PORTLAND TIMBERS AT CHICAGO FIRE SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013
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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: Stopped seven shots in a 5-1 win on May 29 in the U.S. Open Cup ... 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. 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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ANDREW JEAN-BAPTISTE - D
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RAUWSHAN McKENZIE - D
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 Hometown: Hoffman Estates, Ill. Acquired: Signed, 05/22/13 Pronunciation: rah-shawn Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: 05/23/12 CHV @ NY
DOB: 11/19/86
2013: Played 90 minutes for the Timbers Reserves in a 4-4 draw at VSI Tampa Bay FC on June 1 ... Was an available sub on May 25 at D.C. United ... Signed with the Timbers on May 22, 2013 ... Made two appearances for the Timbers Reserves, starting and playing 90 minutes against Colorado (March 31) and Vancouver (May 19). 2012: Appeared in 20 matches, including 19 starts, for Chivas USA ... Logged 1,732 minutes during the season ... Registered career highs in shots (5), shots on goal (2) ... Earned his first career MLS assist and point on May 23, 2012, in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls ... Assisted on forward Juan Pablo Ángel’s opening goal in the 47th minute. 2011: Started each of his two appearances for Real Salt Lake in 2011, playing 90 minutes at New England (April 9) and at D.C. United (Sept. 24). 2010: Appeared in four regular-season games for Real Salt Lake, including two starts, logging 224 minutes ... Started two matches during the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, both against Mexican club Cruz Azul (Aug. 25, 2010; Oct. 19, 2010) ... Real Salt Lake reached the tournament’s championship, losing to Mexico’ Monterrey in a two-game, aggregate goals series. 2009: Played five games (all starts) for the Kansas City Wizards ... Made his professional debut on July 4, 2009, playing 90 minutes and attempting one shot in a 1-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo. 2008: Drafted in the fourth round (53rd overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards ... Did not make a regular-season appearance.
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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: Has started four straight games ... Started and played the full 90 in a 3-0 win over Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN 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.
2013: Made his Timbers and MLS debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-0 shutout against D.C. United on May 25 ... Made his Timbers Reserves debut, starting and playing 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on May 19.
DOB: 07/30/80
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. 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.