| Jordan Faria | |
| Fullname: | Jordan Mackenzie Faria |
| Birth Date: | June 13, 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Currentclub: | Valour FC |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brampton YSC |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Toronto FC |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Toronto FC III |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Toronto FC II |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | Toronto FC II |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Toronto FC (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Valour FC |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | May 10, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
Faria began playing youth soccer at age five with Brampton Youth SC.[1] In January 2012, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.
From 2016 to 2018, Faria played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.[2] [3]
In 2018, he began playing with Toronto FC II in the USL on an academy contract. On April 7, 2018, he made his debut against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.[4] He scored his first professional goal on May 19, 2018 against the Charlotte Independence. In July 2018, he officially signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II.[5] [6] On September 6, 2019, he scored a free kick goal which earned USL League One Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week honours.[7]
In June 2021, Faria joined Canadian Premier League side York United.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on October 17, 2021 in a 1-1 draw against FC Edmonton.[9] In December 2021, York announced they had declined Faria's contract option for the 2022 season.[10]
In April 2022, he signed with Finnish club MuSa in the Kakkonen, after going on trial with the club in March.[11] [12] On July 9, 2022, he scored a brace against SalPa in a 4-1 victory.[13] In March 2023, he returned to Toronto FC II, now in MLS Next Pro.[14] [15] 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.[16] On May 20, 2023, he signed a short-term loan with the Toronto FC first team, ahead of their match against Austin FC,[17] making his debut in the match, coming on as a substitute for Italian designated player Federico Bernardeschi in the 67th minute.[18]
In December 2023, Faria returned to the Canadian Premier League, signing with Valour FC for the 2024 season.[19] [20]
In October 2014, Faria made his debut in the Canada national team program, attending a U15 identification camp. In August 2015, he was named to the U15 squad for the U15 Torneo Internacional. He was later named to the Canada U17 for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. In 2017, Jordan Faria was a runner-up for the Canadian U17 Player of the Year award.[21]
| 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[22] | League1 Ontario | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2017[23] | 20 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||||||
| 2018[24] | 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 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 124 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 21 | |||