PORTLAND TIMBERS AT CHICAGO FIRE SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013
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DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F
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SAL ZIZZO - M
Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90 Hometown: Lakewood, Ohio Acquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11 Pronunciation: NAG-be Last MLS goal: 05/25/13 POR @ DCU Last MLS assist: 05/12/13 POR vs. CHV
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/16/11 Pronunciation: ZEE-zoh Last MLS goal: 08/15/12 POR @ TFC Last MLS assist: 09/22/12 POR @ RSL
2013: With 12 career MLS goals, is currently the Timbers MLS career leader in goals scored ... Started each of the first 13 matches of the regular season ... Scored his fourth goal of the season on May 25 at D.C. United ... Earned his second assist of the season, setting up a Diego Valeri goal, in a 3-0 win over Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN Field ... Tallied his third goal, the go-ahead strike, in a 1-1 road draw at FC Dallas on May 8 ... Notched his 10th career goal on April 27, aiding in a 3-2 road win over Sporting KC - the Timbers first road win of the season ... Recorded his first assist of the season, setting up Ryan Johnson’s second goal in the 73rd minute of a 2-0 win over Houston on April 6 at JELD-WEN Field ... Became the club’s seventh different player to score in an MLS home opener, recording his ninth career goal in the 56th minute on March 3 against New York. 2012: Set career highs in games played (33), starts (31), minutes played (2,777) and goals (6) in his second MLS season ... Finished second on the team in goals scored ... Notched the first multiple-goal performance in a 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake March 31 at JELD-WEN Field ... Became the first player in the club’s MLS history to score in three straight matches, Aug. 15 at Toronto FC, Aug. 19 at New York and Aug. 25 vs. Vancouver ... Had a four-game point streak (3g, 1a), the longest by a Timbers player in 2012, from Aug. 15-31. 2011: Appeared in 28 matches (21 starts) as a rookie ... His July 2 strike against Sporting KC won the AT&T Goal of the Year award and was his first goal of the season ... Made his MLS debut as a 66th-minute sub in a 1-1 draw at New England on April 2.
2013: Scored the game-tying goal on a penalty kick for the Timbers Reserves in a 4-4 draw at VSI Tampa Bay FC on June 1 ... Scored the game-tying goal for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver on May 19 ... Was an unused sub the last three games ... Underwent successful surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee on March 4 ... Played 45 minutes in a Timbers Rerserves scrimmage on April 24 ... Logged 18 minutes as a second-half sub on March 3 against New York. 2012: Tallied his career-high fourth assist of the season Sept. 22 against Real Salt Lake ... Named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 26 after notching his third assist in as many games Aug. 31 against Colorado ... Named to the MLSsoccer.com MLS Team of the Week for Week 24 following a multiple-assist performance in a loss to New York on Aug. 19 ... Made his 50th MLS appearance and scored his first MLS goal in a 2-2 draw at Toronto FC Aug. 15 ... Appeared in seven straight MLS matches as a second-half sub from May 15-July 3 ... Played 45 minutes as a halftime substitute on May 20 against Chicago ... Made his 2012 season debut on May 15 against Houston, entering the match as a 60th-minute substitute ... Made his first appearance in the available 18 and was an unused sub on May 5 against Columbus ... Played 23 minutes in a MLS Reserve League game on March 27 at San Jose, his first competitive action since sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament on Oct. 14, 2011. 2011: Started 14 of his 30 appearances with the Timbers in 2011 ... Made 10 consecutive starts from Aug. 3 to Sept. 21 ... Recorded three assists during the season ... Scored his lone goal of the season in an exhibition win over Argentine side C.A. Independiente on July 26 ... Suffered a torn ACL Oct. 14 vs. Houston.
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DIEGO VALERI - M
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DOB: 04/03/87
RYAN JOHNSON - F
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86 Hometown: Valentín Alsina, Argentina Acquired: Signed on loan from Atlético Lanús as a Designated Player on 01/10/13 Last MLS goal: 05/12/13 POR vs. CHV Last MLS assist: 05/12/13 POR vs. CHV
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 DOB: 11/26/84 Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica Acquired: Trade with Toronto FC on 12/12/12 Last MLS goal: 04/27/13 POR @ SKC Last MLS assist: 05/25/13 POR @ DCU
2013: Appeared in 11 of the team’s 13 games ... Registered one goal and two assists in a 3-0 win May 12 against Chivas USA at JELD-WEN Field ... His four points against Chivas USA tied a Timbers MLS record for points by a player in a single match ... Took a Timbers MLS record 11 corner kicks in the win over Chivas USA ... Earned at least a point in back-to-back games from April 14-27 ... Registered his first two career MLS assists, on the game-tying and game-winning goals, April 27 against Sporting KC ... Scored his second goal of the season in a 1-1 draw on April 21 at San Jose ... Missed home match against San Jose on April 14 due to injury ... Had to be subbed out in the 29th minute of a 2-0 win against Houston on April 6 after taking an elbow to the face ... Started each of the team’s first five matches ... Started, played 90 minutes and took a team-high six shots – one shot shy of the club’s MLS mark for shots in a single match – against Montreal on March 9 ... Became the fourth player in Timbers MLS history to score in his debut game, tallying a goal March 3 against New York. 2012-13: Appeared in 16 league matches for Club Atlético Lanús, scoring two goals during the Inicial phase of Argentina’s Primera División … Tallied in the 87th minute of a 2-0 win over Boca Juniors on Sept. 23. INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps (all starts) with the Argentina National Team … Earned his first cap March 16, 2011, playing the full 90 of a 4-1 victory in a friendly against Venezuela … Started and played 90 minutes of a friendly against Ecuador on April 20, 2011, which finished in a 2-2 draw … Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011, helping Argentina win the Copa Chaco – a friendly competition.
2013: Ranks tied for the lead on the club in scoring with four goals and four assists (12 points) ... Assisted on Darlington Nagbe’s goal in a 2-0 win on May 25 at D.C. United ... Assisted on Rodney Wallace’s first-half goal in a 3-0 win against Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN Field ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win against Sporting KC on April 27 ... Has appeared in all 12 games this season ... Became the sixth Timbers player to score two goals in a game with a brace in a 2-0 win against Houston on April 6 ... Was named NASR’s MLS Player of the Week for Week 6 ... Recorded his first assist with the Timbers on March 30 against Colorado, delivering a cross to find Will Johnson in the box for a goal in the 55th minute ... Started each of the team’s first five games of the season ... Scored his first goal of the season and as a member of the Timbers on March 9 in a 2-1 loss to Montreal. 2012: Recorded career-highs in regular-season games played (31) and minutes (2,769) in his second season with Toronto FC … Finished the season as the club’s second-leading scorer with seven goals and tied for the club lead with five assists. INTERNATIONAL: Made his Jamaica debut April 11, 2006, starting and playing 71 minutes of a friendly against the United States in Cary, N.C. … Has scored eight international goals, with his first coming Feb. 10, 2012, against Argentina in Buenos Aires … Was the second-leading scorer for the Reggae Boyz during the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring two goals in four games during the tournament.