Logan Farrington (born December 14, 2001) is an American

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player who plays for

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Early life

Farrington played youth soccer with the Milwaukee Bavarians, helping the team win a Wisconsin State Club Championship. He attended high school at the Union Grove Union High School. He finished as the school's all-time leader in goals (113), assists (49), points (275), single-season goals (43), and single-season points (100), earning three straight All-Southern Lakes Conference and All-County honors in addition to being named to the All-State team. He was also named the Racine County Player of the Year in 2018.

College career

In 2020, he committed to attend the

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, where he played for the men's soccer team. He made his collegiate debut on February 4, 2021, scoring a brace in a victory over the

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. He was named the

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Player Of The Week for the first time in March 2021. At the end of the season, he was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and was selected to the selected to the All-Horizon League First Team, Horizone League All-Freshmen Team, Horizon League All-Tournament Team, and the All-North Region Second Team. In his sophomore season, he was once again named to the All-Horizon League First Team. At the end of his junior season, he was named to the All-Horizon League First Team, All-North Region Third Team, Academic All-District Soccer Team, and was a Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention. Over his three seasons with the school, he scored 20 goals and added 14 assists. In 2023, he transferred to

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to play for the men's soccer team. On August 27, 2023, he scored his first goal for the team against the

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. In September, he was named the

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Player of the Week and College Soccer News National Player of the Week. At the end of the season, he was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-PAc 12 First Team, the All-Region Team, and a First Team All American.

Club career

In 2022, Farrington began playing with the

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. He won the league championship with the club in 2022 and was named to the All-Western Conference Team. In 2023, he won the league's Player of the Year award and finished as the joint Golden Boot winner with 13 goals in the regular season. He was also named to the Team of the Year and named the Southwest Division player of the year. Ahead of the

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, he signed a

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contract with

. He was then selected in the first round (third overall) by

. On February 25, 2024, he made his professional debut, playing the full 90 in the season opener, against the

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. On May 7, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 1-0 victory in a 2024 US Open Cup match against

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. On October 26th, 2024 Farrington featured for

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, the MLS Next Pro Affiliate team of FC Dallas, in their playoff match against Tacoma Defiance FC and scored in a 4-1 win.

Career statistics

Honors

Ventura County Fusion *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farrington, Logan 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Racine, Wisconsin American men's soccer players Bavarian United SC players Ventura County Fusion players FC Dallas draft picks FC Dallas players Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer players Oregon State Beavers men's soccer players USL League Two players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Wisconsin North Texas SC players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players All-American college men's soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen