Joe Hafferty

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Joe Hafferty
Personal information
Full name Joseph Hafferty
Date of birth (1998-03-21) March 21, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Renton, Washington, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights
Number 22
Youth career
2013–2017 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Oregon State Beavers 61 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1 (0)
2021–2022 Tacoma Defiance 29 (2)
2023 Austin FC II 27 (1)
2023 Austin FC 0 (0)
2024– Las Vegas Lights 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2024

Joseph Hafferty (born March 21, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights.

Contents

Career

Youth

Hafferty has been with the Seattle Sounders FC Academy since 2013. On February 2, 2017, it was announced that he signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Oregon State. [1] [2] On March 26, he made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 2–1 defeat to Sacramento Republic. [3]

College

Hafferty played college soccer at Oregon State University, and was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection, including back-to-back First Team nods as a junior and senior. During his time with the Beavers, Hafferty made 61 appearances, scored 2 goals and tallied 7 assists. His senior season saw him start all 8 games in an abbreviated senior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

Professional

Tacoma Defiance

Hafferty was drafted by Inter Miami CF in the second round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. [5] On May 16, 2021, it was announced that Seattle Sounders FC had acquired the rights on Hafferty from Inter Miami on draft day, and would join Seattle's USL Championship side Tacoma Defiance. [6]

Austin FC II

Hafferty transferred to the MLS Next Pro team Austin FC II on March 16, 2023, signing a one-year contract with a two year option. [7] On September 20, 2023 he was called up to the Austin FC first team squad, on a short-term loan. [8] At the end of the 2023 MLS Next Pro regular season, Hafferty was named to the 2023 MLS Next Pro Best XI. [9] Hafferty was a starting center back for Austin FC II when they won the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup, beating the Columbus Crew 2 by a score of 3–1. [10]

Las Vegas Lights

Hafferty moved to the USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights on February 13, 2024. [11]

Career Statistics

As of October 22, 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Sounders FC 2 United Soccer League 2017 10–––10
Tacoma Defiance USL Championship 2021 90–––90
MLS Next Pro 2022 222–––222
Total322———322
Austin FC II MLS Next Pro 2023 271––4 [a] 0311
Career total593000040633
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLSNP Playoffs

Honors

Club

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Nine Players Set to Join Beavers". OSUBeavers.com. Oregon State Athletics. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Mondello, Joseph (3 February 2017). "Eight Seattle Sounders Academy players commit to college programs on National Signing Day". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sounders FC 2 falls 2-1 to Sacramento Republic FC in season-opening match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Joe Hafferty - Men's Soccer". Oregon State University Athletics.
  5. ↑ Price, Khobi (January 21, 2021). "Inter Miami take Josh Penn, Aime Mabika in MLS SuperDraft, trade Joseph Hafferty for draft pick". Sun-Sentinel .
  6. ↑ "TACOMA DEFIANCE SIGNS DEFENDER JOE HAFFERTY". May 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Austin FC II Signs Joe Hafferty, Jonathan Santillan". AustinFC.com. Austin FC II. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Austin FC Signs Joe Hafferty To Short-Term Agreement". www.AustinFC.com. Austin FC. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "MLS NEXT Pro Coach, Goalkeeper and Best XI Award Winners Announced". www.MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ Gordon, Colby (October 22, 2023). "Austin FC II rallies late in second half to win MLS Next Pro Cup". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Las Vegas Lights FC adds quartet of new players".
  12. ↑ "Joseph Hafferty Soccerway profile" . Retrieved October 8, 2023.


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