Game Notes | Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC | March 3, 2017

MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017, 6:30 p.m. (PT) VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@timbers.com; Manager, Media Relations: Jhamie Chin - (503) 553-5529, jchin@timbers.com; Manager, Media Relations: Katie Simons - (503) 553-5539; Coordinator, Media Relations: Kevin Acevedo - (503) 553-5512, kacevedo@timbers.com

TIMBERS

MINNESOTA

2017 SCHEDULE 2017 MLS RECORD: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0 Away: 0-0-0) 2017 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0 Away: 0-0-0)

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MATCH INFORMATION Date: Friday, March 3, 2017 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Forecast: Mostly cloudy, 44 degrees Referee: Chris Penso Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Cameron Blanchard Fourth Official: Baboucarr Jallow National TV: FS1 Talent: Rob Stone (host), John Strong (play-by-play), Alexi Lalas (analyst), Katie Witham (reporter) English Radio: 750 The Game (KXTG 750 AM, 102.9 FM) Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst) Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 93.5 FM, 1150 AM) Talent: Josue del Castillo (play-by-play), Ozkar Ramos (analyst)

MLS WEEK 1 SCHEDULE DATE Friday, March 3 Minnesota at Portland Saturday, March 4 Chicago at Columbus FC Dallas at LA Galaxy Toronto at Real Salt Lake New England at Colorado Sporting Kansas City at D.C. United Seattle at Houston Montreal at San Jose Sunday, March 5 Minnesota at Portland New York City at Orlando New York at Atlanta Philadelphia at Vancouver

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DATE Fri., March 3 Sun., March 12 Sat., March 18 Sat., March 25 Sun., April 2 Sat., April 8 Sat., April 15 Sat., April 22 Sat., April 29 Sat., May 6 Sun., May 14 Sat., May 20 Sat., May 27 Fri., June 2 Sat., June 10 Sun., June 18 Wed., June 21 Sun., June 25 Sat., July 1 Wed., July 5 Wed., July 19 Sat., July 23 Sat., July 29 Sun., Aug. 6 Sat., Aug. 12 Sun., Aug. 20 Wed., Aug. 23 Sun., Aug. 27 Sat., Sept. 9 Sat., Sept. 16 Sun., Sept. 24 Sat., Sept. 30 Sun., Oct. 15 Sun., Oct. 22

OPPONENT MINNESOTA @LA Galaxy HOUSTON @Columbus NEW ENGLAND @Philadelphia SPORTING KC VANCOUVER @Dallas @San Jose ATLANTA @Montreal @Seattle SAN JOSE DALLAS @Colorado @Minnesota SEATTLE @Sporting KC CHICAGO REAL SALT LAKE @Vancouver @Houston LA GALAXY @Toronto NEW YORK COLORADO @Seattle @New York City @Real Salt Lake ORLANDO @San Jose D.C. United VANCOUVER

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TV/ATTENDANCE FS1 FS1 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ESPN2 ROOT SPORTS KPDX KPTV ROOT SPORTS KPTV ESPN ROOT SPORTS FOX UniMas KPDX FS1 KPDX ESPN ESPN KPDX ROOT SPORTS FS1 ROOT SPORTS ESPN ROOT SPORTS FS1 KPDX FS1 ROOT SPORTS KPDX FS1 KPDX ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS

^ 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match *Dates and times subject to change

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME

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LAST MATCH RECAP The Portland Timbers concluded their 2017 preseason schedule with a 2-1 victory against the LA Galaxy at the StubHub Center on February 25. Scoring a goal in each half, forward Fanendo Adi recorded a brace for the Timbers, while midfielder Diego Valeri recorded two assists.

Providence Park opened on April 14, 2011, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Timbers first-ever home match as an MLS team. The club proceeded to sell out all of its regular-season home games in the team’s first six MLS seasons.

Spanning the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Timbers compiled an MLS-club record 22-game unbeaten streak (12-0-10) at Providence Park from April 6, 2013 to June 1, 2014. The streak ranks as the third-longest all-time in MLS history.

CONSECUTIVE HOME SELLOUTS:

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MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED Overall: vs. Eastern: vs. Western: Day Games: Night Games: On Grass: On Turf: Pre-All-Star: Post-All-Star: Scoring First: Opponent Scoring First: One-Goal Games: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75’: Trailing at 75’: Tied at 75’: Outshooting Opponent: Outshot by Opponent: Shots Even: When Scoring 0 Goals: When Scoring 1 Goal: When Scoring 2 Goals: When Scoring 3 Goals: When Scoring 4+ Goals: When Allowing 0 Goals: When Allowing 1 Goal: When Allowing 2 Goals: When Allowing 3 Goals: When Allowing 4+ Goals: Pacific Time Zone: Mountain Time Zone: Central Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone: Primary Unis: Rose City Red Unis: On ESPN/ESPN2: On FOX On FOX Sports 1: On ROOT SPORTS: On FOX 12: On KPDX TV: On UniMás: Monday: Wednesday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October:

HOME 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

ROAD 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

OVERALL 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

HEAD COACH CALEB PORTER Head coach Caleb Porter enters his fifth season with the Timbers in 2017. Since joining the club for the 2013 season, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active coaches with a record of 53-39-44, while leading the Timbers to their first MLS Cup title in 2015, two Western Conference Championship appearances and double-digit victory totals in each of his first four seasons.

During his tenure, the Timbers have qualified for CONCACAF Champions League twice (2014-15, 2016-17), finished in the top three in the Western Conference twice and made their deepest run in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, reaching the semifinals in 2013.

Porter coached in his 100th game as an MLS coach against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14, 2015, posting a record of 39-25-36 in those games, which tied Dominic Kinnear for the fewest losses (25) in MLS history in a coach’s first 100 career games. In addition, his .570 winning percentage during that span ranked fourth among then-active coaches through their first 100 games, behind the Bruce Arena (6237-1, .625), Sigi Schmid (52-33-15, .595) and Kinnear (40-25-35, .575).

Ending the 2015 campaign with a nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions, the Timbers lifted their first MLS Cup trophy with a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC on Dec. 6, 2015. Portland finished the regular season with an MLS-club-record 15 wins, while also tying for the league lead in shutouts (13).

On the road, the Timbers finished the 2015 season tied for the most road wins (7) in the league.

