Nick Hagglund
Hagglund warming up for a game in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Stuart Hagglund | ||
Date of birth | September 14, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Xavier Musketeers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Toronto FC | 65 | (2) |
2015– | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 13, 2017. |
Nicholas "Nick" Hagglund (born September 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Career
Xavier University
Hagglund played four years of college soccer at Xavier University. He made 81 appearances, starting in 80, while scoring four goals and adding 11 assists. Hagglund was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year for 2013, along with First Team All-Big East honors. During his collegiate career he has also earned A-10 Defensive Player honors, and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team. In his freshman campaign he was named to Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team and Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team.[1]
Toronto FC
On January 16, 2014 Hagglund was drafted in the first round (10th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.[1]
Hagglund made his professional debut in a 2-0 win over the Columbus Crew on April 5, 2014.[2]
On September 27, 2014 Hagglund scored his first 2 goals in a 3-2 come from behind home victory against the Portland Timbers.[3]
In August 2015, Hagglund was temporarily loaned to Toronto's lower division USL club, Toronto FC II.[4]
On November 30, 2016, Hagglund scored the goal that put Toronto FC ahead 3-2 against the Montreal Impact in the Eastern Conference Final. This tied the aggregate score at 5-5, and sent the game into extra time. Toronto FC went on to score 2 in extra time to win the game 5-2 and earn their first-ever appearance in the MLS Cup against the Seattle Sounders. [5]
Career statistics
- As of matches played on May 3, 2017.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC | 2014 | MLS | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
2015 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||||
2017 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 62 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 76 | 3 | ||
Toronto FC II | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2016 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
Totals | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |||||||
Career totals | 67 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 4 | ||
References:[6][7] |
- 1.^ Includes MLS Cup playoffs.
Honors
Individual
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Nick Hagglund Player Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Columbus Crew 0, Toronto FC 2 MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Toronto FC 3, Portland Timbers 2 MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Konopka and Hagglund Loaned to Toronto FC II". WakingTheRed.com. August 19, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Toronto FC 5, Montreal Impact 2 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "N. HAGGLUND Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Nick Hagglund » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.