Michael Farfan

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-9
Weight:
155
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wildomar, Calif.
High School:
Edison Academy

Junior - 2009 Season
Named NSCAA First Team All-America • Earned College Soccer All-America honors • Picked up Soccer America All-America plaudits • Top Drawer Soccer pegged him All-America • Named All-ACC First Team • Finished the year with five goals and four assists for 14 points • Scored three goals in first four games • Netted the game winner against NC State Sept. 12 • Scored a goal and added an assist against Wake Forest Oct. 9 • Assisted on Kirk Urso's opening goal against Drake in the NCAA Quarterfinals • Enrolled at North Carolina in January 2009

2006-07 Seasons (At Cal State Fullerton)
Two-time first-team All-Big West midfielder at Cal State Fullerton in 2006 and 2007 • Claimed the league's Freshman of the Year Award in 2006 and was a freshman All-America pick by Soccer America, College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer • Also named to the NSCAA/adidas All-Far West second team in 2006-07 • Tallied 14 points on five goals and four assists for the Titans in 2006 and followed with nine points on three goals and three assists in 2007.

Prep - Edison Academy
Attended Edison Academy in Bradenton, Fla., while training with the U.S. Under-17 National Team • Played in the 2005 U-17 Youth World Cup for the United States • Earned Parade High School All-America honors • Won All-CIF honors at Castle Park High School in Chula Vista, Calif., before attending Bradenton • Played club soccer with La Jolla Nomads and captured numerous team titles, including the 2002 national championship.

Personal
Michael Farfan is the son of Luis Farfan and Kathy Stopani • Born June 23, 1988, in San Diego • Has two brothers, including an identical twin Gabriel, and one sister • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina • Interested in a career as a sport psychologist and professional soccer. Redshirt Freshman - 2009 Season Appeared in seven games with two starts on the year • Tallied his first career goal against Stetson Oct. 28 • The goal against Stetson was the game winner.

Michael Farfan's Career Stats