Porter, who led the Timbers to a club-record 12 home victories in 2016, is a two-time recipient of the Oregon Sports Awards’ Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year (2013, 2015), becoming the fourth soccer-related figure to receive the honor since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Providence Park.

In his first season with the club, Porter was named the 2013 MLS Coach of the Year after assembling one of the biggest turnaround seasons in league history, guiding the Timbers to a 23-point improvement and a plus-43 goal-differential increase over the previous season. The 2013 club finished atop the Western Conference to secure its first MLS playoff berth and posted a league-best 15 shutouts, including a league-record 11 clean sheets at home.

Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter, who holds a U.S. Soccer Federation “A” license, was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron (200612). He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year.

Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010.

Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University, winning two national championships with the Hoosiers.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin (8) and Jake (6), and a daughter, Stella (5).

MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES Although Friday’s match marks the first-ever MLS match betwen the Timbers and Minnesota United FC, the Timbers have played over 40 games against Minnesota-based clubs, dating back to their NASL era. While facing the Minnesota Kicks, Minnesota Thunder and NSC Minnesota Stars, the Timbers have produced a 16-13-14 record against Minnesota-based teams. Overall, the Timbers have only lost twice in their last 25 matches against Minnesota-based teams, including a 2-1-1 record in their final USL season in 2010 against the NSC Minnesota Stars.

TIMBERS-MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS Minnesota United FC defender Francisco Calvo played on the Costa Rican National Team and Costa Rican club Deportiva Saprissa with current Timbers midfielder David Guzmán.

Minnesota United FC midfielder Collin Martin played with current Timbers goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh on the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team that competed in the 2013 Toulon Tournament in Toulon, France.

SERIES LEADERS Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

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Additionally, Heath coached current Timbers defender Lawrence Olum on the Austin Aztex during the 2010 USL regular season and coached Olum on Orlando City SC during the 2011 USL regular season.

Kicking off the 2017 regular season, the Portland Timbers play host to Minnesota United FC at Providence Park on Friday. The match will be broadcast live on FS1, beginning at 6:30 p.m., with a local radio broadcast on 750 AM/102.9 FM The Game (KXTG) and in Spanish on La GranD 1150 AM/93.5 FM (KGDD). The meeting marks the first-ever MLS match between the two sides, as Minnesota begins its MLS expansion campaign. Since 2011, Portland is 3-0-3 in MLS home openers. Additionally, the Timbers have logged a 27-5-16 overall regular-season record against Western Conference opponents at Providence Park since the start of 2013 season. In addition, the Timbers are 8-0-5 in their last 13 home openers across all eras of the club (since 1975).

Minnesota United FC defender Jermaine Taylor played for the Timbers during the 2016 regular season.

LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

Minnesota United FC midfielder Kevin Molino played with current Timbers defender midfielder Amobi Okugo on Orlando City SC during the 2015 MLS regular season. Minnesota United FC head coach Adrian Heath coached defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo during the 2015 MLS regular season with Orlando City SC.

Lastly, Timbers defender Lawrence Olum played for the Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division in 2009. Prior to playing with Minnesota, Olum played for the Portland Timbers in the USL First Division from 2007-08.

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS ALL-TIME RECORD (NASL and USL eras) Regular Season: 16-13-14 First match: Aug. 1, 1976 at Civic Stadium (Portland, Ore.) Minnesota Kicks 1, Portland Timbers 0 Last match: Aug. 21, 2010 at National Sports Center (Blaine, Minn.)

Portland Timbers 1, NSC Minnesota Stars 0

PLAYERS Consecutive Games with Goal: ........................................4, Valeri, July 18-Aug. 16 Consecutive Games with Assist: ............4, 3x (last: Valeri, Aug. 30-Sept. 20, 2014) Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011 Consecutive Games with Shot: ................. 18, Valeri, June 20, 2015-Oct. 18, 2015 Consecutive Games with SOG:..............................10, Valeri, June 1-Aug. 16, 2014 Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011 Consecutive Games with Offside: .....8, 2x (last: R. Johnson, Mar. 3-Apr. 27, 2013) Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: .........22, Nagbe, Aug. 25, 2013-May 24, 2014 Consecutive Games with Caution: ..................3, 5x (last: Chara, May 16-27, 2015) Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012 Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011 Consecutive Games with Ejection:............... 1, 8x (last: Ricketts, March 22, 2014) Zemanski, Aug. 30, 2013 Kah, July 7, 2013 Chara, July 7, 2012 Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011 Consecutive Starts:................................... 60, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-May 28, 2014 Consecutive Minutes: .................... 2868, Ridgewell, July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015 GOALKEEPERS Scoreless Streak (minutes):....... 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7, 2013) Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013 Consecutive Starts:................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012 Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 MLS CAREER LEADERS PLAYERS Games played .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 187 Games started ................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 176 Minutes played ..................................................................... Diego Chara - 15,435 Goals ............................................................................................ Fanendo Adi - 41 Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 42 Game-winning goals.....................................................................Diego Valeri - 10 Game-winning assists ....................................................................Diego Valeri - 9 Shots...........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 355 Shots on goal ..............................................................................Diego Valeri - 128 Corner kicks ...............................................................................Diego Valeri - 412 Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48 Fouls suffered .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 405 Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 442 Cautions....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 49 Ejections ........................................................................................ Diego Chara - 3 GOALKEEPERS Games played in goal .......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73 Games started in goal.......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73 Minutes played in goal ................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 6,518 Wins ..................................................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 28 Saves ................................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 223 Shutouts .............................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 23 * - as of March 1, 2017

