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Timbers in the Big Five Portland alumni in Europe's top divisions

Portland Timbers · 1975–2026

44 Timbers have played in Europe's big five

Across every incarnation of the club — the NASL side, the revival years, the USL era and MLS — these players logged at least one league appearance in England's top flight, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga or Ligue 1.

Browse the roster How the list was built

Every figure on this site is traceable to a cited source. Compiled 30 August 2026.

44
Qualifying players
4,275
Combined apps
4
In 2+ leagues
2,556
Portland apps
396
Portland goals
369
Most — Silvestre

The roster

Every qualifying player

Search by player, club or era, and sort any column. Top-flight apps are career league appearances in the big five divisions at the clubs listed. Portland apps are regular-season league appearances for the Timbers, with goals underneath.

44 players
Portland Timbers players with appearances in a Big Five European top division
Mikaël Silvestre2013MLS 2011–presentRennes, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Arsenal, Werder BremenEnglandSpainItalyGermanyFrance36980 goals
Willie Donachie1980–1981, 1982NASL 1975–1982Manchester CityEngland351912 goals
Kasey Keller1989Portland revival 1985–1990Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Fulham, Rayo Vallecano, Borussia MönchengladbachEnglandSpainGermany330100 goals
Frédéric Piquionne2013–2014MLS 2011–presentRennes, Saint-Étienne, Monaco, Lyon, Portsmouth, West Ham UnitedEnglandFrance305241 goal
John Pratt1980–1982NASL 1975–1982Tottenham HotspurEngland287842 goals
Peter Withe1975NASL 1975–1982Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Sheffield UnitedEngland2752216 goals
Liam Ridgewell2014–2018MLS 2011–presentAston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich AlbionEngland257976 goals
Barry Powell1975, 1981NASL 1975–1982Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, Derby CountyEngland251416 goals
Pat Howard1978NASL 1975–1982Newcastle United, Arsenal, Birmingham CityEngland240241 goal
Ally Brown1981NASL 1975–1982West Bromwich Albion, Leicester CityEngland227249 goals
Steven Taylor2016MLS 2011–presentNewcastle UnitedEngland19491 goal
Clyde Best1977, 1978–1981NASL 1975–1982West Ham UnitedEngland18611838 goals
Ray Martin1975–1977NASL 1975–1982Birmingham CityEngland130620 goals
David Da Costa2025–MLS 2011–presentLensFrance107435 goals
Jimmy Conway1978–1980NASL 1975–1982Fulham, Manchester CityEngland85617 goals
Gary Collier1980–1982NASL 1975–1982Bristol City, Coventry CityEngland80830 goals
Jim Cumbes1976NASL 1975–1982West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Coventry CityEngland61220 goals
Stewart Scullion1977–1979NASL 1975–1982Sheffield UnitedEngland576320 goals
Keith MacRae1981–1982NASL 1975–1982Manchester CityEngland56200 goals
Michael O'Neill2001A-League / USL 2001–2010Newcastle United, Coventry CityEngland53225 goals
Dave Bennett1982NASL 1975–1982Norwich CityEngland49153 goals
Larrys Mabiala2017–2024MLS 2011–presentParis Saint-Germain, NiceFrance391529 goals
Ron Futcher1982NASL 1975–1982Luton Town, Manchester CityEngland342313 goals
Vincent Janssen2026MLS 2011–presentTottenham HotspurEngland3130 goals
Willie Anderson1975, 1977–1982NASL 1975–1982Manchester United, Aston VillaEngland2615913 goals
Paul Hendrie1976–1977NASL 1975–1982Birmingham CityEngland23371 goal
Claude Dielna2019MLS 2011–presentAjaccioFrance2200 goals
Terry Alcock1977NASL 1975–1982BlackpoolEngland2172 goals
Terry Donovan1982NASL 1975–1982Aston VillaEngland17151 goal
Clive Charles1978–1981NASL 1975–1982West Ham UnitedEngland15670 goals
Malcolm Smith1976NASL 1975–1982MiddlesbroughEngland14193 goals
Jonathan Rodríguez2024–2026MLS 2011–presentDeportivo La CoruñaSpain133517 goals
Ishmael Yartey2015MLS 2011–presentSochauxFrance1050 goals
Samuel Armenteros2018MLS 2011–presentBeneventoItaly9288 goals
Diego Valeri2013–2021MLS 2011–presentAlmeríaSpain926286 goals
Franck Songo'o2012MLS 2011–presentPortsmouth, Real ZaragozaEnglandSpain8271 goal
Sal Zizzo2011–2013MLS 2011–presentHannover 96Germany8602 goals
Stuart Lee1980–1982NASL 1975–1982Manchester CityEngland77315 goals
Dario Župarić2020–2024MLS 2011–presentPescaraItaly71432 goals
John Bain1978–1982, 1989–1990NASL 1975–1982Bristol CityEngland614544 goals
Sebastián Blanco2017–2023MLS 2011–presentWest Bromwich AlbionEngland317641 goals
Bill Tuiloma2017–2022MLS 2011–presentMarseilleFrance210810 goals
Brian Godfrey1975NASL 1975–1982EvertonEngland1203 goals
Jimmy Kelly1975, 1976, 1981, 1982 (plus 1980–81 and 1981–82 indoor)NASL 1975–1982Wolverhampton WanderersEnglandn.a.493 goals

The shape of the data

Charts

England dominates because the 1975–82 NASL Timbers were built almost entirely from British professionals.

Players by league

Players counted once per league they appeared in.

Players by Timbers era

Which incarnation of the club they turned out for.

Deepest top-flight careers

Career top-division league appearances, top 15. Bar colour marks the primary league.

Deepest Portland careers

Regular-season league appearances for the Timbers, top 15.

  • NASL 1975–1982
  • Revival 1985–1990
  • A-League / USL
  • MLS 2011–present

Inclusion rules

What counts

  • 01All Timbers incarnations. The NASL club (1975–82, outdoor and indoor), the 1985–90 revival, the A-League/USL club (2001–2010) and the MLS club (2011–present).
  • 02Big five top divisions only. Premier League / First Division, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1. Second tiers such as the Championship, Serie B, 2. Bundesliga, Segunda and Ligue 2 do not count, nor do the Scottish, Dutch, Portuguese or Belgian leagues.
  • 03Either direction. The European spell may come before or after the Portland stint, including loans.
  • 04At least one league appearance. Being registered, benched or cup-only at a big five club is not enough — which is why 28 notable names sit on the near-misses list instead.
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