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Nicolas Hasler
Hasler withSporting Kansas Cityin 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Hasler
Date of birth (1991-05-04)4 May 1991(age 33)
Place of birth Vaduz,Liechtenstein
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Wide midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vaduz
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2003 FC Triesen
2003–2009 FC Balzers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 FC Balzers 18 (4)
2010–2011 USV Eschen/Mauren 21 (3)
2011–2017 Vaduz 136 (10)
2017–2018 Toronto FC 24 (3)
2018–2019 Chicago Fire 13 (0)
2019 Sporting Kansas City 9 (0)
2020–2022 FC Thun 75 (7)
2022– Vaduz 32 (3)
International career
2009 Liechtenstein U-19 3 (0)
2009–2012 Liechtenstein U-21 10 (0)
2010– Liechtenstein 94 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

Nicolas Hasler(born 4 May 1991) is a Liechtensteiner professionalfootballerwho plays as aleftorright midfielderforSwiss Challenge LeagueclubVaduzandcaptainstheLiechtenstein national team.He is the son ofRainer Hasler,who was one of Liechtenstein's greatest professional footballers.[1]

Club career[edit]

FC Triesen & FC Balzers[edit]

Hasler began his youth career withFC Triesenand moved ontoFC Balzersyouth side in 2003.[2]

FC Vaduz[edit]

In June 2017, Hasler leftVaduz,a club he had been with for the previous six seasons, after he was unable to come to terms with the club over a new contract.[3]

Toronto FC[edit]

On 13 July 2017 Hasler signed withToronto FCofMajor League Soccer.[4]In the first season with Toronto, he won theMLS CupandMLS Supporters Shield,and reached the2018CONCACAF Champions Leaguefinal, which Toronto lost on penalties.

Chicago Fire[edit]

On 20 July 2018, Hasler was traded toChicago Firein exchange forJon Bakeroand $50,000 in General Allocation Money.[5]

On 28 March 2019, Hasler was released by Chicago.[6]

Sporting Kansas City[edit]

On 2 April 2019, Hasler was signed bySporting Kansas City.[7]The club placed him on waivers at the end of the season, but he was not signed by any other MLS club.[8]

FC Thun[edit]

Hasler joined Swiss clubFC Thunfor the remainder of the season on 14 January 2020.[9]However, the club failed to stave off relegation to theChallenge Leagueand Hasler was released. However, Hasler would later return to Thun on a one-year deal.[10]

Return to FC Vaduz[edit]

On 18 May 2022, it was announced that Hasler was returning to Vaduz on a three-year deal.[11]

International career[edit]

He was a member of theLiechtenstein national under-21 football teamand had 10 caps. Hasler received his first call-up to the senior team and made his debut in the friendly versus Iceland on 11 August 2010.[12]He is the current captain of the Liechtenstein national football team.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental[a][b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Vaduz 2011–12[13] Swiss Challenge League 18 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 1
2012–13[13] Swiss Challenge League 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
2013–14[13] Swiss Challenge League 32 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 37 7
2014–15[13] Swiss Super League 25 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 27 3
2015–16[13] Swiss Super League 9 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 13 1
2016–17[13] Swiss Super League 31 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 35 1
Total 136 10 11 4 11 1 0 0 158 15
Toronto FC 2017[13] MLS 12 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3
2018 MLS 14 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 20 0
Total 24 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 32 3
Chicago Fire 2018 MLS 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3
2019 MLS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Sporting KC 2019[13] MLS 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
FC Thun 2020[13] Swiss Super League 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 202 13 13 4 16 1 2 0 230 18
  1. ^IncludesUEFA Europa Leaguematches.
  2. ^IncludesCONCACAF Champions Leaguematches.

International[edit]

Liechtenstein[13]
Year Apps Goals
2010 3 0
2011 7 0
2012 7 0
2013 9 1
2014 7 0
2015 5 0
2016 5 0
2017 6 1
2018 8 1
2019 10 0
2020 6 2
2021 9 0
2022 9 0
2023 3 0
Total 94 5

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2013 Bilino Polje,Zenica,Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 1–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7 June 2017 Veritas Stadion,Turku,Finland Finland 1–1 1–1 Friendly
3. 19 November 2018 Rheinpark Stadion,Vaduz,Liechtenstein Armenia 2–1 2–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
4. 8 September 2020 Stadio Romeo Neri,Rimini,Italy San Marino 1–0 2–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
5. 7 October 2020 Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City,Luxembourg Luxembourg 2–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Vaduz

Toronto

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^uefa.com (29 October 2014)."Member associations - Switzerland - News".UEFA.com.
  2. ^"Nicolas Hasler - FC Balzers".Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2011.Retrieved29 July2010.
  3. ^"Fussball: Nicolas Hasler verlässt FC Vaduz definitiv".radio.li.Retrieved22 June2017.
  4. ^"Toronto FC sign Liechtenstein International Nicolas Hasler".Toronto FC.Retrieved13 July2017.
  5. ^"Chicago Fire acquire Nicolas Hasler".Chicago Fire.Retrieved20 July2018.
  6. ^"Chicago Fire Soccer Club Waives Defender Nicolas Hasler".Chicago Fire.Retrieved28 March2019.
  7. ^"Sporting KC signs 27-year-old defender Nicolas Hasler | Sporting Kansas City".Sportingkc.com. 2 April 2019.Retrieved8 April2019.
  8. ^"2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft set for Monday at 3 pm ET | MLSSoccer.com".
  9. ^"Across State Lines: Hasler Signs in Switzerland".SBNation - The Blue Testament. 22 January 2020.Retrieved13 February2020.
  10. ^"Nicolas Hasler kehrt zu Thun zurück".
  11. ^"Nicolas Hasler zurück zum FC Vaduz".
  12. ^[1]– Profile at LFV website
  13. ^abcdefghij"N. Hasler Summary".Soccerway.Retrieved18 August2017.
  14. ^"Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders".mlssoccer.com. 9 December 2017.Retrieved9 December2017.

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