Nick Hagglund

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.