Marco Farfan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Farfan | ||
| Date of birth | November 12, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Portland, Oregon, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Portland Timbers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Portland Timbers 2 | 55 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Portland Timbers | 34 | (0) |
| 2021 | Los Angeles FC | 29 | (0) |
| 2022– | FC Dallas | 90 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 9, 2020 | |||
Marco Antonio Farfan[2] (born November 12, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. In 2017, he was named in the USL 20 Under 20, highlighting the league's 20 best players under 20 years old.[3]
Career
[edit]Farfan joined Portland Timbers academy in 2013 and later signed with the club's United Soccer League affiliate Portland Timbers 2 (T2) at the beginning of their 2016 season.[4][5]
After one season in USL and while still in high school, Farfan moved to the Portland Timbers first team for the 2017 season.[6] On March 12, 2017, he became the first true homegrown and youngest ever player (at age 18 years, 120 days) to start a game for the Portland Timbers. That season he played in six MLS games (five starts) and started one U.S. Open Cup game[4] and earned an MLS Team of the Week honor in April. In 2018, he was loaned to T2, an arrangement that allows him to play for both that team and the first team.
On December 13, 2020, Farfan was traded to Los Angeles FC in exchange for $300,000 in general allocation money.[7]
On February 10, 2022, Farfan was traded to FC Dallas in exchange for Dallas defender Ryan Hollingshead.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Farfan was born in Portland, Oregon, and is of Mexican descent.[9] His brother Roberto Farfan played soccer for Oregon State University and the Timbers U23 team.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played October 31, 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portland Timbers 2 | 2016 | USL | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| 2019 | USL | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 56 | 1 | |||||
| Portland Timbers | 2017 | MLS | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2021 | MLS | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| FC Dallas | 2022 | MLS | 32 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 90 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 208 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance in USL Championship Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played December 9, 2020[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honors
[edit]Portland Timbers
References
[edit]- ^ "Marco Farfan". FC Dallas. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/92e7a32f-796e-42b9-af2b-f0d7166d4246/20_MOQ_Rosters_Provisional_Lists.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2017 USL 20 Under 20 | uslsoccer.com". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Marco Farfan". Portland Timbers. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Portland Timbers 2 - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #95 - Marco Farfan - D". www.uslsoccer.com.
- ^ "Timbers Sign Left Back Marco Farfan as Homegrown Player". October 14, 2016.
- ^ "Portland Timbers send Marco Farfan to Los Angeles FC for allocation money". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Defender Ryan Hollingshead From FC Dallas". Los Angeles FC. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Marco Farfan: A rising star from Southeast Portland emerges for Timbers". June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Roberto Farfan". MLS Soccer. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Marco Farfan at Soccerway. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Marco Farfan at National-Football-Teams.com
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