Player Details

Name

Marco Farfan

Height

5' 9"

Weight

150 lbs

Date of Birth

11.12.1998 (25)

Birthplace

Gresham, Ore. United States

Position

Defender

Player Category

Homegrown
Career Summary

ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on October 14, 2016.

2019: On loan from the Timbers, started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss at Rio Grande Valley FC on April 18 ... Made his 15th start of the season in a 4-1 away loss against El Paso Locomotive FC on Oct. 15 … Started his 14th game of the USL Championship season in a 4-3 home loss against San Antonio FC on October 11 … Recorded 45 minutes of play in a 6-3 home win against Tacoma Defiance on Sept. 20 … Started, but was subbed off due to injury in a 2-2 home draw against the Colorado Rapids on July 13 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 away win against New York City FC on July 7 ... On loan from the Timbers, Farfan made an appearance off the bench in a 4-2 away loss against Phoenix Rising FC on June 29 ... Made his first MLS appearance of the season in a 2-1 road loss at the Montreal Impact on June 26 ... Made a substitute appearance in a 4-0 home win over the LA Galaxy in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 19 ... On loan from the Timbers, Farfan logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 away draw against Austin Bold FC on June 8 … Recorded 90 minutes in a 2-1 home win against Real Monarchs SLC on May 29 ... Logged 90 minutes of play in a 1-1 home draw against El Paso Locomotive FC on May 25 … Played 90 minutes in a 4-1 away win at Tacoma Defiance on May 12 ... Logged 90 minutes in T2’s 4-1 road win at Tacoma Defiance on May 12 … Logged 90 minutes in a 2-1 home loss against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on April 30 … Played 90 minutes in a 3-3 draw at New Mexico United on April 26 ... Recorded 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against Colorado Springs on April 20 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 3-2 win at OKC Energy FC on April 6 ... Started, recording 90 minutes in a 3-2 loss at LA Galaxy II on March 30 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 3-1 win at San Antonio FC on March 16 ... Started and played 90 minutes played in his USL season debut in T2’s 1-1 draw at Tulsa Roughnecks FC on March 9.

2018: Made 11 regular-season appearances (6 starts) for the Portland Timbers during the 2018 MLS regular season ... Appeared in 11 matches (11 starts) for T2 during the 2018 USL regular season, tallying one goal and one assist on loan from the Portland Timbers ... Scored his first professional goal in T2’s 4-1 loss to Phoenix Rising FC on Aug. 5 ... Played 45 minutes in the MLS Homegrown Game against Tigres U-20 team on July 31 ... Tallied his fourth start in a 0-0 draw against SKC on June 9 ... Made his seventh appearance in a 1-1 draw against the Galaxy on June 4 ... Made a second straight appearance in a 3-2 loss against Orlando City on April 8 ... Made his fourth appearance of the campaign, starting in a 2-2 draw against the Fire on March 31 ... Played 90 minutes in his first start of the season in a 2-1 loss against the Galaxy on March 4.

2017: Made six regular-season appearances (five starts) for the Timbers in 2017 ... Recorded his sixth appearance of the season in the team’s 2-2 draw against Chicago on July 5 ... Logged 90 minutes in the team’s fourth-round U.S. Open Cup match against Seattle on June 13 ... Won a team-high six tackles in the team’s 3-1 win against Philadelphia on April 8 ... Made his MLS home debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against New England on April 2 ... In his league debut, started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against LA, becoming the youngest player (18 yrs, 120 days) to play in an MLS match for the Timbers.

2016: Started in each of his 18 appearances for T2, playing the eighth-most minutes on the team (1,463) ... Named to USL Team of the Week for Week 6 for his efforts in a draw against Arizona United SC on April 30 ... Made his T2 and USL debut, starting and playing 63 minutes against Swope Park Rangers on March 26 ... Was named No. 7 on the USL 20 Under 20 rankings, serving as the only academy player to be named on the list. 

2015: Appeared in 21 matches (21 starts) for the Timbers U-18 Academy team during the 2015-16 USSDA campaign, ranking in the top 10 for the most games and minutes played on the team ... At the conclusion of the season, he was named to the USSDA Best XI for the Western Conference.

CAREER: Joined the Timbers U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) in 2013, featuring for the U-16 and U-18 Academy teams over three seasons, before being loaned to Portland’s USL affiliate, T2, during the 2016 USL season. 

INTERNATIONAL: Was called in by the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team for a domestic training camp from June 9-16 in Herriman, Utah ... Recorded 25 minutes off the bench for the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team in a 0-0 draw against the Netherlands on March 24 ... Started and played 45 minutes for the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team against Egypt on March 22 ... Earned his first call-up to the U-19 U.S. Men’s National Team on Sept. 30, 2016 for a domestic training camp in Chula Vista, Calif.

PERSONAL: Became the youngest player signing for the Timbers since their inaugural MLS season in 2011, and the first product of the Timbers Academy program to sign a Homegrown Player contract with the MLS club ... His brother Roberto Farfan played soccer for Oregon State University and the Timbers U23 team.