Edgardo Issac Fariña Wynter (born 19 October 2001) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays as a

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for the Panama national team.

Club career

Born in

Panama City Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...

, Fariña represented

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and

Plaza Amador Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama. History C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejad ...

before making his senior debut with

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side

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in 2020. In August 2021, he moved to CAI, where he would feature rarely. On 12 July 2022, Fariña was loaned to Universitario for one year. After featuring regularly, he moved abroad on 14 June 2023, joining Guatemalan side

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also in a temporary deal. On 31 July 2024, Fariña signed with

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in the

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International career

After appearing with Panama under-23s in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, Fariña received his first call up with the full side in March 2023, for a friendly against

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. He made his full international debut on 12 March, starting in the 1–1 draw at the

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Honours

;Municipal *

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: Clausura 2024

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Panama *

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runner-up: 2024–25

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farina, Edgardo 2001 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Panamanian men's footballers 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen Panama men's international footballers 2024 Copa América players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Panama men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Liga Panameña de Fútbol players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Russian Premier League players C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera players Club Deportivo Universitario players C.S.D. Municipal players FC Khimki players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia