paraguay Club America (Mexico)
7 Polo, Andy M 5-8 155 09/29/1994 Peru Monarcas Morelia (Mexico)
25 Tuiloma, Bill D/M 5-10 175 03/27/1995 New Zealand Olympique de Marseille (France)
8 Valeri, Diego M 5-10 165 05/01/1986 Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)
4 Villafaña, Jorge D 5-9 150 09/16/1989 United States Santos Laguna (Mexico)
30 Williamson, Eryk M 5-9 155 01/11/1997 United States University of Maryland (NCAA)
40 Zambrano, Renzo M 5-9 165 08/26/1994 Venezuela Portland Timbers 2 (USL)
13 Zuparic, Dario D 6-1 185 05/03/1992 Croatia HNK Rijeka (Croatia)
GENERAL MANAGER/PRESIDENT OF SOCCER: Gavin Wilkinson HEAD OF PERFORMANCE: Nick Milonas

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Ned Grabavoy HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jon MacGregor, ATC
HEAD COACH: Giovanni Savarese (juh-VON-knee SAV-uh-res-eh) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Taichi Kitagawa, ATC
ASSISTANT COACH: Carlos Llamosa (YA-mose-uh) PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST: Charles Burdick
ASSISTANT COACH: Miles Joseph DIRECTOR, EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS: Sam Younie
GOALKEEPER COACH: Guillermo “Memo” Valencia ASSISTANT EQUIP. MANAGER: Kevin Christiana
ASSISTANT COACH/VIDEO ANALYST: Shannon Murray CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER: Dr. Richard Edelson
PERFORMANCE PHYSICAL THERAPIST: Matt Weston
NUMERICAL ROSTER
# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB
1 Jeff Attinella GK AT-tih-nella United States Minnesota United FC (MLS)
4 Jorge Villafaña D vee-ya-FON-ya United States Santos Laguna (Mexico)
7 Andy Polo M Peru Monarcas Morelia (Mexico)
8 Diego Valeri M vuh-LAIR-ee Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)
9 Felipe Mora F Chile Pumas UNAM (Mexico)
10 Sebastián Blanco M Argentina San Lorenzo (Argentina)
11 Jaroslaw Niezgoda F YAR-oh-SLAV knee-ez-GO-da Poland Legia Warsaw (Poland)
12 Steve Clark GK United States D.C. United (MLS)
13 Dario Zuparic D ZOO-PUH-rich Croatia HNK Rijeka (Croatia)
14 Andrés Flores M El Salvador New York Cosmos (NASL)
15 Chris Duvall D United States OKC Energy FC (USL
17 Jeremy Ebobisse F ih-BO-bis-see United States Charleston Battery (USL)
18 Julio Cascante D kas-CAHN-tay Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
19 Tomás Conechny M co-NECK-knee Argentina San Lorenzo (Argentina)
21 Diego Chara M Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)
22 Cristhian Paredes M pah-REH-des Paraguay Club America (Mexico)
23 Yimmi Chara M JEEM-mee Colombia Atlético Mineiro (Brazil)
25 Bill Tuiloma D/M two-EE-low-muh New Zealand Olympique de Marseille (France)
27 Dairon Asprilla M/F DIE-ron ah-SPREE-ah Colombia Alianza Petrolera (Colombia)
28 Pablo Bonilla D bow-KNEE-uh Venezuela Portland Timbers 2 (USL)
30 Eryk Williamson M United States Univ. of Maryland (NCAA)
31 Aljaz Ivacic GK ahl-YAJ EVE-uh-chitch Slovenia NK Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)
32 Marco Farfan D United States Portland Timbers Academy (DA)
33 Larrys Mabiala D MAH-bee-ah-lah Democratic Republic of Congo Kayserispor (Turkey)
40 Renzo Zambrano M Venezuela Portland Timbers 2 (USL)
44 Marvin Loría M lo-REE-uh Costa Rica Portland Timbers 2 (USL)
85 Zac McGraw D United States Army West Point (NCAA)
98 Blake Bodily M United States University of Washington (NCAA)
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
INDIVIDUAL TEAM
Braces: 41x (last: Ebobisse, Sept. 25, 2019 vs. New England Revolution) Longest overall win streak: 6 games, April 14-May 26, 2018
Hat tricks: n/a Longest home win streak: 10 games, Aug. 7, 2017-May 19, 2018
Quickest goal: 0:34, Fernández, May 3, 2014 vs. D.C. United Longest road win streak: 3 games, 3x (last: July 7-July 21, 2019)
Quickest road goal: 3’, Valeri, May 11, 2016 at Dallas Longest overall unbeaten streak: 15 games, April 14-Aug. 4, 2018
Latest game-winning goal: 95’ (94:56), Borchers, Aug. 15, 2015 at Real Salt Lake Longest home unbeaten streak: 22 games, April 6, 2013-May 17, 2014
Latest goal: 100’ (99:33), Adi, April 16, 2016 vs. San Jose Longest road unbeaten streak: 10 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 19, 2013
Substitute goals: 47x (last: Asprilla, Sept. 29, 2019 at Sporting KC) Longest overall winless streak: 8 games, 2x (last: March 8-April 27, 2014)
Substitute assists: 36x (last: Conechny, Sept. 7, 2019, vs. Sporting KC) Longest home winless streak: 6 games - May 29-July 30, 2011
Goal on home debut: 10x (last: Fernandez, June 1, 2019, vs. Los Angeles FC) Longest road winless streak: 18 games - Oct. 19 2011-Oct. 7, 2012
Largest margin of victory: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA
Largest margin of defeat: 5 goals, 2x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy)
Braces against: 33x (last: Okwonkwo, June 26, 2019 at Montreal Impact) Largest margin overcome: 2 goals, 7x (last: June 26, 2016 vs. Houston, W 3-2)
Hat tricks against: 3x (last: Manotas, Sept. 24, 2016 at Houston) Most goals scored: 5 goals, 3x (last: March 3, 2017 at MIN, W 5-1)
Quickest goal against: 0:28, Séne, March 24, 2012 at New England Most goals against: 5 goals, 3x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy)
Quickest goal against at Providence Park: 3’, Cooper, April 5, 2014 vs. Seattle Most goals in a half: 5 goals, Oct. 18, 2015 at LA Galaxy, second half
Latest game-winning goal against: 93’, Beckerman, March 31, 2012 vs. RSL Most goals against in a half: 4 goals 2x (last: Aug. 12, 2017 at Toronto FC)
Substitute goals against: 30x (last: Sapong, Aug. 14, 2019 vs. Chicago)
Substitute assists against: 35x (last: Wild, July 16, 2020 vs. LA Galaxy)
* - all stats MLS play only
SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES 2020 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Dairon Asprilla - 1 Marvin Loría - 0 WEEK PLAYER REASON
Jeff Attinella - 0 Larrys Mabiala - 0
Sebastián Blanco - 0 Zac McGraw - 0
Blake Bodliy - 0 Felipe Mora - 0
Pablo Bonilla - 0 Jorge Moreira - 0
Julio Cascante - 0 Jaroslaw Niezgoda - 1
Diego Chara - 0 Cristhian Paredes - 0 2020 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Yimmi Chara - 1 Andy Polo - 1
Steve Clark - 0 Bill Tuiloma - 1 WEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON
Tomás Conechny - 0 Zarek Valentin - 0
Chris Duvall - 0 Diego Valeri - 0
Jeremy Ebobisse - 1 Jorge Villafaña - 0
Marco Farfan - 0 Eryk Williamson - 1
Andrés Flores - 0 Renzo Zambrano - 0
Aljaz Ivacic - 0 Dario Zuparic - 0
2020 MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK

