Tristan Blackmon
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Tristan Michael Blackmon (born August 12, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tristan Michael Blackmon[1] | ||
Date of birth | August 12, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Number | 6 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Pacific Tigers | 70 | (16) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Orange County SC U-23 | 7 | (0) |
2017 | Burlingame Dragons | 3 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Los Angeles FC | 64 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Phoenix Rising (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2022– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 73 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 2, 2024 |
He attended Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas.
Blackmon played his college career at University of the Pacific where he played mainly as a defender after starting as a forward. Blackmon played 70 matches for the Tigers, starting 68. He scored 16 goals and had nine assists.[3] Blackmon finished his collegiate soccer career as the Tigers' all-time goal scoring leader, until Camden Riley broke his record one year later.
Blackmon played for Premier Development League sides Orange County SC U-23 and Burlingame Dragons.[4]
On January 19, 2018, Los Angeles FC selected Blackmon with the third overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[5] He signed with the club on February 22, 2018.[6] Blackmon made his professional debut on March 4, 2018, as an 80th-minute substitute during a 1–0 win over Seattle Sounders FC.[7] On May 24, 2019, at Banc of California Stadium, in a 4–2 win over the Montreal Impact, Blackmon scored his first professional goal on a header in the fifty-fifth minute.[8]
On December 14, 2021, Blackmon was selected by Charlotte FC in the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft, before being immediately traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for $475,000 of General Allocation Money.[9][10]
On July 26, 2022, Blackmon scored the winning penalty kick against Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship Final.
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Los Angeles FC | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2019 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
2020 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
2021 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 77 | 2 | |||
Phoenix Rising (loan) | 2018 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2019 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2023 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 73 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 4 | ||
Career total | 147 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 6 |
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