A Northwest product, Josten enters his second season with the Timbers in 2010.

 

2009: Ranked third among the Timbers leading scorers ... Scored both goals in the team’s 2-1 victory over Cleveland in the regular season finale Sept. 17 ... Logged a pair of assists in a 4-0 win against Montreal ... Was named the USL First Division Player of the Week in Week 24 ... Selected to the league’s Team of the Week in Weeks 8, 11 and 12 ... Goal against Vancouver on May 30 was selected as league’s Goal of the Week (Week 8) ... Tallied against the English Premier League’s Burnley FC in an exhibition at PGE Park ... Added a goal in Portland’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run.

 

2008: Was the 20th-overall selection in the 2008 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew, which won the 2008 MLS Cup ... Appeared in 11 MLS Reserve Division matches his rookie season, recording one goal and two assists ...

 

COLLEGE: Ranks among Gonzaga University’s all-time career leaders in scoring with 34 goals and 17 assists ... Was a three-time All-West Coast Conference first-team selection (2005-07) ... Led the conference in scoring his sophomore and junior seasons ... Named an ESPN The Magazine/CoSida Academic All-American three consecutive seasons (2005-07) ... Became the Bulldogs’ first All-America selection in 2007 ... Tabbed as one of the top collegiate players entering his senior season (2007) and was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List ... Played in 79 career collegiate games.

 

PERSONAL: Comes from an athletic family; had four relatives play collegiate football or baseball at NCAA Division I schools ... Also played varsity basketball at Idaho Falls High School ... Likes to golf, camp and go backpacking in his free time.