Duran Ferree
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| Date of birth | September 28, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | San Diego FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | San Diego Surf | ||||||||||||||||
| Del Norte Nighthawks | |||||||||||||||||
| San Diego Loyal Select | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | San Diego Loyal | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | San Diego FC | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Orange County SC (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | United States U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | United States U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 12, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:53, January 1, 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Duran Ferree (born September 28, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC.
Ferree began his soccer career in the San Diego Surf youth program, later playing for Del Norte High School.[1][2]
In April 2021, Ferree joined the developmental program of Loyal Select, attracting attention for his goalkeeping skills.[3][4] During his time with Loyal Select, Ferree was trained under Matthew Hall, the team's head coach and goalkeeping coach.[1]
Ferree joined Loyal Select in April 2021, and quickly drew the attention of the coaching staff, including Matthew Hall.[1] In his initial season with Loyal Select, Ferree achieved two shutouts and continued this form into the following season.[1] His role at Loyal involved both training and participating in matches while concurrently managing his academic studies through a combination of in-person and online classes.[1]
For his performance in the 2021-22 youth soccer season, Ferree was recognized as the ECNL Boys Southwest Conference U16 Player of the Year and was named to the All-Conference First Team.[4]
Club career
San Diego Loyal
In September 2022, his performance led to a professional contract with USL Championship club San Diego Loyal, becoming the first player from the Loyal Select program to do so.[5][4] He made his debut on October 9, 2022.[6] At San Diego Loyal, he was coached by Landon Donovan.[7] Ferree became the youngest goalkeeper to record a shutout in the USL Championship's history.[8] During his two seasons with San Diego Loyal, Ferree appeared in five games.[9][dead link] Notably, he was the starting goalkeeper in the team's 2nd round victory against Albion San Diego in the U.S. Open Cup on February 23.[9][dead link]
San Diego FC
In December 2023, Ferree was signed by Major League Soccer club San Diego FC, becoming the inaugural signed player in the team's history.[9][dead link][10] On January 25, 2024, it was announced that Ferree would join USL Championship side Orange County SC on a loan deal for the 2024 season.[11] In October 2024, he was recalled from Orange County SC and moved to Danish Superliga team Nordsjælland for the rest of the 2024 season. [12]
On November 29, 2025, Ferree made his league debut in the 80th-minute of the 2025 Western Conference final.[13] On February 21, 2026, Ferree made his first Major League Soccer start for San Diego FC in the club’s season opener, a 5–0 victory over CF Montréal at Snapdragon Stadium. In the match, he recorded two saves and earned his first MLS clean sheet.[14]