Gabriel Farfán

Gabriel Farfán
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Farfán Stopani
Date of birth	(1988-06-23) June 23, 1988
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder, Left back
Club information
Current team	Miami FC
Number	28
Youth career
2003–2005	IMG Soccer Academy
2006–2007	Cal State Fullerton Titans
2008–2010	Club América
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Orange County Blue Star	1	(0)
2007–2008	Ventura County Fusion	20	(3)
2009	Los Angeles Legends	9	(1)
2011–2013	Philadelphia Union	51	(1)
2013–2014	Chivas USA	14	(0)
2014	→ Chiapas (loan)	3	(0)
2014–2016	Chiapas	11	(1)
2016	→ New York Cosmos (loan)	4	(1)
2016–	Miami FC	16	(1)
National team^‡
2003–2005	United States U17	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 25, 2012

Gabriel Farfán Stopani^[1] (born June 23, 1988 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer player currently playing for Miami FC of the North American Soccer League.

Career

Youth and College

Played club soccer with the La Jolla Nomads of San Diego where he captured numerous team titles, including the 2002 national championship. He also played in the Youth World Championships in Japan in 2000. In 2004 he joined IMG Soccer Academy and remained there until enrolling at California State University, Fullerton in the Spring of 2006. After two years with the CSUF Titans in which he played with his twin brother Michael Farfan, he joined the youth system of Mexico's Club América. He remained at Club América for two years before returning to the United States.

During his college years Farfan also played extensively in the USL Premier Development League, for Orange County Blue Star, Ventura County Fusion and the Los Angeles Legends.^[2]

Professional

After trialling with the club during the 2011 MLS pre-season, Farfan signed with Philadelphia Union on March 18, 2011^[3] He made his professional debut the following day, in Philadelphia's opening game of the 2011 MLS season, a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo.^[4] Farfan scored his first professional goal on May 28, 2011, in a comprehensive 6-2 victory over Toronto FC. ^[5]

Farfan was traded to Chivas USA in 2013 in exchange for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft first-round pick.^[6] Farfan was loaned to Chiapas in early 2014^[7] and later was sold to the Mexican club.^[8]

On July 1, 2016, Farfán signed with Miami FC.^[9]

International

Farfan was a member of the United States U-17 and played in the 2005 Youth World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2011	Philadelphia Union	Major League Soccer	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	1
2012			23	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
2013			6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2013	Chivas USA		14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Mexico			League		Copa MX		League Cup		North America		Total
2013-14	Chiapas (loan)	Liga MX	3	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	5	0
2014-15	Chiapas	Liga MX	4	0	9	0	-	-	-	-	13	0
Total	USA		65	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	73	1
Total	Mexico		7	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Career total			72	1	17	0	2	0	0	0	91	1

Updated April 28, 2015

Personal

Gabriel's twin brother, Michael Farfan, is another professional soccer player playing for Seattle Sounders FC. The two were teammates from 2011-2013 with the Philadelphia Union.

References

External links

MLS player profile
Cal State Fullerton bio
Gabriel Farfán – FIFA competition record

Miami FC – current squad

1 Evers 2 Borrajo 3 Rusin 4 Adaílton 5 Trafford 6 Martínez 7 Alterio 8 Palacios 9 Chavez 10 Poku 11 Dennis 12 Cvitanich 13 Co. Rezende 14 Kcira 16 Leroux 17 Vega 18 Bernstein 19 Richards 20 Ryan 21 Ca. Rezende 22 Steele 23 Smith 24 Franco 26 Lahoud 28 Farfán 33 Brown 83 Campos — Freeman Head Coach: Nesta

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