| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tristan Michael Blackmon [1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 12, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Pacific Tigers | 70 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Orange County SC U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Los Angeles FC | 64 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Phoenix Rising FC (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 98 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | United States | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 20, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 9, 2025 | |||
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 and the United States national team.
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 in 2016 and 2017, respectively. [4] [5]
On January 19, 2018, Los Angeles FC selected Blackmon with the third overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. [6] He signed with the club on February 22, 2018. [7] Blackmon made his professional debut on March 4, 2018, as an 80th-minute substitute during a 1–0 win over Seattle Sounders FC. [8] 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. [9]
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. [10] [11] On July 26, 2022, Blackmon scored the winning penalty kick for Vancouver against Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship Final.[ citation needed ] On April 9, 2025, Blackmon scored a dramatic late equalizer against UNAM sending the Vancouver Whitecaps to the semi final of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. On October 28, Blackmon was named 2025 MLS Defender of the Year. Blackmon contributed two goals and one assist and was an integral part of the second-best defense in the league, which helped Vancouver Whitecaps to their best season, during which they recorded their best points total, most total league wins, their best goal differential, and total goals scored. [12]
In January 2021, Blackmon was called up to the United States national team for the first time for a training camp. [13]
In May 2025, it was reported that Blackmon was contacted by Canada national team coach Jesse Marsch about potentially representing Canada at international level. Blackmon did not have Canadian citizenship, but would potentially be eligible through meeting residency requirements through his time playing with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [14]
Later in May 2025, he was named to the preliminary roster for the United States national team for the 2025 Gold Cup (although he was not ultimately named to the final roster). [15] In September 2025, he was called up to a United States matchday squad for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies. [16] On September 6, 2025, he made his international debut in a friendly against South Korea. [17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orange County SC U23 | 2016 [4] | Premier Development League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Burlingame Dragons FC | 2017 [5] | Premier Development League | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 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 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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