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS LAYERS Goals: ............................................ 2, 25x (last: Valeri, 7/17/16 vs. Seattle 44’, 50’) Valeri, 6/26/16 vs. Houston (82’, 91’) Adi, 4/16/16 vs. San Jose (65’, 99’) Adi, 3/19/16 vs. Real Salt Lake (79’, 84’) Nagbe, 10/25/15 vs. Colorado (5’, 33’) Adi, 10/18/15 at LA Galaxy (65’, 68’) Adi, 9/26/15 at Columbus (28’, 50’) Adi, 6/28/15 vs. Seattle (74’, 76’) Adi, 6/6/15 vs. New England (86’, 89’) Adi, 3/15/15 vs. LA Galaxy (31’, 90’) Valeri, 10/8/14 vs. San Jose (51’, 73’) Wallace, 10/4/14 at San Jose (71’, 74’) Adi, 9/20/14 vs. Vancouver (66’, 69’) Adi, 8/24/14 vs. Seattle (73’, 90+1’) Adi, 6/7/14 at Real Salt Lake (36’, 45’) Adi, 5/28/14 at Chivas USA (65’, 71’) Urruti, 5/24/14 at New York (45’, 74’) Chara, 4/5/14 vs. Seattle (9’, 55’) Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (16’, 29’) R. Johnson 4/6/13 vs. Houston (55’, 73’) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (55’, 71’) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (45’, 62’) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (3’, 70’) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (48’, 65’) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’) Assists: .......................................................3, 3x (last: Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose) Points:........................... 5, 4x, (last: Valeri, 6/26/16 vs. Houston (2 goals, 1 assist) Shots:........................................................................ 9, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose

TIMBERS CAREER LEADERS (ALL ERA) PLAYERS Games played ............................................................ D. Nagbe (2011-pres.) - 185 Points....................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 145 (45g, 55a) Goals ........................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 45 Assists ......................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982 - 55 GOALKEEPERS Games played in goal ..............................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 101 Wins ...........................................................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 52 Shutouts ......................................................... Donovan Ricketts (2012-2014) - 23

TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCES TALK TIMBERS The Timbers’ weekly radio talk show airs regularly on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

PT on 750 AM The Game. “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials, coaches, players and special guests. The show provides team news and the latest information from around the league. Tune in to the show live on 750 AM The Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Available podcasts can be downloaded at www.timbers.com/timbers-podcast-network.

TIMBERS IN 30 The Timbers’ weekly television show features exclusive, inside access to the club and airs each Friday at 6:30 p.m. PT on KPTV Fox 12. The show focuses on the inner-workings and personalities of the club and provides detailed team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers players and coaches each week. Previously aired shows and “Timbers In 30” features can be found at www.timbers.com.

Shots on Goal:........................................................... 5, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose Corner Kicks: ................................................17, Valeri, 3/19/16 vs. Real Salt Lake Offsides:...............................................5, 11x (last: Adi, 8/16/14 vs. New England) Fouls Committed:..................................................... 7, Chara, 5/7/16 at Vancouver Fouls Suffered:..................................................... 7, Nagbe, 10/25/15 vs. Colorado Cautions/Yellow Cards: ........................... 2, 2x (last: Valeri 04/16/16 vs. San Jose) Ejections/Red Cards:.................... 1, 16x (last: Chara vs. Sporting Kansas City, 12) Asprilla, 6/1/16 vs. San Jose (45+1) Valeri, 4/7/16 vs. San Jose ((90+5) Chara, 8/5/15 vs. Houston (90+1’) W. Johnson, 7/18/15 vs. Vancouver (90+5’) Ridgewell, 6/24/15 vs. LA Galaxy (78’) Powell, 5/17/14 vs. Columbus (34’) Ricketts, 3/22/14 at Colorado, (71’) Zemanski, 8/30/13 at Real Salt Lake, (45+3’) Kah, 7/7/13 at Columbus (11’) Chara, 7/7/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (74’) Palmer, 6/24/12 vs. Seattle (90’+2) Alhassan, 9/24/11 at New York (64’) Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose (90’) Brunner, 7/10/11 vs. Seattle (81’) GOALKEEPERS Shots Faced: ........................................................13 Gleeson, 5/7/16 at Vancouver Saves: ..................................................................11 Gleeson, 5/7/16 at Vancouver Goals Allowed: ....................................5, 3x (last: Kwarasey, 6/24/15 at LA Galaxy) Perkins, 7/21/12 at FC Dallas Perkins, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy

* - as of March 1, 2017

MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 SCOUTING UNITED FC FC Friday’s match marks the beginning of Minnesota United FC’s first season in MLS, with the club kicking off its expansion campaign after becoming the 23rd MLS team on March 25, 2015. After making the transition to MLS from the NASL, Minnesota appointed Adrian Heath as its first MLS head coach. Prior to joining the Loons, Heath compiled a 21-25-22 regular-season record in one-and-a-half seasons as head coach of Orlando City SC. Additionally, the club added five players from its NASL roster to its MLS squad during the transition, signing Christian Ramirez, Brent Kallman, Ibson, Kevin Venegas and Justin Davis. Minnesota’s key acquisitions ahead of the 2017 MLS campaign include midfielders Kevin Molino, Johan Venegas and Bashkim Kadrii. Molino, who was acquired in a trade with Orlando City SC, scored 11 goals in the 2016 MLS campaign, while also adding eight assists, recording the second-most goals for the Lions. Additionally, after acquiring the first overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, United selected forward Abu Danladi.

UPCOMING MILESTONES With his next two assists, midfielder Diego Valeri will move into a tie for third place in Timbers history across all eras (since 1975) for assists. Since joining the Timbers in 2013, Valeri has produced 42 assists.

Following his next finish, Darlington Nagbe, who has recorded 24 goals since joining the Timbers, will move into a tie for ninth place for goals scored in club history across all eras (since 1975). Additionally, with two more assists, Nagbe, who has 26 career assists, will move into fifth place in club history across all eras (since 1975) for assists.

With his next MLS goal, forward Fanendo Adi will move into a tie for the secondmost goals scored in Timbers history across all eras of the club (since 1975).

Adi currently has 41 league goals for Portland. Additionally, with his next point, Adi will move into a tie for the fifth-most points in club history. The forward currently has 92 points.

SCORING IN HOME OPENERS In the club’s six home openers since joining MLS, the Timbers have averaged 2.2 goals per match with 13 goals total. Portland is 3-0-3 in home openers since entering MLS in 2011, including wins over Chicago (2011), Philadelphia (2012) anbd Columbus (2016). In last year’s opener, the team scored a goal in each half to defeat Columbus Crew SC, 2-1.

PROVIDENCE PARK Portland has compiled a 36-10-22 regular-season mark at Providence Park since 2013. In 2016, the Timbers won 12 of its 17 matches at Providence Park, compiling a 12-3-2 record at home. The 12 wins at Providence Park in 2016 are the most home wins in the club’s MLS era, trailing only the Timbers’ 1978 NASL season for the most home wins in club history (since 1975).

