Portland Timbers players come from a variety of countries and various parts of the United States. Different languages, different cultures. Timbers Roots takes a look at some of the origins of Portland players to learn more about where they came from before they were part of The Rose City.
This latest edition: Lawrence Olum. Olum began his professional career with the Timbers back in the club's USL era. Now an MLS veteran, Olum joined the team this past offseason after spending five years with Kansas City. Olum scored the league's first goal of the 2017 season on March 3 as part of a 5-1 rout of Minnesota United FC.
What is the name of the first team you ever played on?
Pipeline Stars
What position did you play?
Forward
What is the name of your hometown?
Embakasi (a division of Nairobi, Kenya)
Who was your favorite sports hero growing up?
Roger Milla
(Action Images)
What was/is your favorite thing to do in your hometown?
Safari
What's one unique fact about where you came from?
The Big Five Animals are all in my country
What is your favorite home-cooked meal?
Ugali is cornbread with some type of meat protein, usually beef, lamb or chicken.
(Wikipedia)
What is your favorite thing to do in Portland?
Hiking
