| Tristan Blackmon | |
| Fullname: | Tristan Michael Blackmon[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Height: | 6ft 2in[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| College1: | Pacific Tigers |
| Collegecaps1: | 70 |
| Collegegoals1: | 16 |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Orange County SC U-23 |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Burlingame Dragons |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Los Angeles FC |
| Caps3: | 64 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Phoenix Rising (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Caps5: | 73 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | June 2, 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.
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | 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 | 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 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 147 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 6 | |||
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