2020 Portland Thorns FC Media Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1844 SW Morrison St. | Portland, OR 97205 Phone: (503) 553-5400 | Fax: (503) 553-5405 www.ThornsFC.com www.facebook.com/ThornsFC | www.twitter.com/ThornsFC THE CLUB 2015 Team Stats & Honors ................................106-107 The Crest ...................................................................... 3 2015 Lineups & Summaries ..............................108-112 President of Soccer/GM Gavin Wilkinson ...................... 5 2014 Schedule & Results .......................................... 113 Head Coach Mark Parsons............................................ 6 2014 Regular-Season Stats ...................................... 114 Assistant Coaches ........................................................ 7 2014 Playoff Stats .................................................... 115 2014 Team Stats & Honors ................................116-117 2020 PORTLAND THORNS FC 2014 Lineups & Summaries ..............................118-123 2020 Alphabetical & Numerical Roster ......................... 8 2013 Schedule & Results .......................................... 124 Player Profiles ..........................................................9-55 2013 Regular-Season Stats ...................................... 125 2013 Playoff Stats .................................................... 126 THORNS FC NWSL HISTORY 2013 Team Stats & Honors ................................127-128 2019 Schedule & Results ............................................ 57 2013 Lineups & Summaries ..............................129-134 2019 Regular-Season Stats ........................................ 58 Combined Playoff Stats .....................................135-136 2019 Playoff Stats ...................................................... 59 2019 Team Stats & Honors ....................................60-61 NWSL CLUB RECORDS 2019 Lineups & Summaries ..................................62-68 Individual Career Leaders ................................1138-139 2018 Schedule & Results ............................................ 69 Individual Single-Season Leaders .....................139-141 2018 Regular-Season Stats ........................................ 70 Individual Year-by-Year Leaders ........................141-143 2018 Playoff Stats ...................................................... 71 Club Records .....................................................144-147 2018 Team Stats & Honors ....................................72-73 Miscellaneous Stats ..........................................147-148 2018 Lineups & Summaries ..................................74-80 NWSL Firsts .............................................................. 149 2017 Schedule & Results ............................................ 81 Year-by-Year Records & Records vs. Opponents ...... 150 2017 Regular-Season Stats ........................................ 82 Categorical Records ................................................. 150 2017 Playoff Stats ...................................................... 83 Coaching Records ..................................................... 151 2017 Team Stats & Honors ....................................84-85 All-Time NWSL Stats ..........................................151-152 2017 Lineups & Summaries ..................................86-92 NWSL Draft History ............................................153-154 2016 Schedule & Results ............................................ 93 All-Time Transactions ........................................154-159 2016 Regular-Season Stats ........................................ 94 All-Time Player Registers ..................................160-163 2016 Playoff Stats ...................................................... 95 Attendance Records ................................................. 164 2016 Team Stats & Honors ....................................96-97 2016 Lineups & Summaries ................................98-103 HISTORICAL TIMELINE.......................................165-169 2015 Schedule & Results .......................................... 104 2015 Regular-Season Stats ...................................... 105 2 THE CREST Unveiled for the first time on Dec. 13, 2012, through a unique video featuring 16 members of Girls, Inc. of NW Oregon, the Portland Thorns FC crest is infused with several different elements of Rose City pride. Designed by artist and Timbers Army member Brent Diskin, the club’s green, red and black color scheme is emphasized throughout the logo. In the center sits a stylized rose, emblem- atic of Portland’s nickname, the Rose City. The red rose is shielded by a protective layer of thorns, the club’s namesake. Enveloping it all is the team’s name in bold white lettering. The design around the outer edges includes two four-pointed stars, also called hypocycloids, that house the letters “F” and “C” and anchor the sides of the badge. The stars are a call-out to the left-centered, directional star that is prominent on Portland’s city flag, which flies high above Providence Park in downtown Portland. Resting atop the logo are two solitary five-pointed star, signifying the team’s 2013 and 2017 National Women’s Soccer League championships. 3 THE CLUB GAVIN WILKINSON GM/PRESIDENT OF SOCCER Gavin Wilkinson, an 19-year veteran of the organization and a former New Zealand international, serves as the club’s general manager and president of soccer. He first joined the club as a player for the Timbers’ USL First Divi- sion side in 2001, before taking over as the head coach and general manager during the club’s final years in the second division from 2007-10. During Wilkinson’s tenure as general manager and president of soccer, the club has won MLS Cup in 2015, NWSL championships in 2013 and 2017 with Thorns FC, an NWSL Shield in 2016 and a national championship with the Timbers U-23s in 2010. Additionally, the Timbers have made two appearances in Concacaf Champions League (2014-15, 2016-17) and are one of just three MLS teams to appear in three conference championships (2013, 2015, 2018) over the last six seasons, winning their second Western Conference Championship and advancing to MLS Cup for a second time in 2018. The Timbers also have secured the Western Conference’s No. 1 playoff seed with the best regular-season record two times (2013, 2017). In his current role, Wilkinson has formed the Timbers’ deeply integrated, vertical development system, which includes USL Championship club Portland Timbers 2 (T2), the Timbers U23 and Timbers Academy teams. He was instrumental in establishing an innovative partnership with Oregon Youth Soccer Association, which encompasses the statewide Olympic Development Program and regional training centers, as well as the adidas Timbers Alliance program. As the club’s general manager and head coach from 2007-10, Wilkinson assembled a 50-29-39 record over four seasons in the USL First Division/USSF Division-2 Pro League and was a two-time USL First Division Coach of the Year (2007, 2009). He guided the club to three postseason berths, including its only semifinals appearances as a second-division club in 2007 and 2009. As head coach, Wilkinson oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-based derby between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver) titles in 2009, 2010 and again in 2012. He led the Timbers to one of the best seasons in USL First Division history in 2009, including a record-setting, 24- game unbeaten streak and winning the Commissioner’s Cup. Wilkinson’s 13-year professional playing career included time with clubs in six different countries, including Portu- gal, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. A defender, he joined the reborn Timbers for their inaugural United Soccer Leagues season in 2001, playing in each of the club’s first six seasons and serving the dual role as a player/ assistant coach from 2005-06. He finished his playing career ranked among the Timbers’ USL franchise career leaders in games (124) and minutes played (10,181). A New Zealand native, Wilkinson earned 38 caps with the New Zealand National Team and competed in the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cups. Wilkinson founded the youth club Eastside Timbers, based in Gresham, Ore., in 2001. He helped run the club as its coaching director for many years and now serves as an advisor for the club. In 2010, Eastside’s U-18 boys team (’91 Liverpool) won the U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 national championship and became the first youth club team from Oregon to win a national title since 1994. He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Kienan and Brooke. 5 MARK PARSONS HEAD COACH A finalist for 2018 Best FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year, head coach Mark Parsons begins his fifth season with Thorns FC in 2020 after signing a multi-year contract extension. Since joining the club ahead of the 2016 season, Parsons has helped lead Portland to an NWSL Championship (2017) and NWSL Shield (2016) and back-to-back NWSL Championship appearances (2017, 2018), while compiling a mark of 49-20-23 (.658) and 11 or more wins in each of his first four seasons with the club. On May 25, 2018, Parsons became the third coach in league history to register 50 career wins, posting a record of 69-42-36 across seven seasons coaching in the NWSL. During his tenure, Thorns FC have finished in the top three in the NWSL regular-season standings in four consecu- tive seasons, winning the club’s first NWSL Shield in 2016 and the second NWSL Championship in club history in 2017. Portland secured home playoff matches with top-two finishes in in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Under Parsons, Thorns FC have one