:Jackson Farmer
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jackson Farmer
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Jackson Farmer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|3}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2004–2009
| youthclubs1 = Xtreme FC
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs2 = Edmonton Juventus
| youthyears3 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs3 = Xtreme FC
| youthyears4 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs4 = Whitecaps FC Residency
|collegeyears1 = 2019–2020
|college1 = UBC Thunderbirds
|collegecaps1 = 20
|collegegoals1 = 3
| years1 = 2014
| clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = → Charleston Battery (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = Whitecaps FC 2
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = Calgary Foothills FC
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Canada U20
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = Canada U23
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2013
| nationalteam3 = Canada
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = July 14, 2018
| nationalteam-update = October 10, 2013
}}
Jackson Farmer (born May 3, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender. He is a full international for Canada.
Club career
Farmer began his career began his career with Edmonton Xtreme FC where he played from 2004 to 2009. He then spent time with Edmonton Juventus where he played from 2009 to 2010 before returning to Xtreme FC where he played from 2010 to 2011 before eventually joining the Whitecaps Residency program.{{cite web|title=Whitecaps Bio|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/youth/eliteteams/residency/jackson-farmer|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|access-date=3 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314112836/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/youth/eliteteams/residency/jackson-farmer|archive-date=14 March 2014|url-status=dead}}
On March 7, 2014, it was announced that Farmer was loaned to the Charleston Battery of the USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system, as part of the affiliation between the two clubs.{{cite web|title=Battery receives(sic) five players on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps|url=http://charlestonbattery.com/news/battery-receives-five-players-on-loan-from-vancouver-whitecaps/|publisher=Charleston Battery|access-date=3 April 2014}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Farmer made his professional club debut on March 22, 2014 against Orlando City SC as a late substitute for Taylor Mueller.{{cite web|last=Conover|first=Daniel|title=Battery hold on for 1–1 Orlando draw|url=http://www.chssoccer.net/battery-hold-on-for-1-1-orlando-draw/|publisher=chssoccer.net|access-date=3 April 2014}}
Farmer was signed to Vancouver's USL side, Whitecaps FC 2, on February 17, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/2015/02/whitecaps-fc-add-first-three-players-wfc2-roster|title=Whitecaps FC add first three players to WFC2 roster|date=February 17, 2015}} In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Farmer would not return to the club for the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/post/2016/12/19/wfc2-re-sign-de-wit-and-seymore-announce-roster-update|title=Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign Sem de Wit and Will Seymore, announce roster update|publisher=Whitecaps FC 2|author=Whitecaps FC 2|date=December 20, 2016}}
Farmer would sign with Calgary Foothills for the 2018 PDL season.{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6a669ea9db09c73d3353ae/t/5ad7443488251b1b91f3af13/1524057142794/Jackson+Farmer+Bio.png/Dominick+Zator+Bio.png|title=Jackson Farmer profile|website=Calgary Foothills FC|date=April 18, 2018|access-date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419121546/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6a669ea9db09c73d3353ae/t/5ad7443488251b1b91f3af13/1524057142794/Jackson+Farmer+Bio.png/Dominick+Zator+Bio.png|url-status=dead}}
He spent the 2019–20 year studying and playing college soccer at University of British Columbia.{{cite web|url=https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jackson-farmer/8841|title=Jackson Farm - Men's Soccer|publisher=UBC Thunderbirds|access-date=3 February 2021}}
In the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft, he was selected sixteenth overall by FC Edmonton.{{cite web|url=https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-take-ubcs-thomas-gardner-1st-overall-in-cpl-u-sports-draft|title=FC Edmonton take UBC's Thomas Gardner 1st overall in CPL-U SPORTS Draft|publisher=FC Edmonton|date=29 January 2021|access-date=3 February 2021}}
International career
On August 27, 2013, Farmer received his first call up to the Canada national team by new manager Benito Floro for two friendlies against Mauritania on September 8 and 10.{{cite web|title=Canada names large squad for first camp under Floro|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-names-large-squad-for-first-camp-under-floro--p154979|publisher=Canada Soccer|access-date=8 September 2013|date=27 August 2013|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202420/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-names-large-squad-for-first-camp-under-floro--p154979|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Three Whitecaps FC players called up to Canadian men's national team training camp|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2013/08/three-caps-called-canadian-camp|work=WhitecapsFC.com|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|access-date=8 September 2013|date=28 August 2013}} He made his debut in the first friendly, coming on as an 86th minute sub for Doneil Henry. The match ended in a goalless draw.{{cite web|last=Day|first=Gavin|title=Floro makes debut as Canada coach with scoreless tie vs. Mauritania|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/09/08/canada-0-mauritania-0-international-friendly-match-recap|work=MLSsoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=8 September 2013|date=8 September 2013|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123072103/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/09/08/canada-0-mauritania-0-international-friendly-match-recap|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Canada MNT makes debut with coach Floro|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-mnt-makes-debut-with-coach-floro-p155041|publisher=Canada Soccer|access-date=8 September 2013|date=8 September 2013|archive-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912112210/http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-mnt-makes-debut-with-coach-floro-p155041|url-status=dead}} After his debut with the senior side, Farmer was included on the U20 roster that went to 2014 Milk Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-heads-to-2014-dale-farm-milk-cup-p156665 |title=Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup | Canada Soccer |access-date=2014-10-19 |archive-date=2015-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221223925/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-heads-to-2014-dale-farm-milk-cup-p156665 |url-status=dead }}
=International career statistics=
{{updated|match played 1 March 2014.}}{{NFT player|pid=53641|name=Jackson Farmer}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Canada national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Total||1||0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|jackson-farmer/299431}}
- {{Canada Soccer|1107}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233146/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/youth/eliteteams/residency/jackson-farmer Whitecaps FC Residency bio]
{{2021 CPL–U Sports Draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Jackson}}
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Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:USL Championship players
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Category:Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
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