Nicolas Hasler (born 4 May 1991) is a Liechtensteiner professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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and

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the Liechtenstein national team. He is the son of Rainer Hasler, who was one of Liechtenstein's greatest professional footballers.

Club career

FC Triesen & FC Balzers

Hasler began his youth career with

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and moved onto

FC Balzers FC Balzers is a Liechtensteiner football team based in Balzers. They currently compete in the Swiss 2nd League inter-regional, the fifth tier of Swiss football. Balzers play at Sportplatz Rheinau which is situated right next to the Rhine nex ...

youth side in 2003.

FC Vaduz

In June 2017, Hasler left

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, 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.

Toronto FC

On 13 July 2017 Hasler signed with

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. In the first season with Toronto, he won the

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and

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, and reached the

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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. On 28 March 2019, Hasler was released by Chicago.

Sporting Kansas City

On 2 April 2019, Hasler was signed by

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. The club placed him on waivers at the end of the season, but he was not signed by any other MLS club.

FC Thun

Hasler joined Swiss club

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for the remainder of the season on 14 January 2020. 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.

Return to FC Vaduz

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

International career

He was a member of the

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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.
- Profile at LFV website He is the current captain of the Liechtenstein national football team.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

Club

FC Vaduz *

(1): 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League, 2013–14 * Liechtensteiner Cup (5):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Toronto FC *

(1):

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(1):

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contest ...

(1):

runners-up:

Individual

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

References

External links

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