Nicolas Hasler
Hasler with Sporting Kansas City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Hasler
Date of birth (1991-05-04) 4 May 1991 (age 32)
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 31 (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 19 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

Nicolas Hasler (born 4 May 1991) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a left or right midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz and captains the Liechtenstein national team. He is the son of Rainer Hasler, who was one of Liechtenstein's greatest professional footballers.[1]

Club career

FC Triesen & FC Balzers

Hasler began his youth career with FC Triesen and moved onto FC Balzers youth side in 2003.[2]

FC Vaduz

In June 2017, Hasler left Vaduz, 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

On 13 July 2017 Hasler signed with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.[4] In the first season with Toronto, he won the MLS Cup and MLS Supporters Shield, and reached the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League final, which Toronto lost on penalties.

Chicago Fire

On 20 July 2018, Hasler was traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for Jon Bakero and $50,000 in General Allocation Money.[5]

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

Sporting Kansas City

On 2 April 2019, Hasler was signed by Sporting 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

Hasler joined Swiss club FC Thun for the remainder of the season on 14 January 2020.[9] However, the club failed to stave off relegation to the Challenge League and Hasler was released. However, Hasler would later return to Thun on a one-year deal.[10]

Return to FC Vaduz

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

International career

He was a member of the Liechtenstein national under-21 football team and 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

Club

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. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League matches.
  2. ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions League matches.

International

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

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

Vaduz

Toronto

Individual

References

  1. ^ uefa.com (29 October 2014). "Member associations - Switzerland - News". UEFA.com.
  2. ^ "Nicolas Hasler - FC Balzers". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Fussball: Nicolas Hasler verlässt FC Vaduz definitiv". radio.li. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Toronto FC sign Liechtenstein International Nicolas Hasler". Toronto FC. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Chicago Fire acquire Nicolas Hasler". Chicago Fire. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Waives Defender Nicolas Hasler". Chicago Fire. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Sporting KC signs 27-year-old defender Nicolas Hasler | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  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. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Nicolas Hasler kehrt zu Thun zurück".
  11. ^ "Nicolas Hasler zurück zum FC Vaduz".
  12. ^ [1] - Profile at LFV website
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "N. Hasler Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders". mlssoccer.com. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

External links

FC Vaduz – current squad
Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year
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