PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
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MIKAEL SILVESTRE - D
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Hometown: Chambray-lès-Tours, France Acquired: Signed, 02/20/13 Pronunciation: mi-KELL sil-ves-TRAY Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a
DOB: 08/09/77
2013: Started and played 90 minutes in each of his first two career matches for the Timbers, March 3 and March 9. Silvestre has played at the highest levels in Europe throughout his career, including 11 seasons in England’s Premier league with Manchester United (1999-2008) and Arsenal (2008-10), winning five Premier League titles and the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League. The 17-year veteran has earned 40 caps with the France National Team and played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Silvestre has made 87 total appearances in the UEFA Champions League during his career. Silvestre played the last two seasons in the German Bundesliga with Werder Bremen. He played in 27 league games during his time with the club, despite missing a majority of the 2011-12 campaign due to injury. He scored in the 2010-11 season finale, contributing to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on July 5, 2011.
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HANYER MOSQUERA - D
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Istmina, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 01/17/12 Pronunciation: HAHN-yehr mos-KEH-ra Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: 05/20/12 POR vs. CHI
DOB: 01/15/87
2012: Started 25 of his 26 appearances in his first season with the Timbers ... Made his club debut on the road in a 1-1 draw March 17 at FC Dallas ... Earned honorable mention on MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in Week 2 ... Was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in Week 6 for his efforts against the LA Galaxy on April 14 ... Registered his first MLS assist May 20 in a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire, helping set up the go-ahead goal by Eric Brunner ... Started and played all 90 minutes in eight straight matches April 14 through June 17 ... Was in the Starting XI for each of the Timbers’ five shutouts during the 2012 campaign. Signed by the Timbers on Jan. 17, 2012, after playing six seasons in Colombia’s top leagues. He spent most of those in the Liga Postobon (first division), splitting time between Corporación Deportes Quindío (2007-10) and Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros (2010-11). In total, Mosquera appeared in 127 matches and scored six goals in Colombia’s top flight.
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MILOS KOCIC - GK
Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 Hometown: Leskovac, Serbia Acquired: Trade with Toronto FC, 12/12/12 Pronunciation: MEE-losh ko-SICH Last MLS win: 07/18/12 TFC vs. COL Last MLS shutout: 07/14/12 TFC @ NE
DOB: 06/04/85
2012: Recorded career-highs in games played (27), minutes played (2,430), saves (82) and shutouts (3) in his third season with Toronto FC … Helped Toronto FC record a three-game winning streak July 11-18, as the club defeated Vancouver Whitecaps (July 11), New England Revolution (July 14) and Colorado Rapids (July 18) … Registered nine saves, a 1.00 goals-against average and a shutout during that span … Started all four games of the 2012 Canadian Championship, posting three shutouts, to help Toronto FC capture a fourth straight Voyagers Cup (Canadian championship) and a berth in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) … Played in three matches during the 2011-12 CCL, guiding Toronto FC to the semifinals of the tournament before falling to Mexico’s Santos Laguna. 2011: Made eight regular-season appearances (7 starts), logging 654 minutes and a shutout for Toronto FC … Finished the season with 27 saves, a 3-1-4 record and a career-best 1.38 goals-against average … Won MLS Save of the Week in Week 22, making a 90th-minute save on a shot from midfielder Will Johnson on Aug. 13 to preserve a 1-0 victory and his first MLS shutout … Made a career-high 11 saves in a 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire on Aug. 21 at Toyota Park … Started all eight of Toronto FC’s matches through the Group Stage of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League, recording a 5-2-1 record and two shutouts … Helped the club finish second in its group, trailing first-place Pumas (Mexico) by just one point and advance to the knockout rounds
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ANDREW JEAN-BAPTISTE - D
Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 DOB: 06/16/92 Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Acquired: Selected in the first round (8th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, 01/12/12 Pronunciation: JOHN-bap-TEE-st Last MLS goal: 03/12/12 POR vs. PHI Last MLS assist: n/a
2013: Started his second match of the season March 9 in a 2-1 loss to Montreal … Attempted two shots, including one on goal ... Started and played 90 minutes at center back on March 3 against New York ... Has started the last two MLS home openers for the Timbers. 2012: Appeared in five matches (4 starts) in his rookie season ... Played the full 90 minutes in each of his four regular-season starts ... Became the youngest Timbers player to score an MLS goal at 19 years, eight months and 27 days when he tallied his first professional goal in the Timbers’ season-opening 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union at JELD-WEN Field March 12 ... Played in six matches (4 starts) for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, logging 421 minutes and registering one goal ... Scored May 27 in a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves ... Contributed in back-to-back shutout wins over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves (2-0) April 10 and Whitecaps FC Reserves (3-0) April 22 ... Went on loan to the L.A. Blues of USL PRO from July 11 to Aug. 20 ... Played the full 90 minutes in all eight of his appearances for the Blues, contributing to four clean sheets during his loan spell.