| Jimmy Farkarlun | |
| Fullname: | Bryant Jimmy Farkarlun |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Austin FC |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthclubs1: | Monrovia Club Breweries |
| Youthclubs2: | African United FC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020–2022 |
| College1: | Houston Christian Huskies |
| Collegecaps1: | 47 |
| Collegegoals1: | 17 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2023 |
| College2: | UTRGV Vaqueros |
| Collegecaps2: | 12 |
| Collegegoals2: | 5 |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | Houston FC |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Austin FC (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Austin FC |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Austin FC II (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 17:45, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
Bryant Jimmy Farkarlun (born 14 July 2021) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays for Austin FC in Major League Soccer.
Farkarlun played youth football with Monrovia Club Breweries.[1] He later played with African United FC.
In 2020, Farkarlun began attending Houston Christian University as a sophomore, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2] He scored his first goal on 20 February 2021 against the Grand Canyon Antelopes.[3] At the end of his first season, he was named a Western Athletic Conference Honorable Mention Team.[4] In September 2022, he was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Week.[5] At the end of his third season in 2022, he was named to the All-WAC Second Team.[6]
In 2023, he began attending University of Texas Rio Grande Valley as a graduate student, where he played for the men's soccer team.[7] He scored his first goal on 8 September 2023 against the Marquette Golden Eagles.[8] In mid-September, he was named the school's Student-Athlete of the Week.[9] On 26 October, he scored a brace in a 3-2 victory over the San Jose State Spartans.[10] [11] He finished tied for the team lead in goals that season with five.[12] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Western Athletic Conference First Team.[13]
In 2022, Farkarlun played with Houston FC in USL League Two.[14]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Farkarlun was selected in the second round (31st overall) by Austin FC.[15] [16] [17] In February 2024, he signed a three-year contract, with two addition option years with their second team, Austin FC II, in MLS Next Pro.[18] [19] In March 2024, he signed three short-term loan agreements with the first team.[20] [21] [22] On 29 June 2024, Austin FC Signed Farkarlun to a first team contract for the remainder of the 2024 season with options for the 2025 and 2026 season, as well as signing him to a loan agreement with Austin FC II, allowing him to play for either team for the rest of the 2024 season.[23] [24]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Houston FC | USL League Two | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Austin FC II | MLS Next Pro | 12 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Austin FC II (loan) | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Austin FC (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Austin FC | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |||