{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gabriel Farfán | image = | caption = | fullname = Gabriel Farfán Stopani | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|23}} | birth_place = San Diego, California, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} | position = Midfielder, left-back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2003–2005 | youthclubs1 = IMG Soccer Academy | youthyears2 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs2 = Cal State Fullerton Titans | youthyears3 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs3 = América | years1 = 2006 | clubs1 = Orange County Blue Star | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = Ventura County Fusion | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = Los Angeles Legends | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = Philadelphia Union | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = Chivas USA | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = → Chiapas (loan) | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2014–2016 | clubs7 = Chiapas | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2016 | clubs8 = → New York Cosmos (loan) | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2016–2018 | clubs9 = Miami FC | caps9 = 23 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2005 | nationalteam1 = United States U17 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 11:43, 30 October 2017 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = October 25, 2012 }}
'''Gabriel Farfán Stopani'''<ref>{{IPA|es|ɡaˈβɾjel faɾˈfan estoˈpani}}</ref> (born June 23, 1988, in San Diego, California) is an American former professional soccer player who played for clubs such as Philadelphia Union, Chivas USA, Chiapas F.C. and New York Cosmos.
==Career==
===Youth and college=== Played youth club soccer in Southern California where he captured numerous team titles, including the 2002 national championship. He also played in the Youth World Championships in Japan in 2000 in the Mexico national team. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/4069051.html#STATS |title= United Soccer Leagues (USL)|website=www.uslsoccer.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608155303/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/4069051.html |archive-date=2009-06-08}}</ref>
===Professional=== After trialling with the club during the 2011 MLS pre-season, Farfan signed with Philadelphia Union in March, 2011<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/03/union-sign-daniel-farfan-houapeu|title=Union Sign|access-date=2011-03-18|archive-date=2015-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710164953/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/03/union-sign-daniel-farfan-houapeu|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his professional debut in Philadelphia's opening game of the 2011 MLS season, a 1–0 win over Houston Dynamo.<ref>[http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/union-shock-dynamo-open-season-road-win Union shock Dynamo, open season with a road win] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322041346/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/union-shock-dynamo-open-season-road-win |date=March 22, 2011 }}</ref> Farfan scored his first professional goal on May 28, 2011, in a comprehensive 6–2 victory over Toronto FC. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-05-28-toronto-fc-vs-philadelphia-union/recap |title=2011-05-28: Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia Union | MLSsoccer.com |access-date=2011-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530044159/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-05-28-toronto-fc-vs-philadelphia-union/recap |archive-date=2011-05-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Farfan was traded to Chivas USA in 2013 in exchange for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft first-round pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/14/chivas-usa-acquires-gabriel-farfan-philadelphia-union-first-round-pick-alloc|title=Chivas USA acquire Gabriel Farfan from Philadelphia Union for first-round pick, allocation money|publisher=MLS|date=May 14, 2013|accessdate=November 30, 2017|archive-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919121303/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/14/chivas-usa-acquires-gabriel-farfan-philadelphia-union-first-round-pick-alloc|url-status=dead}}</ref> Farfan was loaned to Chiapas in early 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/02/03/chivas-usa-loan-gabriel-farfan-liga-mx-side-chiapas-fc|title=Chivas USA loan Gabriel Farfan to Liga MX side Chiapas FC|publisher=MLS|date=February 3, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2017}}</ref> and later was sold to the Mexican club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/07/10/american-exports-gabriel-farfan-completes-move-chivas-usa-liga-mxs-chiapas|title=American Exports: Gabriel Farfan completes move from Chivas USA to Liga MX's Chiapas|publisher=MLS|date=July 10, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914102938/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/07/10/american-exports-gabriel-farfan-completes-move-chivas-usa-liga-mxs-chiapas|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On July 1, 2016, Farfán signed with Miami FC.<ref>[http://www.empireofsoccer.com/miami-fc-announce-signing-of-gabriel-farfan-50484/ Miami FC Announce Signing of Gabriel Farfan]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
On April 21, 2018, Farfán made posts on social media announcing his retirement from professional soccer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh1r1q7AJlL/ | title=Instagram }}</ref>
===International=== Farfan was a member of the United States U-17 and played in the 2005 Youth World Cup.
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | USA ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Open Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | North America ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2011||rowspan="3"|Philadelphia Union||rowspan="4"|Major League Soccer||22||1||0||0||2||0||0||0||24||1 |- |2012||23||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||27||0 |- |rowspan="2"|2013||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Chivas USA||14||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||16||0 |- |- ! colspan=3 | Mexico ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Copa MX ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | North America ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2013–14||Chiapas (loan)||rowspan="2"|Liga MX||3||0||2||0||-||-||-||-||5||0 |- |2014–15||Chiapas||4||0||9||0||-||-||-||-||13||0 |- ! rowspan=2 | Total ! colspan=2 | USA !65||1||6||0||2||0||0||0||73||1 |- ! colspan=2 | Mexico !7||0||11||0||0||0||0||0||18||0 |- ! colspan=3 | 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 former professional soccer player who retired in February 2017. The two were teammates from 2011 to 2013 with the Philadelphia Union.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{MLS player|gabriel-farfan}} * [http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/farfan_gabriel00.html Cal State Fullerton bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725032151/http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/farfan_gabriel00.html |date=2011-07-25 }} * {{FIFA player|238060}}
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