Jordan Faria

Jordan Faria
Faria in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jordan Mackenzie Faria[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-13) June 13, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 17
Youth career
2005–2011 Brampton YSC
2012–2018 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toronto FC III 32 (7)
2018–2020 Toronto FC II 32 (2)
2021 York United 12 (1)
2022 MuSa 20 (6)
2023 Toronto FC II 23 (4)
2023 → Toronto FC (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Valour FC 26 (2)
International career‡
2015 Canada U15
2017 Canada U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 28, 2017

Jordan Mackenzie Faria (born June 13, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Faria began playing youth soccer at age five with Brampton Youth SC.[2] In January 2012, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[3]

Club career

From 2016 to 2018, Faria played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.[4][5]

In 2018, he began playing with Toronto FC II in the USL on an academy contract.[3] On April 7, 2018, he made his debut against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.[6] He scored his first professional goal on May 19, 2018 against the Charlotte Independence.[3] In July 2018, he officially signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II.[3][7] On September 6, 2019, he scored a free kick goal which earned USL League One Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week honours.[8]

In June 2021, Faria joined Canadian Premier League side York United.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on October 17, 2021 in a 1-1 draw against FC Edmonton.[10] In December 2021, York announced they had declined Faria's contract option for the 2022 season.[11]

In April 2022, he signed with Finnish club MuSa in the Kakkonen, after going on trial with the club in March.[12][13] On July 9, 2022, he scored a brace against SalPa in a 4-1 victory.[14]

Faria with Toronto FC II in 2023

In March 2023, he returned to Toronto FC II, now in MLS Next Pro.[15][16] On May 7, 2023, he scored a brace in a 3-0 victory over FC Cincinnati 2, to lead the team to their first victory of the season.[17] On May 20, 2023, he signed a short-term loan with the Toronto FC first team, ahead of their match against Austin FC,[18] making his debut in the match, coming on as a substitute for Italian designated player Federico Bernardeschi in the 67th minute.[19]

In December 2023, Faria returned to the Canadian Premier League, signing with Valour FC for the 2024 season.[20][21] After the 2024 season, the club picked up his option for the 2025 season.[22][23]

International career

In October 2014, Faria made his debut in the Canada national team program, attending a U15 identification camp.[1] In August 2015, he was named to the U15 squad for the U15 Torneo Internacional.[1] He was later named to the Canada U17 for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[1] In 2017, Jordan Faria was a runner-up for the Canadian U17 Player of the Year award.[24]

Career statistics

As of October 19, 2024[25]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2016[26] League1 Ontario 7 1 — — 2 0 — 9 1
2017[27] 20 3 — — 2 0 — 22 3
2018[28] 5 3 — — 1 0 — 6 3
Total 32 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 37 7
Toronto FC II 2018 USL 14 1 — — — — 14 1
2019 USL League One 18 1 — — — — 18 1
Total 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 2
York United FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 12 1 0 0 1 0 — — 13 1
Musan Salama 2022 Kakkonen 20 6 — 1 0 — — 21 6
Toronto FC II 2023 MLS Next Pro 23 4 — — — — 23 4
Toronto FC (loan) 2023 Major League Soccer 1 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Valour FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 26 2 — 1 0 — — 27 2
Career total 146 22 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 154 22

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jordan Faria at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "About Jordan Faria". Brampton SC.
  3. ^ a b c d "Toronto FC II signs Jordan Faria". Toronto FC. July 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Ghaffaribarzi, Mahdi (May 7, 2018). "Faria Goal Against Sanjaxx Hands Junior Reds First Win Of Season". League1 Ontario.
  5. ^ Halis, Irene (May 13, 2018). "Dada-Luke, Faria On Target For Junior Reds in 2-0 Win Over Unionville". League1 Ontario.
  6. ^ Krueger, Adam (April 7, 2018). "Match Recap: Toronto FC II at Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Toronto FC.
  7. ^ "BYSC Alumni, Jordan Faria signs a USL Deal with TFC II". Brampton SC. July 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "USL League One Fans' Choice Goal of the Week – Week 24: Jordan Faria's free kick took top spot in weekly poll". USL League One. September 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "York United signs four new players and completes roster for 2021 season". York United FC. June 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (October 17, 2021). "Faria to the rescue as super-sub grabs first ever CPL goal in 1-1 draw". York United FC.
  11. ^ "York United FC announces roster updates ahead of 2022 season". York United FC. December 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Sopimusuutisia: MuSa solmi sopimuksia" [Contract news: MuSa signed contracts]. Musan Salama (in Finnish). April 11, 2022. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Eikon clients in Finland". Eikon Sports. 19 April 2022.
  14. ^ Welling, Jari (July 9, 2022). "Kuin Kummelin sketsin Musakornerissa voitokas vastaus oli Kanada ja Jordan Faria: "Olen oppinut koko ajan paremmin tuntemaan pelitoverini ja he myös minut"" [As in Kummel's sketch Musakorner, the winning answer was Canada and Jordan Faria: "I've gotten to know my teammates better all the time and they also know me"]. Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish).
  15. ^ "Toronto FC II sign midfielder Jordan Faria". Toronto FC. March 22, 2023.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (March 22, 2023). "Faria Secures Toronto FC II Return". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Team of Matchday 7: Toronto FC II". MLS Next Pro. May 8, 2023.
  18. ^ "Toronto FC sign three Young Reds to short-term loan agreements". Toronto FC. May 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "Austin FC scores in injury time to defeat injury-ravaged Toronto FC 1-0". Toronto Sun. May 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Jordan Faria to a contract". Valour FC. December 18, 2023.
  21. ^ Jacques, John (December 19, 2023). "Valour Adds Former Nine Stripes Midfielder Jordan Faria". Northern Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  22. ^ Healey, Josh (December 12, 2024). "Sources: Valour FC to exercise midfielder Jordan Faria's option". Wanderers Notebook.
  23. ^ "Valour FC announce return of midfield duo Jordan Faria and Dante Campbell". Valour FC. December 17, 2024.
  24. ^ Tait, Ed (December 18, 2023). ""So, for us to get a young domestic player and has the quality and the hunger to succeed is something we couldn't overlook."". Valour FC.
  25. ^ Jordan Faria at Soccerway
  26. ^ "Jordan Faria 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  27. ^ "Jordan Faria 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  28. ^ "Jordan Faria 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.