Mark Farren
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mark Farren | |
| Date of birth | May 12, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Donegal, Republic of Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.81 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
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| Current club | Derry City | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 |
Tranmere Rovers Huddersfield Finn Harps |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2003 2003–present |
Monaghan United Derry City |
7 (1) 96 (36) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mark Farren (born May 12, 1981 in Greencastle, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a centre-forward with League of Ireland club Derry City F.C.
[edit] Career
Farren began his football career with a largely unsuccessful period, throughout which he was dogged by injury, in the youth setup at Tranmere Rovers. Following this and a spell at Huddersfield Town, he returned to his home county to play for Finn Harps. A lack of first-team opportunities saw Farren move south to fellow First Division side Monaghan United. He became a regular in the Monaghan team and quickly gained a reputation as a promising, pacy striker with lots of potential. He earned a move to Derry City F.C. in late 2003 and although he began the 2004 season on the bench, Farren made his breakthrough under Gavin Dykes. His importance to the club was seen when he burst onto the scene with a crucial hat-trick against Limerick F.C. and another goal against his former club, Finn Harps, in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Farren stayed clear of injury in the 2005 season to produce some magnificent displays. He finished the season as second top scorer with 18 league goals in 31 appearances. It was this excellent form that saw him named PFAI Player of the Year. With the signing of Kevin McHugh and the establishment of Gary Beckett as a top forward in League of Ireland football, Farren's starting place was placed under threat for the 2006 season. However, he returned to the form he showed in 2005 and did manage to hold down a regular spot in the team, with an especially strong finish to the season, which helped Derry win the FAI Cup. His efforts also helped keep Derry in the league title race up until the very last day of the season, only to see his club lose the title to Dublin rivals, Shelbourne FC, on goal difference. In all, Farren finished the 2006 season with 17 goals to his name - 9 in the League of Ireland and 8 in the cup competitions.
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| Derry City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Tidman | 2 McCallion | 3 Hargan | 4 Hutton | 5 Rogers | 6 Kelly | 7 Higgins | 8 Martyn | 9 Beckett | 10 McHugh | 11 Brennan | 12 Oman | 14 McGlynn | 15 Deery | 16 Jennings | 17 Molloy | 18 Farren | 19 Bermingham | 20 McCafferty | 21 Moran | 22 O'Halloran | 23 McCourt | 24 Hynes | 25 Moore | 30 Ferry | Manager: Fenlon |