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Friday’s match marks the first-ever MLS match between the Timbers and Minnesota United FC, who begin their inaugural MLS campaign. The Timbers and United will face once more in the MLS regular season, with both sides set to play at TFC Bank Stadium on Wednesday, June 21. Since the start of the 2013 MLS campaign, the Timbers have only lost once in six games played on a Friday at Providence Park, compiling a 3-1-2 record. Overall, Portland is 3-2-3 in Friday games since the start of the 2013 MLS campaign.

STRIKE RATE Timbers forward Fanendo Adi, who has scored 16 goals in each of the last two seasons, has scored a goal in six of the Timbers last seven regular-season games at Providence Park, dating back to the 2016 MLS campaign. Heading into the 2017 season, Adi has recorded six preseason goals in 240 minutes played.

FEWEST LOSSES Since 2013, the Timbers have lost the third-fewest games in MLS in regular season action (39), and the second-fewest in the Western Conference. During that stretch, only the LA Galaxy (35) and New York Red Bulls (38) have lost fewer matches in regular-season play.

FINISHING TOUCH Since 2013, the Timbers have scored the fourth-most home goals in the league (121). Only the LA Galaxy (149), New York Red Bulls (143) and FC Dallas (125) have scored more home goals during the past four seasons. In 2016, Portland ranked tied for the second-most goals scored at home (35), with the New York Red Bulls ranking as the only team to score more goals at home (36).

TIMBERS INJURY REPORT OUT: Gbenga Arokoyo (achilles) QUESTIONABLE:

NEW SIGNINGS During the offseason, the Timbers made two key additions to core of their roster, bolstering their squad for the 2017 season. After signing Costa Rican midfielder, David Guzmán via transfer from Deportivo Saprissa, the Timbers acquired Argentinian midfielder Sebastián Blanco as a Designated Player via transfer.

Joining the Timbers midfield, Blanco and Guzmán provide over 380 professional matches to Portland’s squad.

EL MAESTRO In 2016, Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri, who recorded the most the secondmost goals (14) and the most assists on the team (7), ranked second in MLS for chances created (58). Only New York Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Klejestan created more chances in 2016 with 59, according to Opta.

WESTERN CONFERENCE FOES

* As of March 1, 2016 The Timbers have logged a 27-5-16 overall regular-season record against Western Conference opponents at Providence Park since the start of 2013 season. In 2016, the Timbers had a 9-2-1 home record against Western Conference teams.

MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017

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JEFF ATTINELLA - GK

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ALVAS POWELL - D

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 DOB: 09/29/88 Birthplace: Clearwater, Fla. Acquired: Trade with Minnesota United FC, 12/20/2016 Last MLS win: 04/02/2016 RSL at SKC Last MLS shutout: 07/18/15 RSL vs. HOU

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94 Birthplace: St. Thomas, Jamaica Acquired: Signed from Portmore United FC, 12/08/14 Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 08/21/16 at SEA

2016: Appeared in four games (4 starts) with Real Salt Lake, logging eight saves in 360 minutes played.

2015: Matched his career high for regular-season games played with 10 appearances (10 starts), recording 40 saves made.

2014: Set a career high for games played in the regular season, earning 10 starts in 10 games played, while also logging a career-high 45 saves and three shutouts.

2013: Played in five games (four starts) in his debut MLS season, recording 399 minutes played.

2016: Appeared in 23 MLS regular-season matches (23 starts) for Portland ... Started and logged 90 minutes in each of the first six games (March 6-April 13), before missing 10 games due to a wrist injury ... Recorded an assist against Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 21 ... Started and played 90 minutes in three 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League matches ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on March 25 and March 29 and Sept. 2.

2015: Played every minute of the MLS Cup Playoffs (570 minutes) ... Logged 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Played 90 minutes in both Western Conference Championship matches against FC Dallas (Nov. 22 and Nov. 29) ... Logged 90 minutes in each of Portland’s two Western Conference Semifinal matches against Vancouver (Nov. 1 and Nov. 8) ... Played 120 minutes in a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Started 31 of the team’s 34 regular season matches ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sept.

4 and Sept. 8 against Nicaragua ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 23 ...

Tallied an assist on June 6 against New England.

INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 22 caps for the Jamaica National Team ... Named to the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers March 25-29 and Sept. 2 ... Featured in a friendly against the U.S. Men’s National Team Feb. 3.

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CHANCE MYERS - D

5

VYTAS ANDRIUSKEVICIUS - D

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 12/07/87 Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Acquired: Signed as a free agent on 01/23/2017 Last MLS goal: 04/27/13 SKC vs. POR Last MLS assist: 03/12/16 SKC vs. VAN

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 Birthplace: Alytus, Lithuania Acquired: Signed on July 14, 2016 Last MLS goal: 08/28/16 vs. SEA Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 10/08/90

2016: Played in 11 matches for Sporting Kansas City, recording six starts ... Recorded an assist in a 2-1 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 12 ... Started in five consecutive matches (March 6-April 9), recording 90 minutes in three of those matches.

2015: Appeared in 13 matches (10 starts), recording 840 minutes played ... Played 90 minutes in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final, recording an assist in Sporting Kansas City’s championship victory.

2016: Made 11 regular-season appearances (10 starts) after joining the team midway through the season ... Scored his first career MLS goal in a 4-2 win against Seattle on Aug. 28 ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 33 for creating two penalty kicks in a 1-0 win against Colorado on Oct. 16 ... Made his Timbers MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on July 31 ... Earned his first MLS start in a 3-0 win against Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 7 ... Started and played 90 minutes in three CONCACAF Champions League matches for the Timbers.

INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 25 caps with the Lithuanian National Team, including six starts during 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying against teams such as Euro 2016 finalists England, Switzerland and Russia ... Named to the Lithuania National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Scotland on Oct. 10 and Malta on Oct. 11, before earning a cap against Slovakia on Nov. 11.

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DARLINGTON NAGBE - M

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ROY MILLER - D

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90 Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia Acquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11 Pronunciation: NAG-be Last MLS goal: 05/22/16 POR vs. VAN Last MLS assist: 08/07/16 POR vs. SKC

Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 DOB: 11/24/84 Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica Acquired: Transfer from Deportivo Saprissa, 0104/17 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: 09/20/14 NY vs SEA

2016: Appeared in 27 MLS regular-season games (27 starts) ... Scored his 24th career MLS goal in a 4-2 win against Vancouver on May 22 ... Recorded the secondmost assists on the team (5) ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 12 ...

