Lakota West Firebirds

    Nick Hagglund

    Lakota West Class of 2010: Soccer

    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.

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