Christian McFarlane

Christian Hector McFarlane (born 25 January 2007) is an English professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club New York City FC.

Club career
A youth product of the JIGS Soccer Academy, McFarlane moved to the New York City FC youth academy in 2018 and worked his way up their youth categories. On September 16, 2021, at the age of 14 years and seven months, he signed his first professional contract with New York City FC. In doing so he was the third youngest player to sign a Major League Soccer contract. He was promoted to New York City FC II and made his senior and professional debut with them as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 win over Inter Miami CF II on May 29, 2022.

International career
McFarlane was born in England and moved to the United States at the age of three. He is of Jamaican descent. He was called up to a training camp for the United States under-16s in August 2022. He represented England under-16 in a set of friendlies in November 2022. He was called up to a training camp with the United States U17s in January 2023 in preparation for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He was called up to the United States under-16s for the 2023 U-16 International Dream Cup.

On 6 September 2023, McFarlane made his England U17 debut during a 3–2 defeat to Portugal at the Pinatar Arena. On 20 May 2024, McFarlane was included in the England squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He started three of their four games at the tournament including the quarter-final elimination against Italy.