Gabriel Farfan

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Gabriel Farfán
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Farfán Stopani
Date of birth (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth San Diego, California, United States
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Position(s) Midfielder, Left back
Team information
Current team
 Chiapas
Number 23
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– Chiapas 11 (1)
International career‡
2003–2005 United States U17 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 Chiapas of Liga MX.

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]

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
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 4 0 9 0 - - - - 13 0
Total USA 65 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 73 1
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 D.C. United. The two were teammates from 2011-2013 with the Philadelphia Union.

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel faɾˈfan estoˈpani]
  2. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/4069051.html#STATS
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Union shock Dynamo, open season with a road win
  5. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-05-28-toronto-fc-vs-philadelphia-union/recap
  6. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/14/chivas-usa-acquires-gabriel-farfan-philadelphia-union-first-round-pick-alloc
  7. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/02/03/chivas-usa-loan-gabriel-farfan-liga-mx-side-chiapas-fc
  8. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/07/10/american-exports-gabriel-farfan-completes-move-chivas-usa-liga-mxs-chiapas
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