PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
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RODNEY WALLACE - D
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Hometown: Rockville, Md. Acquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10 Last MLS goal: 09/15/12 POR vs. SEA Last MLS assist: 9/19/12 POR @ SJ
DOB: 06/17/88
2013: Appeared as a second-half substitute in the first two matches of the season on March 3 and March 9. 2012: Started five consecutive matches Sept. 15-Oct. 7, including three in the midfield ... Assisted on Danny Mwanga’s first goal against San Jose on Sept. 19 ... Scored his first league goal of the season to give the club a 1-1 draw with Seattle on Sept. 15 ... Marked his 75th career MLS appearance, coming on as a second-half sub at New York on Aug. 19 ... Recorded an assist in a MLS Reserve League match against Chivas USA on July 29 ... Tied club single-game high with three shots on goal against Columbus on May 5 ... Started at left back in five straight matches (March 12-April 7). 2011: Registered two goals and two assists in 25 matches (22 starts) for the Timbers ... Became the first Timbers player to score in consecutive matches, when he scored in the Timbers’ home opener vs. Chicago on April 14 and vs. FC Dallas on April 17 ... Started the first 19 matches of the season. INTERNATIONAL: Appeared in five matches as Costa Rica earned the gold medal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana in January ... Scored the game-winning goal against El Salvador in the semifinals on Jan. 25 ... Featured in three 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for Costa Rica in 2012 ... Was an unused sub for Los Ticos most recent World Cup qualifier against Panama on Feb. 6 ... Made his international debut in the 61st minute, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 friendly win over the United States on Sept. 2, 2011 ... Made his first international start Sept. 6 in a friendly against Ecuador for his second cap; he has 13 total caps for Costa Rica.
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SEBASTIçN RINCîN - F
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MOBI FEHR - D/M
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
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. 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: 6-1 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
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
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.
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.
DOB: 09/30/90