Nick Hagglund
Bio
Lakota West Class of 2010: Soccer
Nick Hagglund earned First Team All-GMC honors in soccer in 2008 and 2009. He was a Second Team All-State selection his senior year. Hagglund was named the team Offensive Player of the Year and MVP his senior year. He led his team to the regional finals his senior year.
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.
Hagglund was drafted in the first round (10th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC . Hagglund made his professional debut in a 2-0 win over the Columbus Crew on April 5, 2014. 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 . Hagglund helped the team win the MLS Cup for Toronto in 2017.
On January 23, 2019, Hagglund was traded to his hometown team FC Cincinnati for 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. Hagglund started as a defender for FC Cincy in their first MLS game versus Seattle.
Nick is married to a Lakota West grad, Mary, and they have a beautiful baby daughter, Lou.
Favorites
BOOK FOR LEADERS: The Captain's Class by Sam Walker
ATHLETE: Jenna Hagglund
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM: FC Cincinnati…and Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Braves, Liverpool, Toronto Raptors, and Toronto Maple Leafs
SPORTS MOVIE: Remember the Titans
FAVORITE PODCAST: Armchair Analyst
SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @Nickismyname IG: @Hagglundn
QUOTE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU:
"Be Nick." -Andy Fleming, my college coach
IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW…WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THE HIGH SCHOOL Nick?:
I would tell myself, "Young Nick, you don't have to be the best at everything."
THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A FIREBIRD WAS the ability to be a part of many different activities and groups.
CURRENT JOB: Defender, FC Cincinnati
FUN FACTS: I married my high school sweetheart, Mary. We lived in Canada for 4 years and we had our daughter, Eloise, there. She is a dual citizen.