Nick Hagglund

Nick Hagglund

Hagglund warming up for a game in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Stuart Hagglund
Date of birth (1992-09-14) 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.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOther1Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC2014MLS25220272
20151202000140
20161604061261
201790000090
Totals622800061763
Toronto FC II2015USL1010
20164141
Totals5151
Career totals673800061814
References:[6][7]

Honors

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nick Hagglund Player Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  2. "Columbus Crew 0, Toronto FC 2 MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  3. "Toronto FC 3, Portland Timbers 2 MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  4. "Konopka and Hagglund Loaned to Toronto FC II". WakingTheRed.com. August 19, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  5. "Toronto FC 5, Montreal Impact 2 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. "N. HAGGLUND Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  7. "Nick Hagglund » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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