NEW YORK RED BULLS AT PORTLAND TIMBERS SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2013
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MOBI FEHR - D/M
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SEBASTIçN RINCîN - F
Height: 6-0 Weight: 160 DOB: 12/13/94 Hometown: New York, N.Y. Acquired: Signed via MLS weighted lottery, 12/18/12 Last MLS win: n/a Last MLS shutout: n/a
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 DOB: 01/14/94 Hometown: Cali, Colombia Acquired: On loan from Club Atlético Atenas, 04/15/12 Pronunciation: rin-CONE Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a
Fehr has been a member of U.S. youth national teams at the U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels. A key figure in the United States’ run to the Round of 16 in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Fehr was called up by both the U.S. U-18 and U-20 National Teams and spent time with FC Basel of Switzerland in 2012.
2012: Appeared in nine matches (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, logging one goal in 527 minutes of action ... Played the full 90 in four of his six starts for the Timbers Reserves, including the season finale, a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on Sept. 16 ... Scored in a 2-2 draw against the Chivas USA Reserves on June 18 ... Played with the first team in a friendly against EPL side Aston Villa FC, scoring the initial equalizer in the 76th minute of a 2-2 draw ... Also converted his penalty kick in the tiebreaker shootout, which AVFC won 5-4 ... Was included in the match-day roster for the regular-season finale against San Jose on Oct. 27, a friendly against Spanish club Valencia CF on May 23 and a U.S. Open Cup match May 30.
INTERNATIONAL: Has been a member of U.S. youth national teams at the U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels … Was called into camp with the U.S. U-20 National Team in Clermont, Fla., from Feb. 20-March 1, 2012 … Represented the U.S. U-18 National Team at the annual Lisbon Tournament in Portugal in May 2012. CAREER: Joined Swiss club FC Basel in 2012 … Raised in Tokyo, he played in the youth academy for Japanese club Tokyo Verdy 1969 … Trained with the Timbers for three weeks late in the 2012 season.
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DYLAN TUCKER-GANGNES - D
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Bainbridge Island, Wash. Acquired: Signed, 02/06/13 Pronunciation: Tucker GANG-ness Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a
DOB: 09/30/90
Tucker-Gangnes is a product of the Portland Timbers U-23s and had a standout collegiate career at the University of Washington. He was selected by the Timbers with the No. 34 overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. He played for the Timbers U-23s during the 2011 Premier Development League season, appearing in 13 matches that season, logging 1,047 minutes and scoring two goals. He finished the season ranked among team leaders in both games played and minutes.
Rincón, a young playmaker, came up through the youth system of Colombian side Deportivo Cali and played youth club soccer in the United States before starting his professional career in 2010 at the age of 17, playing with the reserve team of Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.
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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
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.