Joe Farrell (soccer)

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1994)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joe Farrell

| image =

| fullname = Joseph Farrell

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|13}}

| birth_place = Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States

| height = 6 ft 2 in

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Hartford Athletic

| clubnumber = 15

| collegeyears1 = 2012–2015

| college1 = La Salle Explorers

| collegecaps1 = 76

| collegegoals1 = 16

| years1 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = New York Red Bulls U-23

| caps1 = 26

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 =Rochester Rhinos

| caps2 = 60

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2018–2022

| clubs3 = Phoenix Rising

| caps3 = 114

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Hartford Athletic

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 2

| nationalyears1 =

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| pcupdate = November 1, 2024

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Joseph Farrell (born February 13, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship.

Career

=College and amateur=

Farrell played fours years of college soccer at the La Salle University between 2012 and 2015.{{cite web |url=https://goexplorers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5668|title=Joe Farrell - Men's Soccer - La Salle University Athletics|website=goexplorers.com|publisher=La Salle University Athletics|access-date=April 3, 2020}}

Farrell also played with New York Red Bulls U-23 in 2014 to 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.npsl.info/teams/64214691/21730387-64214777/TEAM.html |title=National Premier Soccer League |access-date=March 31, 2015 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131758/http://www.npsl.info/teams/64214691/21730387-64214777/TEAM.html |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2339973-player-stats |title=Player Stats |access-date=April 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706105832/http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2339973-player-stats |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }} Joe Farell was a member of the Psc Coppa club as a youth.

=Professional=

Farrell signed his first professional deal with United Soccer League club Rochester Rhinos on March 8, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2016/3/8/11167720/la-salle-and-union-academy-alumnus-signs-with-rochester-rhinos|title=La Salle and Union Academy alumnus signs with Rochester Rhinos|website=brotherlygame.com|publisher=Vox Media|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2020}}

Farrell signed with Phoenix Rising FC for the 2018 season on December 18, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/867919?referrer_id=2717359|title=Former USL Rookie of the Year Candidate Joe Farrell Joins Phoenix Rising|website=phxrisingfc.com|publisher=Phoenix Rising Football Club|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2017}}

Farrell was transferred to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on December 29, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.riverhounds.com/news/2022/12/29/joe-farrell-transfer-phoenix/|title=Hounds strike deal for former All-USL defender Farrell|website=riverhounds.com|publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=December 29, 2022}}

In December 2023, Farrell joined Hartford Athletic.{{cite web |last1=Leduc |first1=M. |title=Hartford Athletic Sign Veteran Defender Joe Farrell |url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2023/12/04/hartford-athletic-sign-veteran-defender-joe-farrell/ |website=HartfordAthletic.com |publisher=Hartford Athletic |access-date=4 December 2023}}