The Portland Timbers' USL side, Portland Timbers 2, have announced their second wave of signings today, adding five players to the team roster: goalkeepers Justin Luthy and Daniel Withrow, defender Matt Rose, midfielders Blair Gavin, Seth Casiple, and Tim Payne, and forwards Fatawu Safiu and Rundell Winchester have all signed with T2 for the side's inaugural season.

The signings bring T2 up to 14 signed players. Already on the roster are Brent Richards, Steven Evans, Santiago Biglieri, Harrison Delbridge, Kharlton Belmar, and Rennico Clarke.

Perhaps the most predictable of the signings was goalkeeper Justin Luthy, 23. Having trained with the Timbers since early in the 2014 season, Luthy is a known quantity on the team and should prove an able backup to the Timbers current No.2 Jake Gleeson, who will be with T2 barring an injury to first team starter Adam Kwarasey.

Daniel Withrow, 24, also has previous experience with the Timbers after practicing with the team for an extended period in 2014 following the suspension and injury of Donovan Ricketts. A former Columbus Crew and MLS pool keeper, Withrow will likely be the team's second keeper, providing depth for the side.

Fatawu Safiu, 20, is also in his second stint training with the Timbers organization after joining the team for a brief stint late in 2014 and training with the first team before the start of the T2 preseason. A versatile forward and midfielder, Safiu has played all over the pitch in his time training with the Timbers, but looks primarily to be a central or right-sided attacking midfielder.

Blair Gavin, 26, is a defensive midfielder known for his time with Caleb Porter's Akron sides and later Chivas USA in MLS. Gavin brings some MLS experience to the side, having made 45 appearances over the course of four years in the league.

Rundell Winchester, 21, is a Trinidad and Tobago international who is equally at home out on the left wing or up top as a forward. Quick and rangy, Winchester has made four appearances for the Soca Warriors first team.

Matt Rose, 23, is a former Timbers U-23s player who made 11 appearances with the PDL side in 2014, recording 3 assists. Playing collegiate at both North Carolina and Point Loma Nazarene, and was named to the All Pacific-West Conference team after recording 5 goals and 3 assists in 2014. Rose has primarily appeared at left back for both T2 and the U23s.

Seth Casiple, 22, was drafted by the Timbers in the 2015 SuperDraft out of the University of California, where he made 75 appearances (74 starts) over a four year collegiate career, finishing fourth all time in assists with 27. Named to the NSCAA All-Far West second team and All Pac-12 first team, Casiple also spent time in two training camps with the United States U20 National Team in 2012. Casiple appeared all over the pitch during his collegiate career, but will likely find himself in central midfield with T2.

Tim Payne, 21, joins T2 after spending 2014 with Auckland FC, helping lead his squad to the Bronze Medal of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, the first club from Oceania to reach that stage of the tournament. Prior to joining Auckland FC, Payne earned a contract with then-English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. Internationally, Payne is a member of the New Zealand national team, having made 14 appearances and scoring 2 goals for the All White and was also named to roster for the 2012 London Olympics as an 18 year old. In 2011, Payne made 9 appearances for the New Zealand U17's, scoring 4 goals, helping lead his national side out of the group stage at the 2011 U17 World Cup. Payne primarily plays in central midfield, but is capable of playing on the right as well.

With 14 players now officially signed to T2, reaching the stated roster size by head coach Jay Vidovich, the Timbers will likely loan out several of their younger players to fill out the roster, with Gleeson, defenders Anthony Manning, Taylor Peay and Andy Thoma, midfielders Nick Besler and George Fochive, and forward Schillo Tshuma seemingly poised to join T2 on loan at times this season. Manning and Thoma appearing for T2 in their preseason match last Sunday.

T2 play their first match of the season on Sunday against Real Monarchs at Merlo Field.

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