The Portland Timbers have consistently dealt with injuries to key players this season.

But a handful of players could be returning to full health in the next few weeks.

"We're getting healthy," Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. "Hopefully, we can keep the group that's in healthy and start to get our full squad back."

Here is look at the Timbers currently dealing with injuries and their timelines to return to play:

Alvas Powell

Liam Ridgewell

Zarek Valentin

Ben Zemanski

Darren Mattocks

Along with the return of some injured players, the Timbers are expected to get some reinforcements on defense in the coming weeks. Steven Taylor is working his way up to full fitness and could make his MLS debut when the Timbers play Seattle on August 21, while defender Gbenga Arokoyo is expected to fly to Portland to join the team on Thursday.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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