A young midfielder, a goalkeeper and a goalscorer walk into a...

The Timbers have added three more players to total 22 signed players for 2010. Timber fans have much to be excited about as many of the top lads from last year's fantastic season are returning. The Timbers have so far built an impressive roster for 2010 and these three players will surly have some time in the preseason to show their stuff.

Goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski 23, recently finished his collegiate career at Marquette University. A four-year contributor, he ranks among the school’s career leaders in goalkeeper minutes played (5,336), goals-against average (1.37), shutouts (11) and saves (206). He will play backup to Steve Cronin as other Timber GK Adin Brown recovers from injury. Pyzdrowski is sure to see some play in the upcoming preseason matches, and could really help his standing with the club. The Timbers have made sure that the back line is easily one of the best in the league.


Doug DeMartin is a pure goal scorer, at the UP charity match he blasted the only two goals of the game, and while at Michigan State he scored 38 goals and tallied nine assists in 76 games. After college DeMartin spent two years in the USL Premier Development League, he was drafted by the Wiz last year, but was never signed. How DeMartin will pan out will remain to be seen, but adding another goalscorer to a stacked roster is never a bad thing and at age 23, this could be a player that we see for many years.


Derek Gaudet is 20 year old mid-fielder from Nova Scotia who signed with Toronto FC when he was only 18 years old. He only made one appearance for Toronto FC and was released at the end of the season. He has been an active player for the youth clubs for the national soccer team and he trained with the senior Canadian national team in January. The young midfielder has little highlight video of what he brings to the table, he could be a very exciting player to watch develop.