Tristan Blackmon

American soccer player

Tristan Blackmon
Personal information
Full name Tristan Michael Blackmon[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 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 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 5 (0)
2022– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 64 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 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.

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 April 6, 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup[a] Continental Other Total
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 6 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 8 0
Total 64 3 2 0 4 0 6 1 3 0 79 4
Career total 138 5 10 0 7 0 11 1 3 0 169 6
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

Los Angeles FC

Vancouver Whitecaps

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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  • 2015: Vieyra
  • 2016: Johnson
  • 2017: Blackmon
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