Player Details

Name

Liam Ridgewell

Height

6' 2"

Weight

170 lbs

Date of Birth

7.21.1984 (40)

Birthplace

Bexleyheath, London, England

Position

Defender
Career Summary

2018: Started in his second MLS Cup for Portland on Dec. 8, playing 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss against Atlanta United FC … Made his fifth appearance in the 2018 MLS playoffs, playing 90 minutes in a 3-2 win against Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship on Nov. 29 … Started, playing 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw against Sporting Kansas City on Nov. 25 ... Played 120 minutes in a 4-2 playoff win in penalty kicks against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 8 ... Started, logging 90 minutes in a 2-1 playoff win against Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 4 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 playoff knockout road win against FC Dallas on Oct. 31 ... Made his 13th start of the season, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Oct. 21 ... Started in a 3-2 loss at Minnesota United FC on Sept. 22 ... Started in a 3-2 win over Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 19 ... Started in a 2-0 win against the Colorado Rapids on Sept. 8 ... Made his second straight start in a 2-0 win over Toronto FC on Aug. 29 ... Made his first appearance since May 19th, playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 26 ... Started and played six minutes before coming off due to injury in a 2-1 win against LAFC on May 19 ... Recorded 90 minutes for a third straight match in a 1-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC on May 13, helping the team tally its third straight clean-sheet win ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over NYCFC on April 22, helping the team secure its first clean-sheet win in 2018 ... Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss against the Galaxy on March 4.

2017: Appeared in 15 regular-season games (15 starts) ... Scored his third goal in a 2-1 win against Whitecaps FC on Oct. 22 ... Started for a fourth straight game in the team’s 4-0 win against D.C. United on Oct. 15. In Ridgewell’s last 17 home starts, the club is 15-0-2 with 42 goals for and 13 goals against ... Returned to the starting lineup, playing 76 minutes in a 2-1 loss against RSL on Sept. 16 ... Scored his second goal of the season in a 3-1 win against the Galaxy on Aug. 6 ... Played 26 minutes before sustaining an injury in the team’s 2-0 win against FC Dallas on June 10 ... Started and played 90 minutes for a eighth straight game in the team’s 2-0 win against San Jose on June 2 ... Scored his first goal of the season in the team’s 1-1 draw against Atlanta United on May 14 ... Started and played 90 minutes in the team’s 5-1 win against Minnesota United FC on March 3.

2016: Appeared in 22 regular-season games (22 starts) for the team ... Scored in a 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes for 13 games (May 1-July 17).

2015: Started and played in five matches of the MLS Cup Playoffs ... Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup on Dec. 6 ... Missed the second leg of the Western Conference Championship due to a calf strain ... Started and registered the opening goal in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas in the first leg of the conference championship on Nov. 22 ... Logged 90 minutes in each of Portland's two Western Conference Semifinal matches against Vancouver (Nov. 1 and Nov. 8) ... Played 120 minutes in a 2-2 draw (7-6 win on PKs) against Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 29 ... Started 32 of the team's 34 matches ... Missed match against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 due to league-imposed suspension for caution accumulation ... Helped the club register consecutive shutouts Aug. 2-15 ... Logged 90 minutes, helping the team earn a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Was issued a red card on June 24 against the LA Galaxy, missing the match against Seattle June 28 ... Registered an assist, delivering a long pass to help set up a 90th minute goal by Fanendo Adi in a 2-2 draw against LA on March 15 ... Started 32 straight games from July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015.

2014: Tallied two goals and an assist in 15 appearances, all starts, during the 2014 season ... Started and played 90 minutes, making his CONCACAF Champions League debut in a 3-1 loss at C.D. Olimpia Oct. 21 ... Tallied the game-winning assist, the first of his MLS career, in a comeback, 2-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 4 ...Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-tying goal, in a 1-1 draw against New England on Aug. 16 Was named to the 2014 MLS AT&T All-Star roster, playing the second half of a 2-1 win over German club Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Colorado on July 18.