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.
_(cropped).jpg) Hagglund with FC Cincinnati in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Stuart Hagglund | ||
| Date of birth | September 14, 1992 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Xavier Musketeers | 81 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Toronto FC | 88 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | → Toronto FC II | 6 | (1) |
| 2019– | FC Cincinnati | 123 | (4) |
| 2024– | FC Cincinnati 2 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 1, 2024 | |||
Career
Xavier University
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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
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC | 2014 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Totals | 88 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 115 | 6 | ||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2015 | United Soccer League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | United Soccer League | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | United Soccer League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| FC Cincinnati | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| Career totals | 127 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 154 | 8 | ||
Honors
Toronto FC:[12]
- MLS Cup: 2017
- Supporters' Shield: 2017
- Eastern Conference Winners (Playoffs): 2016, 2017
- Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017
- Trillium Cup: 2016, 2017
FC Cincinnati
Individual