Jonathan Faña

Jonathan Rafael Faña Frías (born 11 April 1987) is a Dominican former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Faña and the second or maternal family name is Frías.
Jonathan Faña
Faña with the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2010
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Rafael Faña Frías
Date of birth (1987-04-11) 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

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 power W Connection in 2006. Faña quickly established himself at the club and by 2007 was a regular starter, scoring 9 league goals during his first season as a regular starter and playing primarily as a left-sided attacking midfielder. During the 2008 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 CONCACAF competitions. He led W Connection to the 2009 CFU Club Championship helping defeat Puerto Rico Islanders 2–1 in the final on May 17, 2009 and claiming a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10.[3] Faña scored both Connection goals in the final and ended as the competition's top scorer with six goals. During the CONCACAF Champions League Faña appeared in seven matches scoring five goals, which included a hat trick on September 24, 2009 in a 3–0 road victory over Guatemalan side CSD Comunicaciones.[4] As a result of his play in the Champions League Faña began to receive interest from Central and North American clubs, including Guatemalan club Xelajú MC.[5]

Faña also helped W Connection capture the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield scoring twice in a 3–0 victory in the June 26, 2009 final versus Defence Force. Faña also finished as the competition's top scorer with five goals. During the 2009 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 Puerto Rico Islanders on a one-year deal with an option to buy when the 2010 USSF D2 Pro League season was over.[6] After the missing the first few months of the season through injury, Faña made his debut for the Islanders on June 26, 2010 as a substitute in a 3–0 loss 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.[9] After the Islanders organization went on hiatus in order to restructure,[10] Faña signed with Dominican club Bauger FC in 2012, finishing the season as one of the league's top scorers[11] and steering the club to a third-place finish in the league.[12] After spending a season in his homeland, Faña signed for Alianza F.C. of the Salvadoran Primera División.

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 Dominican Republic national football team in 2006. He has scored 16 goals in 24 appearances with the national team, and appeared in 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]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 September 2006Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands1 Bermuda1–31–32007 Caribbean Cup
2 1 October 2006Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands2 U.S. Virgin Islands2–16–12007 Caribbean Cup
3 3–1
4 4–1
5 6–1
6 8 July 2011Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic10 Anguilla2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 10 July 2011Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic11 Anguilla4–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 11 October 2011André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname15 Suriname1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 27 September 2012Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados19 Dominica1–12–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
10 2–1
11 23 October 2012Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe20 Guadeloupe1–02–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
12 2–0
13 27 October 2012Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe22 Puerto Rico1–03–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
14 2–0
15 7 December 2012Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda23 Antigua and Barbuda2–12–12012 Caribbean Cup
16 24 March 2013Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic26 Haiti2–03–1Friendly
17 7 September 2014Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda32 Anguilla4–010–02014 Caribbean Cup qualification
18 8–0
19 8 October 2014Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago33 Trinidad and Tobago1–61–62014 Caribbean Cup qualification
20 12 October 2014Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago35 Saint Lucia1–03–22014 Caribbean Cup qualification
21 12 October 2014Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda39 Bermuda1–01–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification
22 7 June 2016Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic40 French Guiana1–12–12017 Caribbean Cup qualification
23 2–1
24 28 August 2016Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic41 Puerto Rico2–05-0Friendly

Honours
W Connection
Puerto Rico Islanders
Moca FC
Bauger FC
Cibao FC
Atlético Pantoja
Individual

References
  1. "Jonathan Faña :: Jonathan Rafael Faña Farías :: Árabe Unido". Footballzz.co.uk.
  2. 2004–05 Liga Mayor leading scorer
  3. 2009 CFU Club Championship Archived August 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Corado, José (24 September 2009). "Pesadilla crema" (in Spanish). elperiodico.com.gt. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. "Interest from Xelajú MC" (in Spanish). guatefutbol.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
  6. "Frias heading to Puerto Rico Islanders". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. "USSF Division-2 Pro League". Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  8. "Fana Named Islanders Fan Player of the Year | North American Soccer League". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  9. "Fana Returns to the Islanders | North American Soccer League". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  10. "Islanders Committed to the Future". Puerto Rico Islanders. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  11. "Moca y Bauger FC ganan y mantienen sus invictos". listin.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  12. "Dominican Republic 2012/13". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  13. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup
  15. "3–1 : Triunfo histórico de la selección absoluta de RD sobre Haití en la Copa Quisqueya". Balompie Dominicano. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  16. Jonathan Faña at Soccerway
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