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.[citation needed]
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
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Fana and the second or maternal family name is Frias Jonathan Rafael Fana Frias born 11 April 1987 is a Dominican former professional footballer who played as a forward 1 Jonathan FanaFana with the Puerto Rico IslandersPersonal informationFull nameJonathan Rafael Fana FriasDate of birth 1987 04 11 April 11 1987 age 35 Place of birthMoca Dominican RepublicHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Position s StrikerYouth careerMocaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2004 2005Moca20 16 2006 2010W Connection87 26 2010 2012Puerto Rico Islanders95 30 2012Bauger12 4 2013Alianza35 13 2014San Antonio Scorpions1 0 2014Moca5 4 2015Bauger18 17 2016Cibao4 6 2016Arabe Unido6 0 2017Moca3 4 2018Atletico Pantoja1 1 2019Club Atletico San Francisco es Total287 121 International career2006 2022Dominican Republic45 24 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 3 December 2016Fana is the all time international top goalscorer of the Dominican Republic national football team with 24 goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksClub career EditFana 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 Fana 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 Fana led W Connection with 10 goals The 2009 season was Fana 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 Fana scored both Connection goals in the final and ended as the competition s top scorer with six goals During the CONCACAF Champions League Fana 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 Fana began to receive interest from Central and North American clubs including Guatemalan club Xelaju MC 5 Fana 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 Fana also finished as the competition s top scorer with five goals During the 2009 TT Pro League Fana 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 Fana 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 Fana 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 Fana for the 2012 season on November 9 2011 9 After the Islanders organization went on hiatus in order to restructure 10 Fana 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 Fana signed for Alianza F C of the Salvadoran Primera Division citation needed On 11 December 2013 it was announced that Fana was returning to the North American Soccer League by signing for the San Antonio Scorpions 13 International career EditFana 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 Fana 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 Edit As of match played 8 June 2016 Dominican Republic score listed first score column indicates score after each Fana goal 16 International goals by date venue cap opponent score result and competition No Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition1 29 September 2006 Lionel Roberts Park Charlotte Amalie US Virgin Islands 1 Bermuda 1 3 1 3 2007 Caribbean Cup2 1 October 2006 Lionel Roberts Park Charlotte Amalie US Virgin Islands 2 U S Virgin Islands 2 1 6 1 2007 Caribbean Cup3 3 14 4 15 6 16 8 July 2011 Estadio Panamericano San Cristobal Dominican Republic 10 Anguilla 2 0 2 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification7 10 July 2011 Estadio Panamericano San Cristobal Dominican Republic 11 Anguilla 4 0 4 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification8 11 October 2011 Andre Kamperveen Stadion Paramaribo Suriname 15 Suriname 1 0 3 1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification9 27 September 2012 Kensington Oval Bridgetown Barbados 19 Dominica 1 1 2 1 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification10 2 111 23 October 2012 Stade Rene Serge Nabajoth Les Abymes Guadeloupe 20 Guadeloupe 1 0 2 0 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification12 2 013 27 October 2012 Stade Rene Serge Nabajoth Les Abymes Guadeloupe 22 Puerto Rico 1 0 3 1 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification14 2 015 7 December 2012 Antigua Recreation Ground St John s Antigua and Barbuda 23 Antigua and Barbuda 2 1 2 1 2012 Caribbean Cup16 24 March 2013 Estadio Panamericano San Cristobal Dominican Republic 26 Haiti 2 0 3 1 Friendly17 7 September 2014 Antigua Recreation Ground St John s Antigua and Barbuda 32 Anguilla 4 0 10 0 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification18 8 019 8 October 2014 Ato Boldon Stadium Couva Trinidad amp Tobago 33 Trinidad and Tobago 1 6 1 6 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification20 12 October 2014 Ato Boldon Stadium Couva Trinidad amp Tobago 35 Saint Lucia 1 0 3 2 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification21 12 October 2014 Bermuda National Stadium Hamilton Bermuda 39 Bermuda 1 0 1 0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification22 7 June 2016 Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 40 French Guiana 1 1 2 1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification23 2 124 28 August 2016 Estadio Panamericano San Cristobal San Cristobal Dominican Republic 41 Puerto Rico 2 0 5 0 FriendlyHonours EditW ConnectionCFU Club Championship 2006 2009 First Citizens Cup 2006 2007 2008 Pro League Big Six 2007 Digicel Pro Bowl 2007 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield 2009Puerto Rico IslandersUSSF Division 2 Pro League 2010 CFU Club Championship 2010 2011Moca FCLiga Mayor Coca Cola 2014Bauger FCLiga Dominicana de Futbol Regular Season Champions 2015Cibao FCCopa Dominicana de Futbol 2015 ChampionsAtletico PantojaCFU Club Championship 2018IndividualLiga Mayor 2004 05 Top scorer 16 goals 2009 CFU Club Championship Top scorer 6 goals 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield Top scorer 5 goals 2011 CFU Club Championship Top scorer 4 goals 2015 Liga Dominicana de Futbol Top Scorer 17 goals Copa Dominicana de Futbol 2015 Top Scorer 15 goalsReferences Edit Jonathan Fana Jonathan Rafael Fana Farias Arabe Unido Footballzz co uk 2004 05 Liga Mayor leading scorer 2009 CFU Club Championship Archived August 13 2011 at the Wayback Machine Corado Jose 24 September 2009 Pesadilla crema in Spanish elperiodico com gt Retrieved 24 December 2013 Interest from Xelaju MC in Spanish guatefutbol com Archived from the original on 3 January 2010 Frias heading to Puerto Rico Islanders Soca Warriors Online Trinidad and Tobago Football 14 March 2021 Retrieved 30 March 2021 USSF Division 2 Pro League Archived from the original on 7 October 2010 Retrieved 29 June 2010 Fana Named Islanders Fan Player of the Year North American Soccer League Archived from the original on 11 June 2012 Retrieved 10 November 2011 Fana Returns to the Islanders North American Soccer League Archived from the original on 11 June 2012 Retrieved 10 November 2011 Islanders Committed to the Future Puerto Rico Islanders Retrieved 26 March 2013 Moca y Bauger FC ganan y mantienen sus invictos listin com Retrieved 26 March 2013 Dominican Republic 2012 13 RSSSF Retrieved 26 March 2013 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup 3 1 Triunfo historico de la seleccion absoluta de RD sobre Haiti en la Copa Quisqueya Balompie Dominicano Retrieved 25 March 2013 Jonathan Fana at SoccerwayExternal links EditJonathan Fana at National Football Teams com edhdeportes com sascorpions com Usurped in Spanish Jonathan Fana at Soccerway Jonathan Fana at ZeroZero Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan Fana amp oldid 1133788903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
