Jackson Farmer

Jackson Farmer

Personal information
Full name	Jackson Farmer
Date of birth	(1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2004–2009	Xtreme FC
2009–2010	Edmonton Juventus
2010–2011	Xtreme FC
2011–2014	Whitecaps FC Residency
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	UBC Thunderbirds	20	(3)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23	6	(0)
2014	→ Charleston Battery (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	Whitecaps FC 2	34	(0)
2018	Calgary Foothills FC	8	(0)
International career‡
2015	Canada U20	2	(1)
2015	Canada U23	5	(0)
2013	Canada	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 14, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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

Vancouver Whitecaps

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2] Farmer made his professional club debut on March 22, 2014 against Orlando City SC as a late substitute for Taylor Mueller. ^[3]

Farmer was signed to Vancouver's USL side, Whitecaps FC 2, on February 17, 2015. ^[4] In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Farmer would not return to the club for the 2017 season. ^[5]

Farmer would sign with Calgary Foothills for the 2018 PDL season. ^[6]

He spent the 2019–20 year studying and playing college soccer at University of British Columbia. ^[7]

In the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft, he was selected sixteenth overall by FC Edmonton. ^[8]

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. ^{[9] [10]} 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. ^{[11] [12]} After his debut with the senior side, Farmer was included on the U20 roster that went to 2014 Milk Cup. ^[13]

International career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2014. ^[14]

Canada national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	1	0
Total	1	0

References

1. "Whitecaps Bio". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
2. "Battery receives(sic) five players on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 3 April 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Conover, Daniel. "Battery hold on for 1–1 Orlando draw". chssoccer.net. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
4. "Whitecaps FC add first three players to WFC2 roster". February 17, 2015.
5. Whitecaps FC 2 (December 20, 2016). "Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign Sem de Wit and Will Seymore, announce roster update". Whitecaps FC 2.
6. "Jackson Farmer profile". Calgary Foothills FC. April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
7. "Jackson Farm - Men's Soccer". UBC Thunderbirds . Retrieved 3 February 2021.
8. "FC Edmonton take UBC's Thomas Gardner 1st overall in CPL-U SPORTS Draft". FC Edmonton. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
9. "Canada names large squad for first camp under Floro". Canada Soccer. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
10. "Three Whitecaps FC players called up to Canadian men's national team training camp". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
11. Day, Gavin (8 September 2013). "Floro makes debut as Canada coach with scoreless tie vs. Mauritania". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
12. "Canada MNT makes debut with coach Floro". Canada Soccer. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
13. "Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup | Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
14. Jackson Farmer at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Jackson Farmer at Soccerway
• Jackson Farmer at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Whitecaps FC Residency bio