Jonathan Faña
 Faña with the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Rafael Faña Frías | ||
| Date of birth | April 11, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moca, Dominican Republic | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Moca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Moca | 20 | (16) |
| 2006–2010 |
W Connection | 87 | (26) |
| 2010–2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 95 | (30) |
| 2012 | Bauger | 12 | (4) |
| 2013 | Alianza | 35 | (13) |
| 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Moca | 5 | (4) |
| 2015 | Bauger | 18 | (17) |
| 2016 | Cibao | 4 | (6) |
| 2016 | Árabe Unido | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Moca | 3 | (4) |
| 2018 | Atlético Pantoja | 1 | (1) |
| 2019 | Club Atlético San Francisco | ||
| Total | 287 | (121) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2022 | Dominican Republic | 45 | (24) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2016 | |||
Jonathan Rafael Faña Frías (born 11 April 1987) is a Dominican former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Faña is the all-time international top goalscorer of the Dominican Republic national football team with 24 goals.
Club career
Faña began his career with Moca FC in the Dominican Republic, leading the Liga Mayor with 16 goals during the 2004/05 season.[2]
He moved to
TT Pro League
campaign Faña led W Connection with 10 goals.
The 2009 season was Faña's most successful as he impressed at both the local league as well as in
Xelajú MC.[5]
Faña also helped
TT Pro League
Faña scored 10 goals and including Champions League, CFU Cup, and Goal Shield matches he ended the 2009 campaign with 26 goals in all competitions.
In February 2010 Faña was sent on loan to the
Rochester Rhinos.[7] He remained with Puerto Rico for the 2011 season and was named Player of the Year by the club's fans.[8]
Puerto Rico re-signed Faña for the 2012 season on November 9, 2011.Salvadoran Primera División.[citation needed]
On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Faña was returning to the North American Soccer League by signing for the San Antonio Scorpions.[13]
International career
Faña debuted for the
Caribbean Nations Cup qualifying matches.[14] On March 24, 2013 Faña scored the game-winning goal in a 3–1 victory over Haiti, the Dominican Republic's first-ever victory over their neighboring country.[15]
International goals
- As of match played 8 June 2016. Dominican Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Faña goal.[16]
Honours
- W Connection
- 2006, 2009
- 2008
- Pro League Big Six: 2007
- Digicel Pro Bowl: 2007
- Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield: 2009
- Puerto Rico Islanders
- USSF Division 2 Pro League: 2010
- CFU Club Championship: 2010, 2011
- Moca FC
- Liga Mayor Coca-Cola: 2014
- Bauger FC
- Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Regular Season Champions: 2015
- Cibao FC
- Copa Dominicana de Fútbol: 2015 Champions
- Atlético Pantoja
- CFU Club Championship: 2018
- Individual
- Liga Mayor 2004–05 Top scorer – 16 goals
- 2009 CFU Club Championship Top scorer – 6 goals
- 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield Top scorer – 5 goals
- 2011 CFU Club Championship Top scorer - 4 goals
- 2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Top Scorer- 17 goals
- Copa Dominicana de Fútbol: 2015 Top Scorer - 15 goals
References
- ^ "Jonathan Faña :: Jonathan Rafael Faña Farías :: Árabe Unido". Footballzz.co.uk.
- ^ 2004–05 Liga Mayor leading scorer
- ^ 2009 CFU Club Championship Archived August 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Corado, José (24 September 2009). "Pesadilla crema" (in Spanish). elperiodico.com.gt. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Interest from Xelajú MC" (in Spanish). guatefutbol.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Frias heading to Puerto Rico Islanders". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "Fana Named Islanders Fan Player of the Year | North American Soccer League". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Fana Returns to the Islanders | North American Soccer League". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Islanders Committed to the Future". Puerto Rico Islanders. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Moca y Bauger FC ganan y mantienen sus invictos". listin.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Dominican Republic 2012/13". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Scorpions Complete Major Double Swoop: Sign Barrera and Fana for 2014 Season". San Antonio Scorpions. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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- ^ "3–1 : Triunfo histórico de la selección absoluta de RD sobre Haití en la Copa Quisqueya". Balompie Dominicano. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ Jonathan Faña at Soccerway
External links
- Jonathan Faña at National-Football-Teams.com
- edhdeportes.com
- sascorpions.com[usurped] (in Spanish)
- Jonathan Faña at Soccerway
- Jonathan Faña at ZeroZero