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Jacob Everett Shaffelburg (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC on loan from Toronto FC and the Canadian national team.

Jacob Shaffelburg

Shaffelburg playing for Toronto FC in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Everett Shaffelburg[1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth	Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada[2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Nashville SC (on loan from Toronto FC)
Number	14
Youth career
	Valley United SC
2012–2014	FC Nashville Heroes
2014	Sporting Kansas City
	Manhattan SC
2016–2019	Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Toronto FC III	1	(0)
2018	Black Rock FC	7	(8)
2019	Toronto FC II	15	(2)
2019–	Toronto FC	46	(3)
2021–2022	→ Toronto FC II (loan)	2	(0)
2022–	→ Nashville SC (loan)	8	(2)
National team‡
2020–	Canada	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2022

Early life

Shaffelburg played youth soccer for Valley United SC and Team Nova Scotia.[3] In 2012, he joined FC Nashville Heroes, where he played in the 2012 U.S. Club Soccer National Cup.[4] In January 2014, he joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy, where he played for a month.[4] At age 15, he began attending high school in Massachusetts at the Berkshire School, where he played for their highly regarded soccer program.[5][6] He played an instrumental part in the team, scoring four goals in two games in the NEPSAC playoffs his senior year (2018), helping Berkshire win their fifth title in seven years[7] and he was named 2017–18 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player of the Year.[8] While in the US, he also played youth soccer with Manhattan SC where he won U.S. Club Soccer U-16 National Championship in 2016.[9]

He joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2016.[10] He appeared in a friendly for the HFX Wanderers FC Atlantic Selects team in 2018 against Fortuna Düsseldorf's U-21 team, where he scored a goal.[11] He had originally committed to the University of Virginia on a soccer scholarship, but ultimately decided to sign a professional contract instead.[12]

Club career

He played a game with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario in 2017.[9]

In 2018, he played with Black Rock FC in the Premier Development League. He finished as the team's leading scorer with eight goals, tied with Ifunanyachi Achara.[13]

On November 28, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II[9] and began the 2019 season with them in USL League One.[14]

Shaffelburg made his first appearance for Toronto FC in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League on February 19, 2019[15][8] and then signed with Toronto FC as a Homegrown Player on June 21, 2019.[8] He made his first MLS appearance the following day, playing 31 minutes against FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas.[16] Four days later on June 26 he had his first start for Toronto FC at BMO Field scoring an assist in a 3–2 win against Atlanta United FC,[17] setting up the fastest goal in TFC history only 29 seconds into the game.[18] Shaffelburg would quickly find himself in the starting lineup shortly after signing, earning rave reviews for his pace from the coaching staff.[19] He scored his first goal in the 74th minute on May 15, 2021 in a 1-1 draw against New York City.[20] On September 3, he was loaned to Toronto FC II.[21] Upon completion of the 2021 season, Shaffelburg's option for the 2022 season would be picked up by Toronto.[22] He went on a short loan to the second team again in 2022.[23]

In August 2022, Shaffelburg joined Nashville SC on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season, with an option for a permanent transfer in 2023.[24] He made his debut for Nashville on August 21 against FC Dallas and scored a goal in a 4-0 victory.[25]

International career

Youth

Shaffelburg was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[26]

Senior

Shaffelburg received his first senior international call-up to Canada on January 3, 2020 for matches against Barbados and Iceland.[27] On January 10, 2020, he made his debut as a substitute against Barbados.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 15, 2022[29]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toronto FC III	2017[30]	League1 Ontario	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Black Rock FC	2018[31]	PDL	7	8	—		—		—		—		7	8
Toronto FC II	2019	USL League One	15	2	—		—		—		—		15	2
Toronto FC	2019	MLS	10	0	—		2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		13	0
	2020		4[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	5	0
	2021		19	3	—		3	1	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		26	4
	2022		13	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		46	3	0	0	8	1	5	0	1	0	60	4
Toronto FC II (loan)	2021	USL League One	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2022	MLS Next Pro	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nashville SC (loan)	2022	MLS	8	2	1	0	—		—		—		9	2
Career total			79	15	1	0	8	1	5	0	1	0	94	16

International

As of October 13, 2021

Canada
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	1	0
2021	2	0
2022	1	0
Total	4	0

Honours

Club

Toronto FC

• Canadian Championship: 2020[32]

Individual

• Canadian Championship Best Young Canadian Player Award: 2021[33]

References

External links

• Jacob Shaffelburg at USL League One

На других языках

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- [en] Jacob Shaffelburg

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[es] Jacob Shaffelburg

Jacob Shaffelburg (Kentville, 26 de noviembre de 1999) es un futbolista canadiense que juega en la demarcación de extremo para el Toronto FC de la Major League Soccer.

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[fr] Jacob Shaffelburg

Jacob Shaffelburg, né le 26 novembre 1999 à Kentville en Nouvelle-Écosse, est un joueur international canadien de soccer. Il évolue au poste d'ailier gauche au Nashville SC, en prêt du Toronto FC.

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[it] Jacob Shaffelburg

Jacob Shaffelburg (Kentville, 26 novembre 1999) è un calciatore canadese, attaccante del Nashville, in prestito dal Toronto FC, e della nazionale canadese.

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[ru] Шаффелберг, Джейкоб

Джейкоб Эверетт Шаффелберг (англ. Jacob Everett Shaffelburg[1]; род. 26 ноября 1999, Кентвилл, Новая Шотландия, Канада) — канадский футболист, вингер клуба «Торонто», выступающий на правах аренды за клуб «Нэшвилл», и национальной сборной.

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