Scored the game-winning goal in the team’s 2-1 win against C.D. Dragon in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 27 ... Called up to the U.S. Men’s Natioal Team March 25-29 and Sept. 2-6.

2015: Tallied an assist in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ...

Registered an assist in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in the first leg of the Conference Championship on Nov. 22 ... Earned the MLS Individual Fair Play Award ... Started 33 of the team’s 34 matches ... Was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 34 ...

Registered three goals in the last two regular-season games ... Netted a brace and an assist in a 4-1 win against Colorado on Oct. 25 ... Tallied a goal, his third of the season, in a 5-2 win against the LA Galaxy on Oct. 18 ... Registered a goal in a 2-2 draw against Houston on Aug. 21 ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4.

INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 12 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, making his debut as a sub against St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Nov. 13, 2015. Recorded his first international goal in 1-0 victory against Ecuador on May 25, 2016. Most recently started for the U.S. Men’s National Team against Serbia on Jan. 29.

Miller joins the Timbers with more than 275 professional appearances since beginning his career in 2003, including six seasons in MLS. Miller comes to Portland after spending the past two seasons in the Costa Rica Primera Division with Club Deportivo Saprissa, making 48 appearances (48 starts) and scoring four goals across all competitions. In 2016, Miller helped Saprissa win its 33rd Primera Division Championship, claiming the 2016 Torneo de Invierno title, while making four appearances (4 starts) in the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

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DIEGO VALERI - M

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FANENDO ADI - F

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86 Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, Argentina Acquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Designated Player, 08/06/13 Last MLS goal: 10/23/16 POR @ VAN Last MLS assist: 08/28/16 POR vs. SEA

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 DOB: 10/10/90 Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria Acquired: Contract purchased from Danish club FC Copenhagen as a Designated Player, 06/23/14 Last MLS goal: 10/16/16 POR vs. COL Last MLS assist: 05/7/16 POR @ VAN

2016: Appeared in 30 regular-season games (30 starts) for the team ... Scored the second-most goals on the team (14), while recording the most assists on the team (7) ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors three times ... Scored a brace in a 3-1 win against Seattle on July 17 ... Scored a brace and recorded an assist in a 3-2 comeback win against Houston on June 26 ... Scored the opening goal of the season in the team’s 2-1 win against Columbus Crew SC on March 6 ... Started and played 90 minutes in three CONCACAF Champions League matches, scoring two goals.

2015: Tallied the game-opening goal, the quickest in MLS Cup history, in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Selected as MLS Cup MVP ...

Registered four assists in five playoffs matches, tied for the most in the postseason ...

Tallied a pair of assists in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Tallied his eighth assist of the season in a 5-2 win against the LA Galaxy on Oct. 18 ... Tallied an assist in three consecutive matches Aug. 15-30 ...

Netted a goal against Vancouver on July 18 ...

INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps with Argentina ... Earned first cap March 16, 2011, in a win against Venezuela ... Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011.

2016: Made 33 regular-season appearances (30 starts) ... Scored a team-high 16 goals for a second consecutive season ... Earned MLS Player of the Month honors for April ... Scored in six of the Timbers final seven home games (July 23 - Oct. 16) ... Scored in back-to-back games against Seattle (Aug. 21-28) ... Scored two goals in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 14 and Sept. 27 ... Scored the gamewinning goal in Porltand’s 2-1 win against Columbus Crew SC. 2015: Scored his second goal of playoffs in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Tallied a goal in Portland’s 2-0 win over Vancouver in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8, also registered an assist in the match ... Scored in the last three regular-season games ...

Tallied his fifth multi-goal game of the season on Oct. 18 against the LA Galaxy, also recording an assist in the match ... Registered his 13th goal, a penalty kick, in a 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14 ... Set a Timbers MLS single-season club record for goals in a season (12), tallying his fourth multi-goal game of 2015 in a 2-1 win against Columbus on Sept. 26 ... Tallied a brace, including the game-winning goal, against the New England Revolution on June 6.

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SEBASTIAN BLANCO - M

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DARREN MATTOCKS - M

Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 DOB: 03/15/88 Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina Acquired: Transfer from San Lorenzo on 02/02/17 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 DOB: 09/02/1990 Birthplace: Portmore, Jamaica Acquired: Trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 03/14/16 Last MLS goal: 04/13/16 POR vs. DAL Last MLS assist: 09/17/16 POR vs. PHI

Blanco joins the Timbers with over 200 matches played in the Argentine Primera División, recording 19 goals and 27 assists in 138 appearances across all competitions with Club Atlético Lanús (2006-11) and tallying 12 goals and 14 assists in 84 appearances across all competitions for San Lorenzo (2015-17).

INTERNATIONAL: Blanco has two caps with the Argentina National Team, making his debut with Argentina on May 20, 2009, in a 3-1 win over Panama. Blanco scored his first goal for the national team in a 4-0 win over Haiti on May 5, 2010.

2016: Made 19 regular-season appearances (12 starts) for the team ... Scored the team’s lone goal against FC Dallas on April 13 ... Recorded three assists ... Tallied two assists in a game for the first time in his MLS career in a 2-1 win against Philadelphia on Sept. 17 ... Made his Timbers debut in the 89th minute in a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake on March 19 ... Acquired in a trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 14.

2015: Registed 22 appearances (9 starts) for Vancouver ... Logged three goals and one assist in 848 minutes played... Came on as a substitute and scored in a 3-0 win against the Philadelphia Union on May 9... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on April 18... Recorded a goal and assist in 2-2 draw with Columbus Crew SC on April 8.

INTERNATIONAL: Has scored 12 goals in 31 appearances for Jamaica... Selected to Jamaica’s Copa America and CONCACAF Gold Cup rosters in 2015, recording goals in a 2-1 win over the United States in the semifinal and against Mexico in the Gold Cup final.

