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Logan Farrington

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Logan Farrington
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-14) December 14, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Dallas
Youth career
Bavarian United SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Milwaukee Panthers 47 (20)
2023 Oregon State Beavers 21 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Ventura County Fusion 23 (21)
2024– FC Dallas 29 (4)
2024–North Texas SC (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2024

Logan Farrington (born December 14, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Early life

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Farrington played youth soccer with the Milwaukee Bavarians, helping the team win a Wisconsin State Club Championship.[1]

He attended high school at the Union Grove Union High School. He finished as the school's all-time leader in goals (113), assists (49), points (275), single-season goals (43), and single-season points (100), earning three straight All-Southern Lakes Conference and All-County honors in addition to being named to the All-State team.[2] He was also named the Racine County Player of the Year in 2018.[3][4]

College career

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In 2020, he committed to attend the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he played for the men's soccer team.[5] He made his collegiate debut on February 4, 2021, scoring a brace in a victory over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.[6] He was named the Horizon League Player Of The Week for the first time in March 2021.[7] At the end of the season, he was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and was selected to the selected to the All-Horizon League First Team, Horizone League All-Freshmen Team, Horizon League All-Tournament Team, and the All-North Region Second Team.[8][9] In his sophomore season, he was once again named to the All-Horizon League First Team.[10] At the end of his junior season, he was named to the All-Horizon League First Team,[11] All-North Region Third Team,[12] Academic All-District Soccer Team,[13] and was a Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention.[14] Over his three seasons with the school, he scored 20 goals and added 14 assists.[15]

In 2023, he transferred to Oregon State University to play for the men's soccer team.[16] On August 27, 2023, he scored his first goal for the team against the UC Riverside Highlanders.[17] In September, he was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week and College Soccer News National Player of the Week.[18] At the end of the season, he was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-PAc 12 First Team, the All-Region Team, and a First Team All American.[19][20][21]

Club career

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In 2022, Farrington began playing with the Ventura County Fusion in USL League Two.[22] He won the league championship with the club in 2022 and was named to the All-Western Conference Team.[23] In 2023, he won the league's Player of the Year award and finished as the joint Golden Boot winner with 13 goals in the regular season.[24][25] He was also named to the Team of the Year and named the Southwest Division player of the year.[26][27]

Ahead of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.[28] He was then selected in the first round (third overall) by FC Dallas.[29][30][31] On February 25, 2024, he made his professional debut, playing the full 90 in the season opener, against the San Jose Earthquakes.[32] On May 7, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 1-0 victory in a 2024 US Open Cup match against Memphis 901 FC.[33]

On October 26th, 2024 Farrington featured for North Texas SC, the MLS Next Pro Affiliate team of FC Dallas, in their playoff match against Tacoma Defiance FC and scored in a 4-1 win.

Career statistics

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As of July 17, 2024[34]
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ventura County Fusion 2022[22] USL League Two 11 8 5 1 16 9
2023 12 13 3 4 0 0 15 17
Total 23 21 8 5 0 0 0 0 31 26
FC Dallas 2024 Major League Soccer 19 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 22 4
North Texas SC (loan) 2024 MLS Next Pro 1 0 1 0
Career total 43 23 8 5 3 2 0 0 56 30

Honors

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Ventura County Fusion

References

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  1. ^ "Logan Farrington UWM profile". Milwaukee Panthers.
  2. ^ Truttschel, Dan (December 21, 2023). "Former Union Grove soccer star Farrington about to live out a lifelong dream as a professional". Racine County Eye.
  3. ^ "FC Dallas Selects Forward Logan Farrington, Defenders Turner Humphrey & Mads Westergren in MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas". FC Dallas. December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Feldmann, Mark (November 26, 2018). "All-County boys soccer: Union Grove's Farrington named Player of the Year".
  5. ^ Jackel, Peter (August 7, 2019). "Boys soccer: Union Grove's Farrington commits to UW-Milwaukee". The Journal Times.
  6. ^ Zills, Chris (February 4, 2021). "Farrington Shines As Panthers Hang On To Edge Mastodons, 3-2". Milwaukee Panthers.
  7. ^ Zills, Chris (March 26, 2021). "Farrington Named Horizon League Player Of The Week". Milwaukee Panthers.
  8. ^ Zills, Chris (April 8, 2021). "Postseason Honors Include Farrington As Horizon League Freshman Of The Year". Milwaukee Panthers.
  9. ^ Zills, Chris (May 12, 2021). "Trio Of MKE MSOC Players Named To All-Region Squad". Milwaukee Panthers.
  10. ^ Zills, Chris (November 5, 2021). "Trio Repeats Horizon League MSOC First-Team Accolades". Milwaukee Panthers.
  11. ^ Zills, Chris (November 4, 2022). "Farrington And Lindgren Pedersen Earn Postseason League Honors". Milwaukee Panthers.
  12. ^ Zills, Chris (December 8, 2022). "Farrington Named To Men's Soccer All-Region Team". Milwaukee Panthers.
  13. ^ Zills, Chris (November 16, 2022). "Four Panthers Named To Academic All-District Team". Milwaukee Panthers.
  14. ^ Zills, Chris (November 1, 2022). "Pair Of Panthers Earn Horizon All-Academic Team Honors". Milwaukee Panthers.
  15. ^ "Logan Farrington Selected Third In MLS SuperDraft". Milwaukee Panthers. December 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "Logan Farrington Oregon State profile". Oregon State Beavers.
  17. ^ "Beavers Top Highlanders for Dalby's First Win". Oregon State Beavers. August 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "Farrington Named Pac-12 Player of the Week". Oregon State Beavers. September 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "Farrington Named Pac-12 Player of the Year". Oregon State Beavers. November 14, 2023.
  20. ^ "Three Beavers Earn All-Region Honors". Oregon State Beavers. December 5, 2023.
  21. ^ "Armas, Farrington Tabbed As All-Americans". Oregon State Beavers. December 7, 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Logan Farrington 2022 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
  23. ^ "2022 USL League Two All-Conference Teams Announced". USL League Two. September 6, 2022.
  24. ^ "Logan Farrington named USL League Two Player of the Year". USL League Two. August 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "Farrington, Ors Navarro win Golden Boot, Briscoe wins Golden Glove". USL League Two. August 1, 2023.
  26. ^ "Presenting the 2023 USL League Two Team of the Year". USL League Two. August 14, 2023.
  27. ^ "2023 Divisional Players of the Year Announced". UUSL League Two. August 11, 2023.
  28. ^ "2024 Generation adidas class announced". Major League Soccer. December 19, 2023.
  29. ^ Herrera, Hayden (December 19, 2023). "Oregon State's Logan Farrington drafted 3rd overall in MLS SuperDraft". KTVL.
  30. ^ Daschel, Nick (December 19, 2023). "Oregon State's Logan Farrington selected No. 3 overall in 2024 MLS SuperDraft; Beavers, Portland Pilots combine for six picks". The Oregonian.
  31. ^ Melcer, Garrett (December 19, 2023). "Logan Farrington, Third Overall SuperDraft Pick: "I'm achieving my dream"". FC Dallas.
  32. ^ "FC Dallas wins season opener 2-1 against San Jose Earthquakes". FC Dallas. February 24, 2024.
  33. ^ "FC Dallas Advances to Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 with 1-0 Win Over Memphis 901 FC". FC Dallas. May 7, 2024.
  34. ^ Logan Farrington at Soccerway
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