Jonathan Faña


Jonathan Rafael Faña Frías is a Dominican footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético San Francisco and the Dominican Republic national team.
Faña is the second Dominican Republic international top goalscorer with 20 goals in official matches behind Harvey Reyes.

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.
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. Faña scored both Connection goals in the final and ended as the competitions 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. 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.
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 competitions 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. 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. He remained with Puerto Rico for the 2011 season and was named Player of the Year by the club's fans.
Puerto Rico re-signed Faña for the 2012 season on November 9, 2011. After the Islanders organization went on hiatus in order to restructure, Faña signed with Dominican club Bauger FC in 2012, finishing the season as one of the league's top scorers and steering the club to a third-place finish in the league. 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.

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. 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.

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 September 2006Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands11–31–32007 Caribbean Cup
21 October 2006Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands22–16–12007 Caribbean Cup
31 October 2006Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands23–16–12007 Caribbean Cup
41 October 2006Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands24–16–12007 Caribbean Cup
51 October 2006Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands26–16–12007 Caribbean Cup
68 July 2011Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic102–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
710 July 2011Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic114–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
811 October 2011André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname151–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
927 September 2012Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados191–12–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
1027 September 2012Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados192–12–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
1123 October 2012Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe201–02–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
1223 October 2012Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe202–02–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
1327 October 2012Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe221–03–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
1427 October 2012Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe222–03–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
157 December 2012Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda232–12–12012 Caribbean Cup
1624 March 2013Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic262–03–1Friendly
177 September 2014Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda324–010–02014 Caribbean Cup qualification
187 September 2014Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda328–010–02014 Caribbean Cup qualification
198 October 2014Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago331–61–62014 Caribbean Cup qualification
2012 October 2014Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago351–03–22014 Caribbean Cup qualification
2112 October 2014Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda391–01–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification
227 June 2016Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic401–12–12017 Caribbean Cup qualification
237 June 2016Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic402–12–12017 Caribbean Cup qualification
2428 August 2016Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic412–05-0Friendly

Honours

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