PORTLAND TIMBERS AT VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC SATURDAY, MAY 18, 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: Is out 6-9 months after sustaining a torn left ACL in the second half of a 0-0 draw against New England on May 2 ... Started eight of the team’s first nine matches at center back ... Helped the Timbers back line record shutouts on April 6 against Houston, April 14 against San Jose and May 2 against New England ... Returned from a one-game absence to play 90 minutes in a 2-0 shutout against Houston on April 6 ... Missed the March 30 match against Colorado with a strained adductor ... Started and played 90 minutes in each the team’s first three matches ... Signed with the Timbers on Feb. 20, 2013. 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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ANDREW JEAN-BAPTISTE - D
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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
2013: Has appeared in three matches (all starts) for the Timbers Reserves this season, registering an 0.80 goals-against average and a 1-1-0 record ... Was an unused sub for the last five first team matches. 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.
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PA MODOU KAH - 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: 03/16/13 POR @ SEA
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Banjul, The Gambia Acquired: Signed, 05/03/13 Pronunciation: paw KAW Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a
2013: Started and played the full 90 in a 3-0 win over Chivas USA on May 12 at JELDWEN Field, contributing to the club’s fourth straight shutout at home ... Returned to the Starting XI on May 8 in a 1-1 road draw at FC Dallas ... Made consecutive substitute appearances due to injuries April 27 and May 2, aiding in results against Sporting Kansas City and New England Revolution ... Made the second substitute appearace of his MLS career April 6, coming on in the first half for an injured David Horst and helping the club record its first clean sheet of the season in 72 minutes of work against Houston ... Started and played the full 90 in each of the club’s first four games of the regular season (March 3-30) ... Earned his first MLS assist on Rodney Wallace’s second-half, stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Seattle on March 16 ... Helped the club’s defense allow just three shots on goal at Seattle on March 16 and at Colorado on March 30 ... Started in his second straight MLS season opener March 3 against New York. 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 ... 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.
Kah joins the Timbers after playing the last two seasons with clubs in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Kah has also featured for top clubs in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands during his career. He won a title with Norway’s Vålerenga in 2002 and played in nearly 200 league matches over seven seasons (2004-11) at Dutch side Roda JC. On the international level, Kah has 10 caps with the Norway National Team.
DOB: 07/30/80
Born in Banjul, The Gambia, Kah began his professional career as a teenager with Vålerenga in 1998. He spent six seasons with the Norwegian side, and played in 24 games, scoring three goals, during Vålerenga’s Norwegian Football Cup-winning season in 2002.