Andrew Farrell

College and amateur

Farrell moved to Louisville from Peru before his sophomore year in high school. That year, he began playing for United 1996 FC (based in Louisville), as well as Atherton High School. Farrell was voted best newcomer his sophomore season and was named team MVP his junior and senior year. His senior season also seen him garner all-district and all-state honors, finishing with 12 goals and seven assists. Near the end of high school, Farrell accepted a soccer scholarship to the University of Louisville. As a freshman at Louisville, Farrell started five games and appeared in 20 for the Cardinals being only one of two freshmen to break into the starting lineup. As a junior, he started in all 23 games for the Cardinals as a midfielder before moving back as a defender for the final nine games of the season. He was named to the NCAA Division I First-Team All-America and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year Award after the Cardinals only allowed an average of 0.62 goals per game. Farrell also spent the 2012 season in the USL Premier Development League with the Bradenton Academics and the River City Rovers.

Professional

On January 3, 2013, Farrell signed a Generation Adidas contract with the MLS, making him eligible for early entry into the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Two weeks later, he was drafted first overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution, making him the first ever no. 1 pick in club history. On March 9, 2013, Farrell…

Club

As of November 17, 2021

Farrell was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but was raised in Peru from ages of five to 15, where his adoptive parents were Presbyterian missionaries. He played there for the Esther Grande de Bentín (EGB) Academy and attended Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The American School of Lima. He later moved back to Louisville and finished high school at Atherton High School.

Since he joined the New England Revolution in 2013, Farrell has been involved in various community-related initiatives. In 2017, Farrell was paired with a 10-year-old pediatric cancer patient named Abby Waldron which evolved into a long-lasting friendship. This experience led to Farrell starting "Andrew's NEGU Crew" in 2023, a New England Revolution program hosted by Farrell in partnership with the Jessie Rees Foundation which honors local pediatric cancer patients during Revolution home matches at Gillette Stadium, where they meet Farrell and sit in VIP rooms. Farrell has been involved with Special Olympics Massachusetts along with their Unified soccer program since its inception and is one of their ambassadors. He has also regularly volunteered at soccer camps and made hospital visits to greet sick children. In April 2020, Farrell hosted two Fortnite tournaments featuring fellow Major League Soccer players, which raised $3,000 for COVID-19 relief funds. Outside of soccer Farrell enjoys playing the piano. In 2018, Farrell, alongside New England Revolution teammate Matt Turner, reenacted multiple scenes from the film ELF in an online series posted by the Revolution.