Portland lands Johnson, Kocic in trade with TFC
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Portland Timbers announced on Wednesday that the club has acquired forward Ryan Johnson and goalkeeper Milos Kocic from Toronto FC in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Bendik, Portland's highest first-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and allocation money.
Johnson has spent the past six seasons in MLS having played a total of 162 regular-season matches for Real Salt Lake, Chicago, San Jose and Toronto, scoring 27 goals with 20 assists.
The 28-year-old Johnson finished last season with seven goals and five assists for TFC while featuring in 31 games.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kocic, 27, is coming off of his fourth campaign in the league having made a career-high 27 appearances for the Reds last term.
In addition to those players, the Timbers also have acquired the No. 2 spot in the allocation order from Chivas USA in exchange for the No. 3 spot in the allocation order and either an international slot for the 2013 season or a second-round draft pick in the 2013 SuperDraft should the team acquire one.
Bendik moves to Toronto after starting three games for Portland last season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 23-year-old played two years in Norway for Songdal prior to his arrival in MLS this past February.