he returned to D.C. United. On December 17, 2010, Perkins was traded to Portland Timbers for goalkeeper Steve Cronin and allocation money. Perkins went into camp as the Timbers' first choice goalkeeper, but he missed the first six Timbers games after a knee injury Perkins suffered in training. Despite the injury, Perkins notched the Timbers' first-ever league shutout with their 1–0 victory over Real Salt Lake on April 30, 2011. Perkins signed a new contract with Portland on November 28, 2011. Perkins began the 2012 season with the Timbers, however, on August 7, 2012, Perkins was traded to Montreal Impact for veteran Jamaican goaltender Donovan Ricketts. Perkins stayed with Montreal through the 2014 season. On January 13, 2015, Perkins signed with Seattle Sounders FC. On January 11, 2016, Perkins announced his retirement and joined the Seattle Sounders FC Academy as a staff member. International Perkins has also played for the United States National Team, receiving his first cap against Sweden on January 21, 2009. Personal life While being a backup goalkeeper for D.C. United, Perkins also had a second job working at a sporting goods store in Fair Lakes, VA called Galyans (which is currently known as Dick's Sporting Goods). Beginning in 2006, Perkins worked a second job as a mortgage loan processor, leading United fans to put up a banner that said, "Troy Saves – and Loans." Perkins has revealed that his return to MLS in 2010 was because his wife was unable to settle in Norway. Perkins considers that his training as a mortgage loan processor is important and has stated, "Goalies can usually play until they're around 40, so you have to think about a job after retirement," He has an "austere pregame routine, which entails shutting off all electronics and not talking to anyone for 24 hours. 'I'm a miserable person to be around,' he says, laughing. 'My wife hates it.'" After retiring from professional soccer and leaving the Sounders organization, Perkins was sworn in as a police officer in Kennewick, Washington in January 2017. Honors D.C. United Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (2): 2006, 2007 Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2004 Vålerenga Norwegian Cup Champion(1): 2008 Montreal Impact Canadian Championship (2): 2013, 2014 Individual MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006 MLS Best XI: 2006 References External links 1981 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players United States men's international soccer players