\n Janssen brings top-flight experience from English Premier League, Liga MX, Belgian Pro League, Turkish S\u00fcper Lig and Eredivisie<\/p>\n
PORTLAND, Ore.\u00a0\u2013 The Portland Timbers have signed Dutch international forward Vincent Janssen, the club announced today. Janssen is set to join the Timbers on a two-year contract through the 2027-28 season, pending receipt of his P-1 visa.<\/p>\n
Portland acquires Janssen on a free transfer following his four-year stint with Royal Antwerp FC (2022-26) of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. A native of Heesch, Netherlands, Janssen has made 454 professional appearances in his career, scoring 165 goals and providing 61 assists from 2013-26. Janssen becomes the first Dutch player in the club\u2019s MLS history.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased to be able to add a player with the level of qualities that Vincent possesses. His experience and goal scoring ability will add a value to our current group, and we believe he will have an impactful role within the team,\u201d Timbers General Manager Ned Grabavoy shared. \u201cWe look forward to welcoming Vincent and his family to the Rose City, and are hopeful to have him ready and available soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Janssen, 32, joins Portland after playing top-flight football across five countries, including Belgium, Mexico, Turkey, England, and his native Netherlands. Most recently at Royal Antwerp, Janssen\u2019s experience includes time with Liga MX side CF Monterrey (2019-22), the English Premier League\u2019s Tottenham Hotspur (2016-17, 2018-19), Turkish S\u00fcper Lig side Fenerbah\u00e7e (2017-18) and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar (2015-16) where he made his top-flight debut in the Eredivisie on Aug. 9, 2015.<\/p>\n
With Royal Antwerp, Janssen registered 173 appearances across all competitions, scoring 64 goals and providing 27 assists. Notably, he tallied two goals for Royal Antwerp in UEFA Champions League Qualification and Champions League play during the 2023-24 edition of the competition, scoring against La Liga giants FC Barcelona in a 3-2 group-stage win on Dec. 13, 2023.<\/p>\n
Internationally, Janssen has 22 senior caps for the Netherlands, notching seven goals for the Oranje. The Heesch-native took part in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers ahead of the 2018 edition of the summer tournament and was a member of the Dutch squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where he made two appearances in the group stage against Senegal and Qatar. He made his debut for the senior Netherlands team on March 25, 2016, against France, and went on to score his first international goal against England just four days later, while also tallying an assist in the match to lead the Oranje to a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n
Janssen arrives to the Rose City as a 2022-23 Belgian Pro League champion, 2023 Belgian Cup winner, 2020-21 Concacaf Champions League winner, 2019 Liga MX Apertura champion, 2019-20 Copa MX winner, Copa MX\u2019s top scorer of 2019-20, and Eredivisie\u2019s top goal scorer in 2015-16. Additionally, Janssen received the Johan Cruyff Trophy in 2015-16, the Dutch \u201cTalent of the Year\u201d honor.<\/p>\n
Transaction: Portland Timbers acquire Dutch forward Vincent Janssen on a free transfer through the 2027-28 season.<\/p>\n
\n Vincent Janssen<\/p>\n
Full name: Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen
Pronunciation: YAHN-sen
Number: 14
Position: Forward
Height: 6-1
Date of Birth: June 15, 1994
Age: 32
Birthplace: Heesch, Netherlands
Citizenship: Dutch
Last Club: Royal Antwerp FC<\/p>\n
\n Portland Timbers 2026 Roster (as of July 29)<\/p>\n
Goalkeepers (3): Trey Muse, James Pantemis, Hunter Sulte
Defenders (10): Alex Bonetig, Brandon Bye, Jimer Fory, Zac McGraw, Sawyer Jura, Eric Miller, Kamal Miller, Juan Mosquera, Ian Smith, Finn Surman
Midfielders (6): Cole Bassett, Jos\u00e9 Caicedo, Diego Chara, David Da Costa, Omir Fernandez, Joao Ortiz
Forwards (7):\u00a0Antony, Alexander Aravena, Gage Guerra, Vincent Janssen, Kevin Kelsy,\u00a0Ariel Lassiter,\u00a0Kristoffer Velde<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janssen brings top-flight experience from English Premier League, Liga MX, Belgian Pro League, Turkish S\u00fcper Lig and Eredivisie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[6,22637,5180,13468],"class_list":["post-34780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-netherlands","tag-netherlands","tag-portland-timbers","tag-press-release","tag-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}