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LAWRENCE OLUM - D/M

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BEN ZEMANSKI - M

Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 DOB: 07/10/84 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 02/03/17 Last MLS goal: 06/09/16 SKC vs. DAL Last MLS assist: 04/27/16 SKC @ VAN

Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/13/13 Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHI Last MLS assist: 05/22/16 POR vs. VAN

DOB: 05/12/88

2016: Appeared in 19 regular-season games (17 starts) for Sporting Kansas City ...

Recorded two goals and one assist ... Scored in two matches against FC Dallas (April 17 and June 19).

2015: Spent one season in Malaysia with Kedah FA, making six appearances.

2014: Made a career-high 25 regular-season appearances (21) starts for Sporting Kansas City, recording two goals and one assist ... The 2014 MLS campaign marked the third consecutive 20-game plus season for Olum.

2016: Appeared in 16 of the team’s 34 regular-season matches (11 starts) ... Started in nine consecutive games (May 15-July 13), playing 90 minutes in eight of those nine fixtures ... Recorded an assist in a 4-2 win against Vancouver on May 22.

2015: Sustained a ruptured ACL in his right knee during a preseason match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 22 ... Did not make an appearance during the regular season while recovering.

2014: Made seven starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a goal and an assist in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a starter in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19.

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GBENGA AROKOYO - D

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthplace: Kabba, Nigeria Pronunciation: ben-GAH ar-roh-COY-yo Acquired: Signed on Aug. 2, 2016 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 11/01/92

2016: Made his MLS debut with the Timbers on Oct. 23, 2016, appearing as a substitute in Portland’s regular-season match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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JEREMY EBOBISSE - F

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ZAREK VALENTIN - D

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 DOB: 08/06/91 Birthplace: Lancaster, Penn.

Acquired: Trade with Montreal Impact, 01/12/16 Pronunciation: ZAIR-ek val-en-TEEN Last MLS goal: 07/23/16 POR vs. LA Last MLS assist: 09/03/16 at DAL

2016: Made 20 appearances (18 starts) for the team in the regular season ... Scored the team’s lone goal against the LA Galaxy on July 23 ... Started and played 90 minutes in 10 consecutive matches (April 16-June 18) ... Recorded an assist against FC Dallas on Sept. 3.

2015: Made 24 appearances with Bodø/Glimt in Norway’s top flight ... Scored one goal in league play.

2014: Featured three times for Bodø/Glimt in his first full season with the team.

2013: Joined Bodø/Glimt on loan from the Montreal Impact ... Appeared in 28 games, scoring one goal ... Played a key role in the team’s promotion to Norway’s first division, Tippeligaen.

International: Attended training camps in December and January with the U23 U.S. National Team, in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games … Played in 29 games with the U20 U.S. National Team, and also suited up for the U18, U17 and U15 squads …Was part of the Milk Cup-winning U.S. side in Northern Ireland in 2010.

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AMOBI OKUGO - D/M

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 DOB: 02/14/97 Birthplace: Bethesda, Md. Acquired: Selected in the first round (No. 4 overall) in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/17 Pronunciation: EE-BO-bis-see Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthplace: Hayward, Calif.

Acquired: Signed May 16, 2016 Last MLS goal: 10/02/14 PHI vs. CHI Last MLS assist: 08/08/2015 SKC @ TOR

Selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round, the team’s highest draft pick since taking midfielder Darlington Nagbe with the second overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft ... Played two seasons with Duke University (2014-2015) before signing a contract with MLS in 2016. ... Ebobisse tallied nine goals and seven assists in 38 games played (30 starts) in two seasons with Duke.

2016: Made four appearances (2 starts) for the team in the regular season ... Played 90 minutes in back-to-back matches against Sporting Kansas City (Aug. 21-28) ...

Played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win against San Jose in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 14.

2015: After appearing in 15 games (9 starts) for Orlando City SC, Okugo was acquired

by Sporting Kansas City via trade in late July and made three appearances for them.

INTERNATIONAL: Mainstay with the U.S. Youth National Teams ... Made three appearances with the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during CONCACAF Olympic qualifying in 2012, also earning caps with the U-20s at the 2009 CONCACAF Championships and recording consecutive starts in 2011 U-20 World Cup qualifying games against Suriname and Guatemala ... Played with the U-18s at the 2009 Australian Youth Festival, scoring two goals in three games.

DOB: 03/13/91

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VICTOR ARBOLEDA - M

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DAVID GUZMAN - M

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 DOB: 01/01/97 Birthplace: El Cerrito, Colombia Acquired: Signed from Portland Timbers 2, 01/12/17 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 DOB: 02/18/90 Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica Acquired: Transfer from Deportivo Saprissa, 12/22/16 Pronunciation: Dah-veed Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

2016: Recorded four goals and two assists in 25 games played (20 starts) with T2 tallying the third-most points (10) on the team ... Scored the quickest goal in T2 history (41 seconds) against Arizona United SC on April 30 ... Made his first start for T2, playing 62 minutes against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on April 8 ... Made his first T2 and USL appearance, entering as a second-half substitute against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on April 2.

Guzmán joins the Timbers with 184 matches played in the Costa Rican Primera Division, making 164 starts for Deportivo Saprissa and C.S. Cartaginés. Most recently, Guzmán made 23 league appearances (22 starts) for Saprissa, compiling three goals in 1,794 minutes played in 2016 while helping to guide the team to its 33rd Primera Division championship, with Saprissa winning the 2016 Torneo de Invierno. Additionally, Guzmán made four appearances (4 starts) in the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

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DIEGO CHARA- M

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JACK BARMBY - M

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86 Birthplace: Cali, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 04/13/11 Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-ah Last MLS goal: 11/08/15 POR @ VAN (PLAYOFFS) Last MLS assist: 08/28/16 POR vs. SEA

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Birthplace: Harlow, Essex, England Acquired: Loan from Leicester City FC Last MLS goal: 04/27/16 @ NE Last MLS assist: n/a

2016: Appeared in 30 regular-season matches (30 starts) ... Recorded his 175th career start on Oct. 16 against the Colorado Rapids ... Named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 1 and Week 5 ... Logged 90 minutes for 18 regular-season matches (March 6-July 10) ... Recorded his first assist of the season in a 4-2 win against Seattle on Aug. 28.

2015: Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Tallied a goal in a 2-0 win against Vancouver in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8 ... Was named Players’ Player of the Year and Supporters’ Player of the Year ... Logged his first goal off a header in a 5-2 win against the LA Galaxy on Oct. 18, earning MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 33 with Portland.

