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Gage Guerra
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-21) December 21, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 88
Youth career
2017–2020 Houston Dynamo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Army Black Knights 33 (15)
2023–2024 Louisville Cardinals 29 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Portland Timbers 2 12 (7)
2025– Portland Timbers 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 21, 2025

Gage Guerra (born December 21, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.

Career

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Early life and college

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Guerra attended Kingwood Park High School in Houston, Texas, where he played he was a first-team all-state selection by the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches in 2021, and finished with 32 goals and 24 assists. He was also named All-Greater Houston Boys Soccer Player of the Year, and helped the team to the state final. In between stints playing with his high school side Guerra had also played with the Houston Dynamo academy.[1][2]

In 2021, Guerra played college soccer at the United States Military Academy for two years, scoring 15 goals in 33 appearances, as well as tallying four assists. In 2022, he was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, All-Patriot League First Team, and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team.[3] Guerra transferred to the University of Louisville in 2023, where he went on to score seven goals in 13 appearances for the Cardinals and earned a space on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.[4] On December 19, 2023, Guerra was selected 69th overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers,[5] but opted to return to Louisville to complete his senior year. Guerra bagged nine goals and three assists in 16 appearances in 2024, earning him a All-ACC Third Team award.[4]

Professional

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On November 24, 2024, it was announced that Guerra would join Portland Timbers 2 for their upcoming 2025 season in the MLS Next Pro.[6] In the first half of 2025, Guerra netted seven goals in 12 appearances,[7] earning him a short-term loan with the Portland Timbers first team on May 17, 2025, ahead of a fixture against Seattle Sounders[8], and in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, scoring against Tacoma Defiance earlier in May.[9] On June 26, 2025, Timbers announced that Guerra had signed a permanent deal with the club's Major League Soccer side.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Poorman, By Jon. "All-Greater Houston Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Gage Guerra, Kingwood Park".
  2. ^ "Gage Guerra Career Goals & Stats". Tribuna.com.
  3. ^ "Gage Guerra - 2021 - Men's Soccer". Army West Point.
  4. ^ a b "Gage Guerra - Men's Soccer". University of Louisville Athletic.
  5. ^ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers select two players in 2024 MLS SuperDraft | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  6. ^ Timbers2, Portland. "Portland Timbers2". Portland Timbers2.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Gage Guerra | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  8. ^ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers sign T2 player Gage Guerra to short-term loan agreement ahead of tonight's match against Seattle Sounders FC | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  9. ^ Corridor, Tyson Alger | The I.-5 (May 7, 2025). "An introduction to Gage Guerra, the hero of Portland's Open Cup win". oregonlive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers sign forward Gage Guerra | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
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