Nicolas Hasler

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

Nicolas Hasler

Hasler with Sporting Kansas City in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Hasler
Date of birth	4 May 1991
Place of birth	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left midfielder, Right midfielder
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	FC Vaduz	136	(10)
2017–2018	Toronto FC	24	(3)
2018–2019	Chicago Fire	13	(0)
2019	Sporting Kansas City	9	(0)
2020–	FC Thun	36	(2)
National team^‡
2009	Liechtenstein U-19	3	(0)
2009–2012	Liechtenstein U-21	10	(0)
2010–	Liechtenstein	73	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

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]

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.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Vaduz	2011–12[12]	Swiss Challenge League	18	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	22	1
	2012–13[12]	Swiss Challenge League	21	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
	2013–14[12]	Swiss Challenge League	32	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	37	7
	2014–15[12]	Swiss Super League	25	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	27	3
	2015–16[12]	Swiss Super League	9	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	13	1
	2016–17[12]	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[12]	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	2	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Sporting KC	2019[12]	MLS	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
FC Thun	2020[12]	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[12]
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
Total	73	5

International goals

#	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

Club

FC Vaduz

• Swiss Challenge League (1): 2013–14
• Liechtensteiner Cup (5): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Toronto FC

• MLS Cup (1): 2017[13]
• Supporters' Shield (1): 2017
• Canadian Championship (1): 2018
• CONCACAF Champions League runners-up: 2018

Individual

• Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year (3): 2015, 2017, 2018
• Liechtensteiner Young Player of the Year (2): 2011, 2012

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. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/24/mls-end-year-waiver-draft-set-monday
9. "Across State Lines: Hasler Signs in Switzerland". SBNation - The Blue Testament. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
10. https://www.nau.ch/ort/thun/nicolas-hasler-kehrt-zu-thun-zuruck-65790902
11. - Profile at LFV website
12. "N. Hasler Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
13. "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders". mlssoccer.com. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

External links

• Media related to Nicolas Hasler at Wikimedia Commons
• Nicolas Hasler at Major League Soccer