Nicholas Hagen

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Nicholas Hagen
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Hagen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicholas George Hagen Godoy [1]
Date of birth (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala [2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Columbus Crew
Number 1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Municipal 132 (0)
2020–2021 Sabail 26 (0)
2021–2023 HamKam 40 (0)
2023 Bnei Sakhnin 4 (0)
2024– Columbus Crew 1 (0)
2024– Columbus Crew 2 1 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Guatemala U17 5 (0)
2015 Guatemala U20 6 (0)
2018– Guatemala 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Nicholas George Hagen Godoy (born 2 August 1996) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Guatemala national team.

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Club career

Nicholas Hagen being substituted on, his first appearance for the Columbus Crew. Nicholas Hagen 1st Appearence for Columbus Crew.png
Nicholas Hagen being substituted on, his first appearance for the Columbus Crew.

He emerged in the basic forces of the C.S.D. Municipal and joined the senior team on 1 July 2016. He won 2 Liga Nacional titles and received the Josue Danny Ortiz Trophy in the Clausura Tournament 2017, an award given to the least defeated goalkeeper. He was the youngest goalkeeper to obtain this recognition. [3]

After great performances in the Liga Nacional de de Guatemala and in the national team, the goalkeeper was wanted by several teams, even undergoing trials with the C.F. Pachuca of Liga MX and by the K.V. Kortrijk of the Belgian Pro League. [4]

He was finally presented to Sabail FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League on 4 September 2020 as a free transfer and was there until the end of the 2020–21 season, ending his contract with said club at mid-July 2021. He made his debut on 12 September on matchday 2 of the league championship. [5]

On 30 July 2021, it was news that he had signed with the Norwegian club Hamarkameratene for the 2021–22 season. [6] [7]

On 1 July 2023, he was presented as a new signing for Bnei Sakhnin F.C. of the Israel League.

After spending a month without a team after leaving Bnei Sakhnin due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, he was presented as a new signing for the American MLS side Columbus Crew.

On 13 April 2024, Hagen made his debut with Columbus Crew by replacing an injured teammate, Evan Bush in a match against Real Salt Lake. He ended the match with a clean sheet. [8]

International career

Hagen made his debut for the Guatemala national team on 18 August 2018. [2] On June 6 of 2024, Hagen kept a clean sheet in Guatemala’s first match in the qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Dominica in a 6-0 win. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Municipal 2014-15 Liga Nacional de Guatemala 00000000
2015-16 30000030
2016-17 2500000250
2017-18 4600000460
2018-19 2200000220
2019-20 3600000360
Total132000001320
Sabail 2020-21 Azerbaijan Premier League 2601000270
HamKam 2021 Norwegian First Division 1701000180
2022 Eliteserien 2300000230
2023 Eliteserien00000000
Total4001000410
Bnei Sakhnin 2023-24 Israeli Premier League 40300070
Columbus Crew 2024 MLS 10000010
Columbus Crew 2 2024 MLS Next Pro 10000010
Career Total204050002090

International

As of match played 5 June 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guatemala 201820
201980
202010
202180
202240
2023130
202440
Total400

Honours

Municipal [10]

HamKam

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Nicholas Hagen at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Nico Hagen es el menos vencido del Clausura 2017". www.soy502.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. "Nico says goodbye to Municipal". espn.com. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. "Hagen is introduced in a European team". soy502.com. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. "Nicholas Hagen already has a team and will continue in European football". www.soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. "Nicholas Hagen is officially a player for Hamkam of Norway – Prensa Libre". prensalibre.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. "Crew split points with RSL thanks to strong goalkeeping". massive-report.com. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  9. "¡Debut soñado! Guatemala goleó 6-0 a Dominica por Eliminatorias Concacaf al Mundial 2026". larepublica.pe.com. 5 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 Nicholas Hagen at Soccerway