Marco Antonio Farfan (born November 12, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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club

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. In 2017, he was named in the

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20 Under 20, highlighting the league's 20 best players under 20 years old.

Career

Farfan joined

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academy in 2013 and later signed with the club's

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affiliate

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(T2) at the beginning of their 2016 season. After one season in USL and while still in high school, Farfan moved to the

first team for the 2017 season. 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

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game 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. On February 10, 2022, Farfan was traded to

in exchange for Dallas defender

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Personal life

Farfan was born in Portland, Oregon, and is of

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descent. His brother Roberto Farfan played soccer for

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and the Timbers U23 team.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

Portland Timbers *

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References

External links

T2 bio
1998 births Living people American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players American people of Mexican descent Homegrown Players (MLS) Portland Timbers 2 players Portland Timbers players Los Angeles FC players FC Dallas players Men's association football defenders Soccer players from Portland, Oregon USL Championship players Major League Soccer players {{US-footy-defender-stub