Tristan Michael Blackmon (born August 12, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tristan Michael Blackmon | ||
Date of birth | (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club 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 | 28 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
On January 19, 2018, Los Angeles FC selected Blackmon with the third overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[3] He signed with the club on February 22, 2018.[4]
Blackmon made his professional debut on March 4, 2018, as an 80th-minute substitute during a 1–0 win over Seattle Sounders FC.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7][8]
On July 26, 2022, Blackmon scored the winning penalty kick against Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship Final.
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Los Angeles FC | 2018 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2019 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
2020 | 14 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
2021 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 2 | ||
Phoenix Rising (loan) | 2018 | USLC | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2019 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2022 | MLS | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
Career total | 102 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 3 |
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