Game Notes: #SJvPOR

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers, July 27 2013 at 7:30 p.m. PT Played 77 minutes at POR on 4/15 … Started and played 80 minutes at SEA on 4/23 … Came on as a second half sub and scored the third of three goals vs. COL on 5/19 …

Last MLS Game: 5/25/13 at FCD; Last Goal: 9/17/11 vs. DC while with SEA; Last Assist: 8/27/11 vs. CLB while with SEA. 2013 MLS Game Highs: G: -- … A: -#3 DAN GARGAN D 5-11 175 DOB 12-14-85 PHILADELPHIA, PA MLS: DNP vs. RSL on 3/3 due to a left quad strain … On bench, but DNP vs. NY on 3/10, at CLB on 3/16, at HOU on 3/30 … Made his Earthquakes debut, playing 90 minutes vs. SEA on 3/23 … On bench, but DNP at HOU on 3/30 … Played 90 minutes vs. VAN on 4/6, at POR on 4/14 … On bench, but DNP vs. POR on 4/21, at CHV on 4/27, vs. MTL on 5/4 … Played 90 minutes and recorded his first assist with the Earthquakes vs. TOR on 5/8 … Played 90 minutes at SEA on 5/11 … On bench, but DNP vs. COL on 5/18, at FCD on 5/25, at RSL on 6/1, at COL on 6/15, at DC on 6/22, vs. LA on 6/29 … Played six minutes at CHI on 7/3 … Played 90 minutes at NE on 7/6 …

Played 45 minutes vs. SEA on 7/13 … Acquired by the Earthquakes on 12/4/12 in the second stage of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft and signed on 1/25/13 … Open Cup: Played 90 minutes on 5/28 at CHB … Exhibition: Played 90 minutes vs. NOR on 7/20 … Reserves: Played 90 minutes at SEA on 4/23, at RSL on 6/2 … Started and played 70 minutes vs. ANT on 7/15 …

Last MLS Game: 7/13/13 vs. SEA; Last Goal: 8/21/11 vs. TOR with CHI; Last Assist: 5/8/13 vs. TOR. 2013 MLS Game Highs: G: -- … A: 1 (vs. TOR on 5/8) #17 SAM GARZA M 5-11 160 DOB 10-17-90 HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX MLS: Played 18 minutes as a second-half substitute vs. RSL on 3/3 … Played 20 minutes as a second-half substitute vs. NY on 3/10 …

Played 14 minutes as a second-half substitute at CLB on 3/16 … On the bench, but DNP vs. SEA on 3/23 … DNP at HOU on 3/30, vs.

VAN on 4/6 … On the bench, but DNP at POR on 4/14 … Played 21 minutes as a second-half sub vs. POR on 4/21 … DNP at CHV on 4/27 … On bench, but DNP vs. MTL on 5/4 … DNP vs. TOR on 5/8, at SEA on 5/11 … DNP vs. COL on 5/18 … DNP at RSL on 6/1 due to R quad strain … DNP at COL on 6/15, at DC on 6/22, vs. LA on 6/29 … Played 20 minutes at CHI on 7/3 … DNP at NE on 7/6, vs.

SEA on 7/13 … Open Cup: -- … Exhibition: Played 90 minutes vs. NOR on 7/20 … Reserves: Started and played 77 minutes at POR on 4/15 … Played 90 minutes at SEA on 4/23 … Played 90 minutes and recorded an assist on Mike Fucito’s goal vs. COL on 5/19 …

Played 90 minutes vs. ANT on 7/15 …

Last MLS Game: 7/3/13 at CHI; Last Goal: --; Last Assist: 5/13/12 vs. CHV. 2013 MLS Game Highs: G: -- … A: -# CLARENCE GOODSON D 6-4 180 DOB 5-17-82 ALEXANDRIA, VA MLS: Signed on June 28, 2013 … Open Cup: -- … Exhibition: DNP vs. NOR on 7/20 due to international duty … Reserves: -Last MLS Game: 10/20/07 vs. KC (with DAL); Last Goal: 8/11/07 vs. CLB (with DAL); Last Assist: 5/18/05 vs. COL (with DAL).

