Marco Antonio Farfan (born November 12, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. In 2017, he was named in the USL 20 Under 20, highlighting the league's 20 best players under 20 years old.
Career 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 Tigres UANL. Personal life 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPortland Timbers 22016USL180————180201790————90201811110———1212019USL170————170202000————00Total55110———561Portland Timbers2017MLS60—10——702018110—00——110201930—10——40202014010———150Total3401020——370Los Angeles FC2021MLS290————290FC Dallas2022MLS32120———34120233212010—303812024261—30—2031120250000——0000Total903404000501033Career total2084606000502254
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUnited States202010Total10
Honors Portland Timbers MLS is Back Tournament: 2020
References
External links T2 bio