#9 Jeffrey Farina 2016-17 Men's Soccer Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS:
2014 ACC All-Freshman Team
2014 ACC All-Academic Team

AS A JUNIOR (2016):
•    Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
•    Saw action in 13 matches, starting 12 contests, after returning from a midseason injury.
•    Scored one goal and added two assists from the Notre Dame front line.
•    Served up the primary assist on the first Irish goal in a win over No. 5 and eventual NCAA champion Stanford.
•    Second half goal sparked Notre Dame to a win over Duke in the first round of the ACC Championship.
•    Logged the primary assist on a first half Notre Dame goal at No. 4 Louisville during the NCAA Championship.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015):
•    Saw action in all 22 matches, starting 21 contests.
•    Scored three goals and added a career-high five assists (11 points) for the Irish.
•    Notched first assist of 2015 during a 4-0 rout of UAB to close the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament.
•    Earned a pair of assists to power Notre Dame past No. 4 Virginia 3-1 at Alumni Stadium.
•    Served the primary assist on the final Irish goal in a 4-2 triumph over Marquette.
•    Scored the game-winning goal in the 97th minute in a 3-2 ACC win against Duke.
•    Chipped in the primary assist on the only Notre Dame goal at No. 2 Wake Forest.
•    Contributed an insurance goal during a 5-0 Irish Senior Day win over Pittsburgh.
•    Recorded the lone Irish goal in an NCAA Championship Round of 32 match against Tulsa that ended in a 1-1 draw and saw Notre Dame advance 3-0 on penalty kicks.

AS A FRESHMAN (2014):
•    Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.
•    All-ACC Men’s Soccer Academic Team selection.
•    Appeared in all 21 matches of rookie season, earning two starts.
•    Scored two goals and registered a team-high seven assists.
•    Attempted 24 shots, with seven shots on goal.
•    Provided the primary assist on the game-winning goal in a 4-1 win against Dartmouth.
•    Posted two shots (one on goal) in 43 minutes in a 1-1 draw at No. 5 Virginia.
•    Connected on first career goal in the 37th minute of a 2-0 win over No. 8 North Carolina at Alumni Stadium.
•    Served up primary assist on game-winning goal in the 107th minute of a 1-0 shutout of VCU.
•    Drove in the first Notre Dame goal in the 64th minute at Michigan.
•    Credited with assists on two Irish goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-1 victory at Duke.
•    Secondary assist on the final goal of a 3-1 win versus Virginia Tech.
•    Contributed assist on the fourth Irish goal of a 4-1 triumph at Pittsburgh.
•    Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 69th minute of a 2-1 win over Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Championship.
•    Monogram winner.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
•    Ranked 36th nationally in Top Drawer Soccer 2014 Top 150 and was No. 3 in the Midwest Region.
•    Top Drawer Soccer ranked him 14th nationally at the forward position.
•    2013 Chicago Fire Academy U18.
•    Chicago Fire U20 national playoffs.
•    Chicago Fire PDL guest player.
•    2012 Chicago Fire Academy squad finished in first place in the Great Lakes Division.
•    Scored five goals in the tournament to help his Fire team win Group 4 at the 2012 U16 Academy Playoffs.
•    Named to Top Drawer Soccer 2011-12 Development Academy Playoffs U16 Best XI.
•    Competed at the 2012 U16 Academy Nationals in Houston, Texas.
•    A starter for FC United (Glenview, Ill.) from 2008-11.
•    2011 FC United U15 Select team ranked #7 in the nation by Got Soccer National Rankings.
•    Leading scorer (nine goals) at 2011 Midwest Regionals.
•    2011 Jefferson Cup (Richmond, Va.) champion.
•    2011 FC Delco Players Cup (Philadelphia, Pa.) champion.
•    2011 del Sol Tournament (Phoenix, Ariz.) semifinalist.
•    2009 del Sol Tournament champion.
•    Played for Wilmette Wings SC from 2002-08.
•    Starting midfielder on 2010 and 2011 Illinois Olympic Development Program (ODP) team.
•    Helped his Illinois ODP team finish third in the nation at the 2010 National ODP Championships.
•    2011 ODP regional pool.
•    Only sophomore selected to the 2011 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Team.
•    2011 New Trier MVP.
•    2011 All-Central Suburban League All-Conference.
•    2011 all-sectional.
•    2011 Regional Champions Illinois Youth Soccer Association (IYSA) Class 3A.
•    2011 Sectional Champions IYSA Class 3A.
•    2011 Super-Sectional runner-up.
•    2010 sectional champion.
•    Scored 37 goals en route to winning 2009 Kick-it 3v3 national championship.
•    Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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