2013 MLS Game Highs: G: --; A: -2012-13: Made 18 starts and 19 overall appearances for Brondby IF – the largest club in Denmark … Played the full 90 minutes in 17 of his 18 starts … Scored two goals during the Danish Superliga … Made four appearances and two starts during the Danish Cup … 201112: Started 31 games for Brondby IF … Played full 90 minutes in 30 games … Scored twice during the Superliga … Started and played 90 minutes during their only match of the Danish Cup … Made two starts and played every minute during the UEFA Europa League …

2010-11: Signed three-year contract with Brondby IF in Copenhagen, Denmark … Made 9 starts and 10 appearances during the Superliga … Scored two goals … 2010: Made 24 starts for IK Start in the Norwegian Tippeligaen … Scored three goals … Made one appearance in the Norwegian Cup … 2009: Made 21 appearances for IK Start … Scored three goals during league play … Appeared in two games of the Norwegian Cup … Helped IK Start advance to third round of Norwegian Cup and earn promotion to Tippeligaen – the highest league in Norway … 2008: Joined IK Start in the Adeccoligaen– the second-highest league in Norway … Made 22 appearances and scored four goals … Made one appearance in Norwegian Cup … 2007: Started 27 games for FC Dallas … Scored one goal and tallied one assist during the regular season … Helped FC Dallas reach playoffs as third seed in Western Conference … Started one of the two playoff legs and scored goal against the future MLS Cup Champion Houston Dynamo … Started one game and scored in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup … 2006: Made 13 appearances for FC Dallas in the regular season … Made two appearances in the MLS Cup … 2005: Started 28 games and made 29 appearances for FC Dallas – formerly known as the Dallas Burn … Scored two goals and added one assist during the regular season … Started both MLS Cup games – recording one shot … 2004: Made five appearances and two starts for the Dallas Burn … Made two appearances in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup … International (USA): Goodson made his international debut on Jan. 19, 2008 vs. Sweden at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles … Started in a 2-0 victory over Guatemala on Nov. 18 … Made six appearances in 2009 – three as a starter … All three starts came during the Gold Cup … Scored his first goal in the 2-0 semi-final win over Honduras on July 23 … Made eight appearances and five starts in 2010 … Scored second-career goal on Jan. 23 – also against Honduras … Set up Herculez Gomez for his first-career assist on May 25 against the Czech Republic …

Announced to 2010 World Cup squad … Started nine games and made 10 overall appearances in 2011 … Started all six games during the Gold Cup … Scored the team’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Panama on June 11 … College: Goodson made 66 appearances for the Maryland Terrapins from 2000-03 … As a freshman in 2000, Goodson started 10 games and finished second on the team with 13 points … He started 24 of 25 games his sophomore season and earned Soccer America Team of the Week honors after assisting a goal and helping shut out Duke on Sep. 22, 2002 … Following his junior year of 2003, he was named to the All-ACC Second Team and led the Terps into the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament … He was named to the All-Tournament team with two goals and an assist …

Personal: Full name is Clarence E. Goodson IV ... son of Jan and Clarence E. Goodson III, he has an older sister Jenna ... his grandfather spent one year in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system in 1942 ... born on May 17, 1982 in Alexandria, Va. ALAN GORDON F 6-3 190 DOB 10-16-81 LONG BEACH, CA #24 MLS: DNP vs. RSL on 3/3, vs. NYRB on 3/10, at CLB on 3/16, vs. SEA on 3/23 due to left foot surgery … Made season debut at HOU on 3/30, playing 22 minutes as a second-half substitute … Played 76 minutes vs. VAN on 4/6 and assisted on Chris Wondolowski’s 18th minute goal … Played 69 minutes after being sent off for a second yellow card at POR on 4/14 … DNP vs. POR on 4/21 due to red card