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Frederic Piquionne

(Doug Beghtel/The Oregonian)

Portland Timbers forward Frederic Piquionne has returned to Martinique to deal with a family emergency.

Piquionne was not at Timbers training Tuesday and Timbers coach Caleb Porter said the forward would probably not be at training for the rest of the week.

The 35-year-old played in 21 MLS regular season games for the Timbers last season, starting seven matches, scoring one goal and recording five assists.

Piquionne recorded six goals and six assists over a 12-match span from May 29-Aug. 3 across all competitions in 2013. He also scored a goal in stoppage time during the first leg of the MLS Cup playoffs conference championship series.

But this season, Piquionne has yet to start a game for the Timbers and had only recorded 13 minutes over three appearances as a late-game substitute for Portland.

-- Jamie Goldberg