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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Brian Farber | ||
| Date of birth | April 15, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Portland Timbers | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | North Idaho Cardinals | ||
| 2002–2003 | Oregon State Beavers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | California Cougars (indoor) | 74 | (40) |
| 2007 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | (7) |
| 2008 | Stockton Cougars (indoor) | 16 | (39) |
| 2009– | Portland Timbers | 29 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brian Farber (born April 15, 1982 in Sandpoint, Idaho) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in the USL First Division.
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Farber won Idaho state soccer player of the year in Idaho in 2000
Farber played college soccer at North Idaho College, where he remains the school's career record-holder for points, before transferring to Oregon State University for his final two collegiate seasons. Farber was named to the All-Pac-10 second team and Pac-10 All-Academic team as a senior in 2004.
Farbers career started in Indoor and now he has been playing year around playing both indoor and outdoor. indoor soccer, having played with the Stockton Cougars and its predecessor, the California Cougars, in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the Professional Arena Soccer League since 2005.[1] He is the franchise record holder for goals (110), points (175), and games played (105) for the Cougars franchise. He also had 55 assists. He earned MVP of the pasl in 2008 (professional arena soccer league)
After playing several games in the MLS Reserve Division with the reserve teams of both San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo between 2004 and 2006, Farber was offer a contract from houston dynamo. His rights were not released from his indoor team. Farbers outdoor career then went in 2007 to the Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division. Farber played 28 matches for Thunder, finished the season as the team's leading scorer with seven goals and leader in assists with four, and was named to the USL First Division All-League second team. He lead the team in minutes played as well.
Farber signed with the Portland Timbers in January 2009.[2]. His first year with the timbers he scored 14 points with 5 goals and 4 assists, and adding 1 goal and 3 assists in the Lamar Hunt U.S. open cup helping the Timbers to the quarter Finals. Farber scored the First goal of the campaign for the Portland timbers in his first appearance in 2008.
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