Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara, in his 10th season with the club, is on the verge of playing his 300th career match across all competitions. A club leader in numerous areas both on-field and off-field, here is a look at some of the incredible numbers of his career ahead of the team's match against New York City FC on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Stage presented by Audi (7:30pm, FS1).
A native of Cali, Colombia, Chara has played in more Major League Soccer games than any other Colombian player ever with over 90 players from Colombia having appeared in MLS.
300Diego Chara's next appearance – his 300th in a Portland uniform – would mark the second-most matches for a player in all competitions in MLS playing for a single club since Chara's debut in April 2011, behind only San Jose's Chris Wondolowski.
267Chara's 267 regular-season appearances are the most in club history since the team's founding in 1975.
264Chara's 264 regular-season starts are also the most in club history across all eras.
16The Colombian has appeared in 16 MLS Cup Playoff games which is the second most in team history behind midfielder Diego Valeri.
119 Of the club's total 127 wins in MLS play (regular-season and MLS Cup Playoffs), Chara has played in 119 of those victories.
10While Chara has "only" 10 goals and 22 assists across all competitions with Portland, the Timbers have never lost a match when the midfielder has scored a goal, posting a record of 8-0-1 in regular-season and MLS Cup Playoff play.
40% Forty percent of Chara's career goals have been game-winning goals while 45 percent of Chara's career assists have been game-winning assists.
