Ariel Lassiter

ACQUIRED: On December 23, 2024 as a free agent. Lassiter joins the Timbers through the 2026 season with a club option for 2027.

2025: Made Timbers debut in home opener against Vancouver on February 23.

CAREER: Lassiter joins Portland for his 11th MLS season. In that time, he has logged 149 regular season appearances (76 starts), scoring 12 goals and tallying 15 assists with LA Galaxy (2015-2018), Houston Dynamo FC (2020-2021), Inter Miami CF (2022-23), CF Montréal (2023-24) and Chi- cago Fire FC (2024) combined. During the 2024 season, Lassiter scored three goals and tallied seven assists in 27 appearances (25 starts) with Montréal and Chicago.

INTERNATIONAL: Internationally, Lassiter has made 32 appearances (17 starts) for the Costa Rican Men’s National Team. He has registered two goals and two assists with the senior team, with his first goal coming in the 2021 Gold Cup against Guadeloupe on July 13. The winger made his senior team debut on March 23, 2019, against Guatemala, logging 27 minutes. In 2024, Lassiter made 11 appearances for Los Ticos, notching five 90-minute appearances in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers (June), Copa Ámerica and Nations League play (September-November). At the youth level, Lassiter spent time with the U-23 with both Costa Rica and the United States.