WEEK PLAYER/COACH REASON

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TIMBERS HOUSTON 2020 SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCE

2-1-0 (6pts) 0-1-2 (2pts)

Referee: Ismail Elfath

NATIONAL TV: ESPN

English Radio: 750 The Game

Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 93.5 FM, 1150 AM)

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GROUP F SCHEDULE

CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED HEAD COACH GIOVANNI SAVARESE

MLS CAREER LEADERS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

GOALKEEPERS * - as of July 16, 2020

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS YEAR TEAM W L T PCT.

PREVIOUS MATCH - PORTLAND TIMBERS VS LA GALAXY - W 2-1

Timbers Firsts Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy

NOTES On how the Timbers seem to become stronger in tournament-style situations…

ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES SERIES LEADERS

LAST TIME VS. HOUSTON Wins 2 Jake Gleeson 2 Hall/Willis

Portland Timbers 4, Houston Dynamo 0

SCOUTING HOUSTON DYNAMO TIMBERS AGAINST THE DYNAMO

1 JEFF ATTINELLA - GK 4 JORGE VILLAFAÑA - D

7 ANDY POLO - M 8 DIEGO VALERI - M

9 FELIPE MORA - F 10 SEBASTIÁN BLANCO - M

11 JAROSLAW NIEZGODA - F 12 STEVE CLARK - GK

13 DARIO ZUPARIC - D 14 ANDRÉS FLORES - M

15 CHRIS DUVALL - D 17 JEREMY EBOBISSE - F

18 JULIO CASCANTE - D 19 TOMÁS CONECHNY - M

21 DIEGO CHARA- M 22 CRISTHIAN PAREDES - M

23 YIMMI CHARA - M 25 BILL TUILOMA - D/M

27 DAIRON ASPRILLA - M 28 PABLO BONILLA - D

30 ERYK WILLIAMSON - M 31 ALJAZ IVACIC- GK

32 MARCO FARFAN - D 33 LARRYS MABIALA - D

40 RENZO ZAMBRANO - M 44 MARVIN LORÍA - M

85 ZAC MCGRAW - D 98 BLAKE BODILY - M

2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

Timbers 3 270 12 8 4 1.33 1 0 1 2 1 0

2020 TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

CORNERS 1 2 T OFFSIDES 1 2 T YELLOW CARDS 1 2 T RED CARDS 1 2 T

TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME (2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Totals 3 270 4 3 11 29 11 4 1 35 44 8 1 Totals 3 270 4 4 12 37 12 18 7 44 35 3 0

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

Totals 3 270 12 8 4 1.33 1 0 1 2 1 0 Totals 3 270 11 7 4 1.33 0 1 1 1 2 0

2020 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT STATISTICS

NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

TIMBERS MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT TEAM STATISTICS

CORNERS 1 2 T OFFSIDES 1 2 T YELLOW CARDS 1 2 T RED CARDS 1 2 T

TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME (MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT)

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

Totals 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 0 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 1 90 6 4 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

Subs not used:

Referee: Ramy Touchan

2020 TIMBERS GOAL CHART (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Left foot (1) L 10 R

PENALTY KICKS SCORING BREAKDOWN

AGAINST: NEUTRAL (1 games)

GENERAL MANAGER/PRESIDENT OF SOCCER: Gavin Wilkinson HEAD OF PERFORMANCE: Nick Milonas

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES 2020 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

2020 MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK

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