PORTLAND TIMBERS AT FC DALLAS WEDNESDAY, MAY 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: 04/27/13 POR @ SKC Last MLS assist: 04/06/13 POR vs. HOU
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: Attempted a team-high five shots in a 0-0 draw with New England on May 2 ... Scored his second goal of the season in a 3-2 win against Sporting KC on April 27 ... Recorded his first assist since Aug. 31, 2012, feeding Ryan Johnson for a goal in the 73rd minute of a 2-0 win against Houston on April 6 ... Named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week for Week 6 ... Has started each of the team’s first nine games this season ... Became the club’s seventh 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 ... Scored his first goal of the season, a game-tying strike, in a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas on March 17 ... Notched the first multiple-goal performance in a 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake March 31 at JELD-WEN Field ... Scored three of his six goals on the season on the road ... 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 ... Became the youngest player to appear in 50 games for the MLS Timbers on Aug. 15 at 22 years, 27 days. 2011: Appeared in 28 matches (21 starts) as a rookie ... Finished the season with seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) ... 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: Underwent successful surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee on March 4 ... Resumed training activity on April 17 ... 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 ... Made his first start of the season on June 30 against Colorado ... 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 ... Started two consecutive MLS Reserve League matches against Seattle (April 10) and Vancouver (April 22) ... 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: 04/21/13 POR @ SJ Last MLS assist: 04/27/13 POR @ SKC
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: 04/27/13 POR @ SKC
2013: 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 ... Tied the team’s single-game high for shots on goal with three on March 3 ... Became the club’s sixth different player to score in an MLS home opener ... For his efforts against the Red Bulls, he was selected to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 1. 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: Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win against Sporting KC on April 27 ... Started each of the first nine games this season at forward ... 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 … Registered an assist in consecutive matches April 21 in a 3-2 loss to Chicago and April 28 in a 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake ... Started four matches of the 2012 Canadian Championship, leading Toronto FC to a fourth straight Voyager’s Cup and a berth in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League … Was awarded the George Gross Memorial Trophy as the 2012 Canadian Championship’s best player. 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.