Nick Hagglund

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Nick Hagglund
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Hagglund with FC Cincinnati in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Stuart Hagglund
Date of birth (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Number 4
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Xavier Musketeers 81 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Toronto FC 88 (5)
2015–2018 → Toronto FC II 6 (1)
2019– FC Cincinnati 120 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 21, 2024

Nicholas Stuart Hagglund (born September 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

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Career

Xavier University

Hagglund (center) playing for Xavier in the 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals A10 Tournament Semifinals St. Louis vs. Xavier, 11 9, Chris Crews, DSC 6550 (8227038471).jpg
Hagglund (center) playing for Xavier in the 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals

After attending Lakota West High School, Hagglund committed to Xavier University where he played four years of college soccer for the Musketeers. 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 Atlantic 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] [2]

Toronto FC

On January 16, 2014 Hagglund was drafted in the first round (10th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. [2]

Hagglund made his professional debut in a 2–0 win over the Columbus Crew on April 5, 2014. [3]

On September 27, 2014 Hagglund scored his first 2 goals in a 3–2 come from behind home victory against the Portland Timbers. [4]

In August 2015, Hagglund was temporarily loaned to Toronto's lower division USL club, Toronto FC II. [5]

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 Seattle Sounders FC. [6]

FC Cincinnati

On January 23, 2019, Hagglund was traded to his hometown team FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural season in MLS. Cincinnati received the No. 24 Allocation Ranking and Hagglund from Toronto in exchange for $200,000 in General Allocation Money in 2019, $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money in 2020 and the No. 1 Allocation Ranking. [7] He scored his first goal for the club on October 14, 2020 against the Columbus Crew, scoring the winning goal on a header from a set piece in the 49th minute, to give Cincinnati their first ever win over their interstate rival. [8] [9]

Following the 2021 season, Cincinnati declined their contract option on Hagglund. [10] He re-signed with the team on January 14, 2022. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played on November 8, 2020 [12] [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC 2014 Major League Soccer 25220——272
2015 Major League Soccer12020—00140
2016 Major League Soccer16040—6 [lower-alpha 1] 1261
2017 Major League Soccer15000—4 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
2018 Major League Soccer203404 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0253
Totals885120401111156
Toronto FC II (loan) 2015 United Soccer League 10———10
2016 United Soccer League41———41
2018 United Soccer League10———10
Totals61———61
FC Cincinnati 2019 Major League Soccer22000——220
2020 Major League Soccer11100——111
Totals331———331
Career totals1277120401111548
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup

Honors

Toronto FC: [12]

FC Cincinnati

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Nick Hagglund Player Profile". Xavier University. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nick Hagglund Player Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Columbus Crew 0, Toronto FC 2 MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Toronto FC 3, Portland Timbers 2 MLS Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Konopka and Hagglund Loaned to Toronto FC II". WakingTheRed.com. August 19, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Toronto FC 5, Montreal Impact 2 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Club Acquires Defender Nick Hagglund". FC Cincinnati. January 23, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kubo, Hagglund score; FC Cincinnati gets first win over Crew". Toronto Star . October 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "GOAL: Nick Hagglund scores the game winner". FC Cincinnati . October 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Who's in, who's out? 13 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  11. ↑ "FC Cincinnati re-sign defender Nick Hagglund | FC Cincinnati".
  12. 1 2 Nick Hagglund at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Nick Hagglund » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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