INTERNATIONAL: Joined the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior debut on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota.

2016: Appeared in 19 MLS matches (2 starts) in his first season with the team ...

Scored his first MLS goal in a 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution on April 27, while recording 28 minutes as a substitute ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut, starting and playing the full 90 minutes against Orlando City SC on April 3 ... Acquired on loan from English Premier League team Leicester City on March 9.

INTERNATIONAL: Barmby has represented England at the U-16, U-18, U-19 and U-20 levels, scoring two goals in 10 appearances.

DOB: 11/14/94

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LIAM RIDGEWELL - D

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 Birthplace: Bexleyheath, England Acquired: Signed, 06/25/14 Last MLS goal: 06/01/16 POR vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

DOB: 07/21/84

2016: Appeared in 22 regular-season games (22 starts) for the team ... Scored in a 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes for 13 games (May 1-July 17).

2015: Captained the Timbers in a 2-1 win over Columbus in MLS Cup ... Missed the second leg of the Western Conference Championship due to a calf strain ... Started and registered the opening goal in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in the first leg of the conference championship on Nov. 22 ... Logged 90 minutes in each of Portland’s two Western Conference Semifinal matches against Vancouver (Nov. 1 and Nov. 8) ...

Played 120 minutes in a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Started 32 of the team’s 34 matches ... Missed match against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 due to league-imposed suspension for caution accumulation ... Helped the club register consecutive shutouts Aug. 2-15 ... Logged 90 minutes, helping the team earn a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Was issued a red card on June 24 against the LA Galaxy, missing the match against Seattle June 28 ... Registered an assist, delivering a long pass to help set up a 90th minute goal by Fanendo Adi in a 2-2 draw against LA on March 15 ...

Started 32 straight games from July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015.

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MARCO FARFAN - D

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 11/12/98 Birthplace: Portland, Ore. Acquired: Signed as MLS Homegrown Player, 10/14/16 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

2016: Started in each of his 18 appearances for T2 ... Named to USL Team of the Week for Week 6 ... Made his T2 and USL debut, starting and playing 63 minutes against Swope Park Rangers on March 26.

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DAIRON ASPRILLA - M

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/25/92 Birthplace: Istmina, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Pronunciation: DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah Last MLS goal: 05/22/16 POR vs. VAN Last MLS assist: 11/29/15 POR @ DAL (PLAYOFFS)

2016: Appeared in nine matches (6 starts) ... Scored in a 4-2 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 22 ... Loaned to Millonarios FC on June 30.

2015: Logged 31 minutes as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Registered his third assist of the playoffs in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship at FC Dallas on Nov. 29 ... Notched a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in first leg of the conference championship on Nov. 22 ... Logged 29 minutes in a scoreless draw against Vancouver in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 1 ... Tallied the game-tying assist in the 118th minute of a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Appeared in 26 games (10 starts) during the regular season ... Tallied an assist in a 4-1 win against Colorado on Oct. 25 ...

Tallied his first career goal for the Timbers, the game-winning goal, against New York City FC on April 19 ... Registered his first career MLS assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7 against Real Salt Lake, starting and playing 62 minutes.

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KENDALL MCINTOSH - GK

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 01/24/94 Birthplace: Santa Rosa, Calif.

Acquired: Signed from Portland Timbers 2, 01/12/17 Last MLS win: n/a Last MLS shutout: n/a

2016: Appeared in 18 games (18 starts) with T2 in 2016 ... Recorded a 1.17 goals against average ... Tallied eight wins in goal for T2, including a team-high four shutouts.

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RENNICO CLARKE - D

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JAKE GLEESON - GK

Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 DOB: 08/27/95 Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica Acquired: Signed from Portland Timbers 2, 01/12/17 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Acquired: Signed, 02/17/11 Pronunciation: GLEE-son Last MLS win: 10/16/16 POR vs. COL Last MLS shutout: 07/04/16 POR @ HOU

2016: Appeared in 14 games (14 starts) with T2 after recovering from a knee injury sustained during the 2015 USL campaign ... Recorded two goals for T2 in his second season with the club.

2016: Made 28 appearances (27 starts) for the team ... Loged the most saves in MLS (118) ... Recorded six shutouts and eight wins ... Made 11 saves against Vancouver on May 7, setting a new Timbers single-game record for saves ... Earned MLS Player of the Week and MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 9 ... Recorded his first start of the season against New England on April 27.

2015: Logged three saves, helping Portland register a clean sheet against Vancouver in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 1 ... Made his MLS Cup Playoffs debut Nov. 1 against Vancouver ... Made 20 appearances (all starts) on loan with T2, earning an 8-10-2 record in USL play with three shutouts.

INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, coming on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

DOB: 06/26/90

MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER #

PLAYER

POS

HT

WT

DOB

BIRTHPLACE

COLLEGE

9 5 19 15 27 1 23 10 21 47 17 32 90 20 43 11 7 4 6 18 13 2 24 16 8 14

Adi, Fanendo Andriuškevicius, Vytas Arboleda, Victor Arokoyo, Gbenga Asprilla, Dairon Attinella, Jeff Barmby, Jack Blanco, Sebastián Chara, Diego Clarke, Rennico Ebobisse, Jeremy Farfan, Marco Gleeson, Jake Guzmán, David McIntosh, Kendall Mattocks, Darren Miller, Roy Myers, Chance Nagbe, Darlington Okugo, Amobi Olum, Lawrence Powell, Alvas Ridgewell, Liam Valentin, Zarek Valeri, Diego Zemanski, Ben

F D M D M GK D/M M M D F D GK M GK M/F D D M D/M D/M D D D M M

6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-7 5-8 6-4 6-0 5-9 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-11

185 175 145 180 165 190 165 150 150 195 175 150 200 175 175 155 165 165 165 175 185 165 175 170 165 150

10/10/90 10/08/90 01/01/97 11/01/92 05/25/92 09/29/88 11/14/94 03/15/88 04/05/86 08/27/95 02/14/97 11/12/98 06/26/90 02/18/90 01/24/94 09/02/92 11/24/84 12/07/87 07/19/90 03/13/91 07/18/84 07/18/94 07/21/84 08/06/91 05/01/86 05/12/88

Lagos, Nigeria Alytus, Lithuania El Cerrito, Colombia Kabba, Nigeria Istmina, Colombia Clearwater, Fla. Harlow, Essex, England Buenos Aires, Argentina Cali, Colombia Kingston, Jamaica Bethesda, Md. Portland, Ore. Wellington, New Zealand San Jose, Costa Rica Santa Rosa, Calif.

