Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Nicholas Hagglund was born September 14, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He is a defender in Major League Soccer. 

Hagglund played four years of college soccer for the Xavier Musketeers. On January 16, 2014 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. In August 2015, Hagglund was temporarily loaned to Toronto's lower division USL club, Toronto FC II. 

On January 23, 2019, Hagglund was traded to his hometown team FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural season in MLS. 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. Following the 2021 season, Cincinnati declined their contract option on Hagglund. He re-signed with the team on January 14, 2022.