HOUSTON DYNAMO AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 2011
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JAKE GLEESON - GK
Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 DOB: 06/26/90 Hometown: Wellington, New Zealand Acquired: Signed, 02/17/11 Pronunciation: GLEE-son Last season: Posted a 14-0-0 record and eight shutouts with the Timbers U-23s. He was named to the PDL’s All-Western Conference Team and helped the team to the 2010 PDL championship. Last MLS win: 04/17/11 - POR vs. FCD Last MLS shutout: n/a 2011: Is a perfect 5-0-0 in MLS Reserve League action. Preserved a shutout by making two second-half saves in a 2-0 exhibition win over Argentina's Independiente July 26. Earned his first cap with the New Zealand National Team June 5, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in a friendly against rival Australia. Made three saves in a 3-2 win over FC Dallas April 17. Collected his first professional win April 14 vs. Chicago, making one save in Portland’s 4-2 victory. Made his first MLS start April 2 at New England, recording five saves in the 1-1 draw. With the start, became the eighthyoungest goalkeeper to start an MLS game among players who hold their team’s record for youngest starting goalkeeper, at 20 years and 270 days. Earned MLSSoccer.com’s Save of the Week Honor for Week 2 for a second-half diving save of Maicon Santos’ shot on a breakaway. Made his MLS debut March 26 at Toronto, stopping three of four shots as a second-half sub. Kept a clean sheet in the Timbers’ 2-0 U.S. Open Cup win over Chivas USA on March 29. CAREER: Gleeson, a New Zealand youth and senior international, was signed by the Timbers on Feb. 17, 2011, after a standout season with the club’s development team, the Portland Timbers U-23s, in 2010. He guided the Timbers U-23s to a perfect 20-0-0 record in the PDL championship. Gleeson has represented his country at the U-17 and U-20 levels, and competed in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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DIEGO CHARA - M
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86 Hometown: Cali, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 04/13/10 Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh CHAR-ah Last season: Helped orchestrate Deportes Tolima to a Liga Postobón-best 88 goals in 2010. Played in a team-high 42 matches, aiding in a first-place overall finish for the club with a combined 25-10-11 record, which subsequently qualified the club for the 2011 Copa Libertadores. Last MLS goal: 09/16/11 - POR vs. NE Last MLS assist: 10/02/11 - POR @ VAN 2011: Played the final 21 minutes of Colombia's 2-1 win over Bolivia in 2014 World Cup qualifying on Oct. 11. Assisted on Kenny Cooper's goal against Vancouver on Oct. 2, his fourth assist of the season. Netted his second career goal on Sept. 16 against New England. Scored his first career MLS goal on Aug. 20 in a 2-1 win over Vancouver, the quickest goal in Timbers MLS franchise history, a second-minute strike from the top of the 18-yard box on a feed from Jorge Perlaza. Has logged a point in five of the last seven home games. Missed the Aug. 6 draw at San Jose while serving a league-imposed suspension for yellow card accumulation. Earned his second assist on the opening goal of a 2-2 draw vs. Toronto FC July 30. Recorded his first career MLS assist July 10 vs. Seattle. Started 15 straight league matches, April 30-Aug. 3. Made his first MLS start April 30 against Real Salt Lake. Made his MLS and Timbers debut April 23, coming on at the start of the second half in a 3-0 loss at LA Galaxy. Signed as the club’s first Designated Player on April 13. Played in seven games in the 2011 Copa Libertadores, recording an assist in a 2-0 win over Brazilian power Corinthians. CAREER: The first Designated Player in club history, started his professional career at the age of 17 with Deportes Quindío in 2004 and has appeared in 206 league matches over eight seasons in Colombia’s first division, playing for Quindío (2004-08), América de Cali (2009) and Tolima (2010-11). Chara has also competed in two of South America’s top tournaments in the Copa Libertadores (2009, 2011) and Copa Sudamericana (2010).
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RODNEY WALLACE - D
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 06/17/88 Hometown: Rockville, Md. Acquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10 Last season: Started all 11 matches he played in for D.C. United, tallying 924 minutes and two assists before sustaining an injury that kept him out the remainder of the season. Last MLS goal: 04/17/11 - POR vs. FCD Last MLS assist: 08/17/11 - POR @ SKC 2011: Earned his first international cap for Costa Rica and scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over the United States. Earned his first-career start for Costa Rica in a friendly against Ecuador on Sept. 6. Recorded his first assist with the Timbers on Bright Dike's goal, Aug. 17 at Sporting KC. Started the first 19 league matches at left back. Made his first substitute appearance Aug. 3 vs. LA. Has accumulated five yellow cards this season but had that number reduced to four via MLS's Good Behavior Incentive. Was named to MLSSoccer.com’s Week 5 Team of the Week after scoring in consecutive wins over Chicago and FC Dallas. Became the first Timbers player to score in consecutive matches when he tucked the ball away in the lower left corner of the frame in the 55th minute to give the Timbers a 3-0 lead over FC Dallas April 17. Scored his first goal of the season in Portland’s home-opening 4-2 win over Chicago April 14, when, following a poor clearance of a 37th-minute free kick, he ran onto the ball 20 yards out and one-timed a left-footed bullet into the lower right corner; it was his first MLS goal since Sept. 2009. Played 66 minutes at Colorado March 19, his first MLS match since June 2010. CAREER: Wallace was originally a first-round selection (6th overall) of D.C. United in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland. As both a defender and midfielder, Wallace played 39 regular-season games and made 36 starts over his two years with United (2009-10), compiling three goals and five assists. He enjoyed a standout collegiate career, leading the Terrapins to the 2008 NCAA College Cup title.
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ADIN BROWN - GK
Height: 6-5 Weight: 230 DOB: 05/27/78 Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Calif. Acquired: Signed, 01/26/11 Pronunciation: AY-din Last season: Made one appearance during the USSF Division-2 Pro League season with the Timbers. He spent most of the season recovering from offseason foot surgery. Last MLS win: 05/01/04 - NE vs. LA Last MLS shutout: 05/07/04 - NE @ COL 2011: Has been out since Sept. 2 with a concussion. Kept a clean sheet in the Timbers Reserves' 2-0 win over the Earthquakes Reserves, Aug. 7. Earned his first win with the MLS Timbers for keeping a clean sheet in the first half of a 2-0 exhibition win over Argentina's Independiente July 26. Kept a clean sheet during the first half of an exhibition against the English Premier League's West Bromwich Albion July 20. Played 90 minutes and conceded two goals in a 2-0 exhibition loss to Dutch champions AFC Ajax May 25. Allowed three goals and recorded five saves in the Timbers’ March 19 defeat to Colorado, his first MLS match since June 26, 2004. Started and allowed one goal at Toronto March 26 before being subbed off at halftime with a hamstring injury. Played the first half of the Timbers Reserves' 2-1 win over Earthquakes Reserves June 21 and did not allow a goal. Returned from injury to play 90 minutes in the Timbers Reserves' 3-2 loss at Seattle May 15. Allowed two goals in the Timbers Reserves' 2-0 loss to Seattle May 30. CAREER: Brown, a veteran of 11 pro seasons, was selected third in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. Brown played five seasons in MLS (2000-04) with Colorado, Tampa Bay and New England. He led the Revs to the 2002 MLS Cup final and was named his team’s Defender of the Year three times (2001, 2003-04). Brown played for Norway’s Aalesund FC (2005-09) prior to joining the second-division Timbers in 2010.