Nick Hagglund

Nick Hagglund
Personal information
Full name Nicholas 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 53 (2)
2015Toronto FC II (loan) 1 (0)
2016Toronto FC II (loan) 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016.


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]

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. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played July 7, 2016
Club Season League Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC 2014[1] MLS 252200000272
2015[1] MLS 120200000140
2016[1] MLS 3040000070
Toronto FC II (loan) 2015[5] USL 1010
Toronto FC II (loan) 2016 USL 4141
Toronto FC Total 402800000482
Toronto FC II Total 5100000051
Career total 453800000533

    Honors

    Individual

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. "Toronto FC 5, Montreal Impact 2 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
    5. "N. HAGGLUND Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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