Ben Zemanski

Zemanski was acquired in a preseason trade with Chivas USA on Feb. 13, 2013, in exchange for allocation money and the right of first refusal to defender Jonathan Bornstein. The midfielder made 72 appearances over three seasons with Chivas USA (2010-2012), tallying two goals and seven assists. An Akron native, Zemanski will be reunited with college coach Caleb Porter for the Timbers’ 2013 season.

ACQUIRED: Acquired Feb. 13, 2013, from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money and the right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein.

2013: Made a fifth straight substitute appearance May 12, entering in the 74th minute of a 3-0 win against Chivas USA at JELD-WEN Field ... Played 15 minutes off the bench in a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas on May 8 ... Registered 18 minutes as a second-half sub in a 3-2 road win at Sporting KC on April 27 ... Logged four minutes as a sub in a 1-1 draw on the road at San Jose on April 21 ... Played eight minutes in a substitute appearance April 14, seeing out a 2-0 win over San Jose at JELD-WEN Field ... Made a second consecutive start at right back March 30 in a 2-2 road draw against Colorado ... Earned his first start with the club March 16 on the road against Seattle at right back ... The club allowed just three shots on goal in each of the matches against Seattle (March 16) and Colorado (March 30) ... Was part of the club's backline that held Sounders FC to just seven shots ... Made his Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal … Assisted on the club’s lone goal by Ryan Johnson in the 80th minute ... Started three matches for the Timbers Reserves, contributing to a 2-1 win over USL PRO club VSI Tampa Bay FC on April 7 and in a 2-1 victory against the Earthquakes Reserves on April 15 ... Was sent off in second-half stoppage time after receiving his second caution of the match in a 1-1 road draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on May 19.

2012: Made 22 league appearances with the Chivas USA, including 18 starts… Missed nearly two months from mid-April to mid-June due to a knee injury … Notched two assists, including one on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on July 28 at JELD-WEN Field.

2011: Appeared in career-high 28 games for Chivas USA, making 23 starts … Finished sixth on the team in minutes played, logging 2,056 minutes … Tallied two goals and four assists for the Rojiblancos, both career-highs … Scored first MLS goal in the 84th minute of the season opener March 19, a 3-2 loss to Sporting Kansas City … Assisted on opening goal by Nick Labrocca in Chivas USA’s 3-0 win over FC Dallas April 30 … Came on as a second-half substitute in a July meeting against the San Jose Earthquakes and scored the game-winner in the 64th minute of a 2-0 win.

2010: Drafted in the third round (47th overall) by Chivas USA in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft … Appeared in 22 games, including 17 starts as a rookie … Made first MLS appearance April 17, coming on as a substitute against Houston … Made first MLS start the following week against San Jose, playing all 90 minutes … Notched first MLS assist in 3-1 win over Columbus on July 31.

COLLEGE: Was a four-year starter at the University of Akron (2006-2009) under current Timbers head coach Caleb Porter … Played alongside current Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe from 2008-2009 … Tallied nine goals and 14 assists for the Zips … One of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in 2009 … Named to the all Mid-American Conference Second Team as a junior and senior (2008-2009) … Named Zips Newcomer of the Year in 2006 … Helped lead the Zips to Mid-American Conference regular season titles as well as NCAA Tournament all four years at the school … Also helped team to three-straight conference tournament titles from 2007-2009

PERSONAL: Pronounced “Zuh-MAN-skee” … Attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio … Was named 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American … Also named to Division II All-Ohio first team … … Majored in mechanical engineering at Akron … Comes from soccer family, as his father, Dan, played collegiately at North Carolina and Pittsburgh.