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Marco Farfan
Marco Antonio Farfan (born November 12, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club UANL. In 2017, he was named in the USL 20 Under 20, highlighting the league's 20 best players under 20 years old.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Marco Antonio Farfan | ||
| (1998-11-12) November 12, 1998 | ||
| Gresham, Oregon, United States | ||
| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Left-back | ||
| UANL | ||
| 3 | ||
| Portland Timbers | ||
| Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Portland Timbers 2 | 55 | (1) |
| Portland Timbers | 34 | (0) |
| Los Angeles FC | 29 | (0) |
| FC Dallas | 107 | (3) |
| UANL | 19 | (2) |
| United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
| United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 15, 2025‡ National team caps and goals as of December 9, 2020 |
Marco Antonio Farfan (born November 12, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club UANL. In 2017, he was named in the USL 20 Under 20, highlighting the league's 20 best players under 20 years old.
Farfan joined Portland Timbers academy in 2013 and later signed with the club's United Soccer League affiliate Portland Timbers 2 (T2) at the beginning of their 2016 season.
After one season in USL and while still in high school, Farfan moved to the Portland Timbers first team for the 2017 season. On March 12, 2017, he became the first true homegrown and youngest player (at 18 years, 120 days) to start for the Portland Timbers. That season, he played in six MLS games (five starts) and started one U.S. Open Cup game and earned an MLS Team of the Week honor in April. In 2018, he was loaned to T2, an arrangement that allowed him to play for both that team and the first team.
On December 13, 2020, Farfan was traded to Los Angeles FC for $300,000 in general allocation money.
On February 10, 2022, Farfan was traded to FC Dallas for Dallas defender Ryan Hollingshead.
On August 6, 2025, Farfan joined Mexican club UANL.
Farfan was born in Gresham, Oregon, and is of Mexican descent. His brother Roberto Farfan played soccer for Oregon State University and the Timbers U23 team.
As of match played October 31, 2024
As of match played December 9, 2020
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
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