Logan Farrington | |
Birth Date: | 14 December 2001 |
Birth Place: | Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | FC Dallas |
Youthclubs1: | Bavarian United SC |
Collegeyears1: | 2020–2022 |
College1: | Milwaukee Panthers |
Collegecaps1: | 47 |
Collegegoals1: | 20 |
Collegeyears2: | 2023 |
College2: | Oregon State Beavers |
Collegecaps2: | 21 |
Collegegoals2: | 15 |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 21 |
Years2: | 2024– |
Clubs2: | FC Dallas |
Caps2: | 29 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | → North Texas SC (loan) |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | October 20, 2024 |
Logan Farrington (born December 14, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
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]
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]
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.
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Ventura County Fusion | 2022 | 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 |
Ventura County Fusion