Soccer City's honor roll reaches back to the NASL pioneers of the 1970s and forward through the 2015 MLS Cup winners and the 2020 bubble champions. Playmakers, enforcers and center backs all have a case.
1Yimmi CharáColombian winger and brother of Diego Chará who played for Portland from 2020 to 2023 and won the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament.1000pts
2Jack JewsburyMidfielder who captained Portland in its first MLS season in 2011, when he was named an MLS All-Star.927pts
3Diego ValeriArgentine playmaker who played for Portland from 2013 to 2021, scored 27 seconds into the 2015 MLS Cup final and won the 2017 MLS MVP award.800pts
4Felipe MoraChilean striker who joined Portland in 2020 and scored key goals in the 2021 playoff run to the MLS Cup final.709pts
5Fanendo AdiNigerian striker who played for Portland from 2014 to 2018 and led the line for the 2015 MLS Cup-winning team.709pts
6Sebastián BlancoArgentine winger who played for Portland from 2017 to 2023 and was named MVP of the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament the club won.600pts
7Larrys MabialaCenter back who played for Portland from 2017 to 2024 and headed the opening goal in the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament final.600pts
8Clive CharlesEnglish defender who played for the NASL Portland Timbers and later built the University of Portland's soccer program.600pts
9Adam KwaraseyGhana international goalkeeper who started for Portland in the 2015 MLS Cup-winning season.600pts
10Jorge VillafañaLeft back who started for Portland in the 2015 MLS Cup final and returned to the club in 2018.600pts
11Darlington NagbeMidfielder who played for Portland from 2011 to 2017, scored the 2011 MLS Goal of the Year and won the 2015 MLS Cup.466pts
12Nat BorchersCenter back who anchored Portland's defense in the 2015 MLS Cup-winning season before retiring in early 2017.466pts
13Clyde BestBermudian forward who scored 38 goals in 118 games for the NASL Portland Timbers from 1977 to 1981.466pts
14Liam RidgewellEnglish center back who captained Portland and started in the 2015 MLS Cup final win over Columbus.0pts
15Steve ClarkAmerican goalkeeper who started for Portland from 2019 to 2021, including the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament title run.0pts
16Peter WitheEnglish striker who scored the NASL Timbers' first-ever goal and led the team in scoring in 1975, the year it reached Soccer Bowl '75.0pts
17Diego CharáColombian defensive midfielder who joined Portland in 2011, won the 2015 MLS Cup and holds the club's MLS-era appearance record.0pts
Photo credits
- Yimmi Chará — Jorge Narváez, CC BY 3.0
- Jack Jewsbury — Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Diego Valeri — Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Felipe Mora — Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fanendo Adi — Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sebastián Blanco — Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Larrys Mabiala — Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Adam Kwarasey — Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jorge Villafaña — Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Darlington Nagbe — Hayden Schiff, CC BY 2.0
- Nat Borchers — Realsoccernation, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clyde Best — Hilton Teper, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Liam Ridgewell — Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Steve Clark — Svenn Edvinsen, Hønefoss Ballklubb, CC BY 3.0
- Diego Chará — Joe Peacock, CC BY-SA 4.0
