Edder Farías

Edder José Farías Martínez (born 12 April 1988) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Universidad Católica.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Farías and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Edder Farías
Personal information
Full name Edder José Farías Martínez
Date of birth (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988
Place of birth Maturín, Venezuela
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Monagas 103 (40)
2012–2017 Caracas 111 (62)
2015–2016 → União (loan) 12 (1)
2017–2018 → Once Caldas (loan) 37 (15)
2018–2020 Atlético Venezuela 56 (37)
2019 → Atlético Junior (loan) 10 (0)
2021– Universidad Católica 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2015 Venezuela 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2015

He began his career at Monagas, playing four Primera División Venezolana seasons before a transfer to Caracas in 2012. He has totalled over 125 goals and over 250 appearances in the league, also representing Atlético Venezuela. He added 47 games and 12 goals in Colombia's Categoría Primera A, for Once Caldas and Atlético Junior, and also had a loan at União da Madeira in Portugal's Primeira Liga.

Farías earned nine caps and scored twice for Venezuela between 2010 and 2015.

Club career

Monagas

Born in Maturín, Monagas, Farías began his career at hometown club Monagas Sport Club in the 2008–09 season of the Primera División Venezolana, scoring 8 goals in 27 games in his debut campaign and 9 in 31 in the next.[1]

On 10 April 2011, he came on as a half-time substitute for Edward Leonett and was sent off in the 74th minute for a second booking in an eventual 1–1 draw at Deportivo Petare;[2] on 8 May that season, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win at ACD Lara.[1]

Caracas

Two Chilean clubs and Caracas FC tracked Farías in May 2012.[3] Due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury on 13 July, he did not sign a contract at the capital-based club until 11 December, linking up on a deal until 2015.[4]

On 12 March 2013, Farías netted his first goal for Caracas, the winner in a 2–1 triumph over Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense at the Estadio Olímpico in the season's Copa Libertadores.[5] He scored his first league goals for his new club two weeks later, a hat-trick at Portuguesa FC in a 4–3 win.[6] On 12 November 2014, Farías was sent off in the 38th minute of a 2–1 loss at Trujillanos FC, for a foul on Luiyi Erazo which required him to be substituted.[7]

On 24 March 2015, Caracas extended Farías' contract until 2017.[8] That 15 August, he was loaned to C.F. União, newly promoted to Portugal's Primeira Liga for the upcoming season.[9] He scored his first goal for the Madeirans on 27 September, a late consolation in their 2–1 loss at GD Estoril.[10]

On 6 July 2017, as top scorer in the ongoing Venezuelan season with 13 goals in 22 games, Farías was loaned to Once Caldas of Colombia.[11] After scoring eight goals in the 2018 season, he became too valuable for the club to purchase, and his loan was rescinded on 22 May.[12]

Atlético Venezuela

On 13 July 2018, Farías signed a two-year contract at Atlético Venezuela CF.[13] In the 2019 Apertura season, he was top scorer with 18 goals in 21 games for the quarter-finalists.[14] This included a hat-trick on 9 February in a 3–2 win at LALA FC for the first victory of the season for the team from Puerto la Cruz.[15]

On 28 June 2019, Farías returned to Colombia, signing a year-long loan with reigning champions Atlético Junior.[16] In December, having not scored for the team from Barranquilla, this was curtailed and he returned to Atlético Venezuela.[17]

International career

Farías made his full international debut for Venezuela on 2 February 2010, as an added-time replacement for Alejandro Moreno at the end of a goalless friendly draw against Japan at the Ōita Bank Dome.[18] On 20 May in Oranjestad, he scored his first international goal, concluding a 3–0 win over Aruba.[19]

On 4 February 2015, Farías came off the bench to score in a 3–2 away win over Honduras, breaking a sequence of five consecutive defeats for the Vinotinto with their first victory since September 2013.[20]

International goals
Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.[21]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 May 2010Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba Aruba3–03–0Friendly
2.4 February 2015Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras3–03–2Friendly

References
  1. "E. FARÍAS". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "Petare salvó un punto" [Petare saved a point] (in Spanish). La Vino Tinto. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. "Caracas pretende a Edder Farías" [Caracas court Edder Farías] (in Spanish). El Universal. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. "Andrés Sánchez y Edder Farías llegan al Caracas" [Andrés Sánchez and Edder Farías arrive at Caracas] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. "Caracas FC vence a Gremio en Copa Libertadores" [Caracas FC defeat Grêmio in Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). VTV. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  6. "Caracas FC con goles de Farias derrotó 4–3 al Portuguesa FC" [Caracas FC with goals from Farías defeated Portuguesa FC 4–3] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. "Trujillanos bajó de la nube al Caracas y asumió la cima" [Trujillanos bring clouds down on Caracas and assume top position] (in Spanish). Lider en Deportes. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  8. "Caracas FC anunció la renovación de Edder Farías" [Caracas FC announce the renewal of Edder Farías] (in Spanish). El Universal. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  9. "Edder Farías reforça União da Madeira" [Edder Farías bolsters União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  10. "Edder Farías marcó su primer gol" [Edder Farías scored his first goal] (in Spanish). El Universal. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  11. "El Once Caldas de Maturana tiene nuevo refuerzo" [Once Caldas of Maturana have a new addition]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  12. "Monaguense Edder Farías no seguirá en el Once Caldas" [Monagas-born Edder Farías will not continue at Once Caldas]. La Verdad de Monagas (in Spanish). 28 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. "Edder Farías defenderá los colores del Atlético Venezuela" [Edder Farías will defend the colours of Atlético Venezuela] (in Spanish). Arepa Radio. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  14. "Edder Farías está cerca de regresar a Colombia" [Edder Farías is close to returning to Colombia] (in Spanish). Meridiano. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  15. "Lala FC casi consigue su primera victoria en primera división" [Lala FC almost gets its first win in the Primera División]. Correo del Caroní (in Spanish). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  16. "Edder Farías, nuevo jugador del Junior" [Edder Farías, new Junior player] (in Spanish). La FM. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  17. "Oscar Parra y Edder Farias son las primera altas del Atlético Venezuela" [Oscar Parra and Edder Farias are Atlético Venezuela's first additions] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  18. "Venezuela y Japón empataron en cero, en un amistoso" [Venezuela and Japan draw 0–0 in a friendly] (in Spanish). ESPN. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  19. "Venezuela venció a domicilio 2–4 al campeón de Aruba en partido preparación" [Venezuela win 2–4 against champion of Aruba in preparation match] (in Spanish). Terra. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  20. "Honduras 2 Venezuela 3: South Americans end five-match losing streak". FourFourTwo. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  21. "Farías, Edder". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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