Portmore, Jamaica San Jose, Costa Rica Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Lakewood, Ohio Hayward, Calif.

Nairobi, Kenya St. Thomas, Jamaica Bexleyheath, England Lancaster, Penn.

Valentín Alsina, Argentina Akron, OH

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Univ. of South Florida n/a n/a n/a n/a Duke University n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Univ. of Akron n/a UCLA Univ. of Akron UCLA Missouri Baptist University n/a n/a Univ. of Akron n/a Univ. of Akron

COACHES & STAFF HEAD COACH: Caleb Porter ASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles GOALKEEPER COACH: Adin Brown ASSISTANT COACH/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo Moreira

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE: Nik Wald, ATC DIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Nick Milonas SPORT PERFORMANCE ANALYST: Nick Lewis ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alex Margarito HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam Younie ASSISTANT EQUIP. MANAGER: Kevin Christiana TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. John Greenleaf

NUMERICAL ROSTER # 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 27 32 43 47 90

PLAYER Jeff Attinella Alvas Powell Chance Myers Vytas Andriuškevicius Darlington Nagbe Roy Miller Diego Valeri Fanendo Adi Sebastián Blanco Darren Mattocks Lawrence Olum Ben Zemanski Gbenga Arokoyo Zarek Valentin Jeremy Ebobisse Amobi Okugo Victor Arboleda David Guzmán Diego Chara Jack Barmby Liam Ridgewell Dairon Asprilla Marco Farfan Kendall McIntosh Rennico Clarke Jake Gleeson

POS GK D D D M/F D M F M M/F D/M M D D F D/M M M M D/M D M/F D GK D GK

PRONUNCIATION

vee-tas an-drew-SKA-vi-jus

fah-NEN-doe ah-dee

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LAST CLUB Minnesota United FC Portmore United (Jamaica) Sporting Kansas City SC Cambuur (Netherlands) Univ. of Akron (NCAA) Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) Atlético Lanús (Argentina) FC Copenhagen (Denmark) San Lorenzo (Argentina) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting Kansas City Chivas USA Gaziantepspor (Turkey) Montreal Impact Charleston Battery (USL) Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) Deportes Tolima (Colombia) Harlow, Essex, England West Bromwich Albion (England) Alianza Petrolera (Colombia) Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)

MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 TRANSACTIONS Jan. 14, 2016 Selected forward/winger Ben Polk (No. 20 overall) and foward/winger Neco Brett (No. 40) in the first two rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Jan. 19, 2016 Selected goalkeeper Wade Hamilton (No. 61 overall) and defender Trevor Morley (No. 81 overall) in the final two rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

TRANSACTIONS Aug. 10, 2016 Signed midfielder Diego Valeri to a contract extension as a Designated Player.

Sept. 1, 2016 Signed defender Liam Ridgewell to a contract extension, using Targeted Allocation Money at the start of the 2017 MLS season.

Jan. 22, 2016 Acquired defender Jermaine Taylor in the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Sept. 7, 2016 Loaned defender Chris Klute to Minnesota United through the end of the 2016 season.

Jan. 27, 2016 Acquired defender Zarek Valentin from the Montreal Impact in exchange for an international roster spot.

Oct. 14, 2016 Signed academy defender Marco Farfan as an MLS Homegrown player for the 2017 MLS season.

Feb. 2, 2016 Transferred midfielder George Fochive to Viborg FF.

Oct. 19, 2016 Signed T2 midfielder/forward Victor Arboleda to a short-term agreement (fourday contract).

March 1, 2016 Signed midifielder/forward Neco Brett. Signed goalkeeper Wade Hamilton.

March 3, 2016 Signed midfielder Darlington Nagbe to a contract extension using Targeted Allocation Money. Signed midfielder Diego Chara to a contract extension using Targeted Allocation Money.

Dec. 20, 2016 Acquired goalkeeper Jeff Attinella from Minnesota United FC in exchange for a natural second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Dec. 22, 2016 Acquired midfielder David Guzmán via transfer from Deportivo Saprissa.

March 9, 2016 Acquired midfielder/defender Jack Barmby on loan from Leicester City.

Jan. 4, 2017 Acquired defender Roy Miller via transfer from Deportivo Saprissa.

March 14, 2016 Acquired attacker Darren Mattocks via trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Signed forward Fanendo Adi to contract extension using Targeted Allocation Money.

Jan. 9, 2017 Loaned midfielder Lucas Melano to Atlético Belgrano.

Acquired a natural fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for forward Christian Volesky.

May 13, 2016 Waived forward Michael Seaton.

Jan. 12, 2017 Signed midfielder Victor Arboleda, goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh and defender Rennico Clarke.

May 16, 2016 Acquired defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo.

June 30, 2016 Loaned midfielder Dairon Asprilla to Millonarios FC. July 14, 2016 Signed defender Vytautas Andriuškevicius.

July 18, 2016 Transferred goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey to Rosenborg BK. July 28, 2016 Signed goalkeeper Chris Konopka.

Aug. 1, 2016 Signed defender Steven Taylor.

Aug. 2, 2016 Signed defender Gbenga Arokoyo.

Aug. 2, 2016 Acquired Targeted Allocation Money from FC Dallas in exchange for Right of First Refusal for defender Norberto Paparatto.

Aug. 2, 2016 Waived defender Anthony Manning.

Jan. 13, 2017 Selected forward Jeremy Ebobisse (No. 4 overall) and defender Michael Amick (No. 10) in the first two rounds of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

Jan. 17, 2017 Selected midfielder/forward Russell Cicerone (No. 76 overall) and midfielder Romilio Hernandez (No. 80 overall) in the final two rounds of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

Jan. 23, 2017 Signed defender Chance Myers.

Feb. 2, 2017 Acquired winger Sebastián Blanco as a Designated Player via transfer from Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Feb. 3, 2017 Acquired defensive midfielder/central defender Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

March 1, 2017 Waived forward Jack McInerney.