Joshua Faga (born August 22, 1990 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American soccer player currently playing for Rochester Rhinos in the USL Professional Division. Career College and amateur Faga attended McQuaid Jesuit High School, in Rochester, New York, where he was named to the All-State First Team in 2006 and 2007, was a four-time All-Conference selection, a three-time All-Greater Rochester selection, a two-time NSCAA/Adidas All-Region selection, and a NSCAA/Adidas All-American in 2007. Played for the Region I Olympic Development Program, and played club soccer for the Rochester Junior Rhinos, before going on to play four years of college soccer at St. John's University And Marist College. He played in the 2008 College Cup in Frisco, Texas and won the 2009 BIG EAST Championship in 2009 during his time at St. John's. He then transferred to Marist College where he was twice named to the All-MAAC team. He finished his college soccer career with 1 goal, 4 assists in 65 games. During his college years Faga also played for FC Buffalo in the National Premier Soccer League, and played with the Chicago Fire Premier of the USL Premier Development League. Professional Undrafted out of college, Faga signed his first professional contract in February 2013 when he signed with USL Professional Division club Rochester Rhinos.
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