Marco Farfan

Marco Antonio Farfan[1] (born November 12, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in MLS as a left back. In 2017 he was named in the USL 20 Under 20, highlighting the league's 20 best players under 20 years old.[2] He went to Centennial Middle School and Centennial High School in Gresham, Ore., a suburb of Portland.

Marco Farfan
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Farfan
Date of birth (1998-11-12) November 12, 1998
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 32
Youth career
2013–2016 Portland Timbers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Portland Timbers 2 55 (1)
2017– Portland Timbers 20 (0)
National team
2016–2017 United States U19
2019– United States U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 15, 2019

Career

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.[3][4]

After one season in USL and while still in high school, Farfan moved to the Portland Timbers first team for the 2017 season.[5] 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[3] 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.

Personal life

Farfan was born in Portland, Oregon, and is of Mexican descent.[6] His brother Roberto Farfan played soccer for Oregon State University and the Timbers U23 team.[7]

References
  1. https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/92e7a32f-796e-42b9-af2b-f0d7166d4246/20_MOQ_Rosters_Provisional_Lists.pdf
  2. "2017 USL 20 Under 20 | uslsoccer.com". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. "Marco Farfan". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. "Portland Timbers 2 - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #95 - Marco Farfan - D". www.uslsoccer.com.
  5. "Timbers Sign Left Back Marco Farfan as Homegrown Player".
  6. "Marco Farfan: A rising star from Southeast Portland emerges for Timbers".
  7. "Roberto Farfan". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 21 May 2018.


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