Tristan Blackmon

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Tristan Blackmon
Personal information
Full name Tristan Michael Blackmon [1]
Date of birth (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 28)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Pacific Tigers 70 (16)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

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.

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Early life

He attended Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas.

College career

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.

Amateur career

Blackmon played for Premier Development League sides Orange County SC U-23 and Burlingame Dragons. [4]

Professional career

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.

Career statistics

As of match played June 2, 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Los Angeles FC 2018 Major League Soccer 10020———120
2019 1812030——231
2020 14010—5 [b] 0—200
2021 221————221
Total642503050—772
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2018 USL Championship 5030———80
2019 50————50
Total10030———130
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022 Major League Soccer281—10——291
2023 30220304 [b] 13 [c] 0423
2024 15000002 [b] 000170
Total73320406130884
Career total147510070111301786

Honors

Los Angeles FC

Vancouver Whitecaps

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Canada)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 27. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tristan Blackmon". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tristan Blackmon Profile". pacifictigers.com. University of the Pacific. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Burlingame Dragons FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Tristan Blackmon -". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "LAFC sign 2018 MLS Draft pick Tristan Blackmon". angelsonparade.com. Vox Media. February 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ "LAFC, third overall SuperDraft pick Tristan Blackmon agree to terms". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. February 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Boxscore: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Los Angeles Football Club". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 4, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "GOAL: Tristan Blackmon header opens his MLS account". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. May 24, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC selects Tristan Blackmon, Defender | 2021 MLS Expansion Draft | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
  10. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire defender Tristan Blackmon in trade with Charlotte FC | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc.
  11. ↑ Tristan Blackmon at Soccerway. Retrieved January 19, 2022.


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