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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 33)
Place of birth Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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 44 (4)
International career‡
2009 Liechtenstein U-19 3 (0)
2009–2012 Liechtenstein U-21 10 (0)
2010– Liechtenstein 99 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Nicolas Hasler (born 4 May 1991) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a 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

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FC Triesen & FC Balzers

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

FC Vaduz

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

International career

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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

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Club

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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

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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
2024 5 2
Total 99 7

International goals

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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
6. 8 September 2024 Europa Point Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 2–2 2–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D
7. 10 October 2024 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Hong Kong 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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Vaduz

Toronto

Individual

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Nicolas Hasler kehrt zu Thun zurück". 28 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Nicolas Hasler zurück zum FC Vaduz". 18 May 2022.
  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.
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