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    19  Michael Farfan
    Michael Farfan

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Wildomar, Calif.
    High School:
    Edison Academy
    Last College:
    Cal State Fullerton
    Height / Weight:
    5-9 / 155
    Position:
    Midfielder
    Club Team:
    La Jolla Nomads

    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

    Year
    		 GP/GS
    		 Shots
    		 Goals
    		 Assists
    		 Points
    		 GWG
    2006*
    		 17/17
    		 42
    		 5
    		 4
    		 14
    		 2
    2007*
    		 17/15
    		 33
    		 3
    		 3
    		 9
    		 1
    2009
    		 22/22
    		 55
    		 5
    		 4
    		 14
    		 1
    Totals
    		 56/54
    		 130
    		 13
    		 11
    		 37
    		 4
    		 
    *(at Cal State Fullerton)