Brian Farber (born April 15, 1982 in

Sandpoint, Idaho Sandpoint (Kutenai language: kamanqukuⱡ) is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho. Its population was 8,639 at the 2020 census. Sandpoint's major economic contributors include forest products, light manufacturing, ...

) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the San Diego Sockers in the

Major Arena Soccer League The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. MASL players ...

Career

College

Farber won the Idaho State Soccer Player of the Year award in 2000 before playing

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and Philippines, the Philippines. Th ...

North Idaho College North Idaho College (NIC) is a public community college in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It has an enrollment exceeding 6,000 and is situated at the north end of Lake Coeur d'Alene near downtown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Tubbs Hill, Coeur d'Alene, Idah ...

, where he remains the school's career record-holder for points. He transferred to

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degree ...

for his final two collegiate seasons. Farber was named to the All-Pac-10 second team and Pac-10 All-Academic team as a senior in 2004.

Professional

Farber's career started in

indoor soccer Indoor soccer or arena soccer (known internationally as indoor football, fast football, or showball) is five-a-side version of minifootball, derived from association football and adapted to be played in walled hardcourt indoor arena. Indoor so ...

, having played with the

Stockton Cougars The California Cougars were an indoor soccer team, founded in 2004. The team was a charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro), the first division of arena (indoor) soccer in North America. They played their home matches at ...

and its predecessor, the

California Cougars The California Cougars were an indoor soccer team, founded in 2004. The team was a charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro), the first division of arena (indoor) soccer in North America. They played their home matches a ...

, in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the

Professional Arena Soccer League A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skil ...

since 2005. He is the franchise record holder for goals (110), points (175), and games played (105) for the Cougars franchise. He also had 55 assists. He earned MVP of the PASL in 2008. After playing several games in the

MLS Reserve Division The MLS Reserve League was a soccer league for the reserve teams of Major League Soccer with teams in both the United States and Canada. It was inaugurated on April 9, 2005, with the first official reserve game being a 2–0 victory by Chivas ...

with the reserve teams of both

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchis ...

and Houston Dynamo between 2004 and 2006, Farber was offer a contract from houston dynamo. His rights were not released from his indoor team. Farbers outdoor career then went in 2007 to the Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its h ...

of the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...

. Farber played 28 matches for Thunder, finished the season as the team's leading scorer with seven goals and leader in assists with four, and was named to the USL First Division All-League second team. He led the team in minutes played as well. Farber signed with the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at ...

in January 2009. His first year with the Timbers he scored 14 points with 5 goals and 4 assists, and adding 1 goal and 3 assists in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup helping the Timbers to the Quarter Finals. Farber scored the first goal of the campaign for the Portland Timbers in his first appearance in 2008. On March 7, 2011, Farber signed with

Carolina RailHawks North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games ...

of the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: * North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league * North American Soccer League (2011–2017), a former Division II league {{disambig ...

. He then moved to the San Diego Sockers of the

. Injuries limited him to only four games in his first season with the Sockers. However, during the 2011–12 season, he scored twenty-seven goals in sixteen games. He is a key member of the Sockers during their

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

and 2013–14 seasons as well. The PASL named Farber its Player of the Week on January 7, 2014.

Honors

;Portland Timbers *

Commissioner's Cup:

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farber, Brian 1982 births Living people American soccer players Association football midfielders Minnesota Thunder players Oregon State Beavers men's soccer players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players North Carolina FC players Orange County SC players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League players USL Championship players People from Sandpoint, Idaho Soccer players from Idaho Major Arena Soccer League players San Diego Sockers players