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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 24)
Place of birth Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 24
Youth career
Valley United SC
2016 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 24 (1)
International career‡
2020– Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 18, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 10, 2020

Jacob Everett Shaffelburg (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Club career

Youth

Shaffelburg played youth soccer for Valley United SC and Team Nova Scotia,[3] as well as with Manhattan SC where he won U.S. Club Soccer U-16 National Championship in 2016.[4] He played a game with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario in 2017 League1 Ontario season.[4] Shaffelburg played for the Boys soccer team at Berkshire School in high school.[5] 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[6] and he was named 2017–18 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player of the Year.[7] 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.[8] He had originally committed to the University of Virginia on a soccer scholarship, but ultimately decided to sign a professional contract instead.[9]

Black Rock FC

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.[10]

Toronto FC

On November 28, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II[4] and began the 2019 season with them in USL League One.[11]

Shaffelburg made his first appearance for Toronto FC in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League on February 19, 2019[12][7] and then signed with Toronto FC as a Homegrown Player on June 21, 2019.[7] He made his first MLS appearance the following day, playing 31 minutes against FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas.[13] 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,[14] setting up the fastest goal in TFC history only 29 seconds into the game.[15] Shaffelburg would quickly find himself in the starting lineup shortly after signing, earning rave reviews for his pace from the coaching staff.[16] He scored his first goal in the 74th minute on May 15, 2021 in a 1-1 draw against New York City.[17]

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.[18]

Senior

Shaffelburg received his first senior international call-up to Canada on January 3, 2020 for matches against Barbados and Iceland.[19] On January 10, 2020, he made his debut as a substitute against Barbados.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of August 18, 2021[21][22][23]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2017 League1 Ontario 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Black Rock FC 2018 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[a] 0 — 13 0
2020 MLS 4[b] 0 — — — 1[c] 0 5 0
2021 MLS 10 1 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 0 0 14 1
Total 24 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 32 1
Career total 47 11 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 55 11
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League.
  2. ^ Includes two appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
  3. ^ Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

International

As of January 16, 2020
Canada
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. ^ Jacob Shaffelburg at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ Thompson, Ashley (August 11, 2018). "Living the Dream: 'He has his eyes set on mastery'". SaltWire Network. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Toronto FC II sign Jacob Shaffelburg". Toronto FC. November 28, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (June 21, 2019). "Toronto FC sign forward Jacob Shaffelburg to Homegrown Player deal". Major League Soccer. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Hayes, Michael (November 19, 2018). "Bears Capture Fifth Soccer Title With 3-1 Win Over Worcester Academy". Berkshire School. Retrieved April 6, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b c "Port Williams' Shaffelburg signs first-team deal with Toronto FC". The Chronicle Herald. Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  8. ^ Palov, Willy (July 28, 2018). "Wanderers win shootout thriller over Fortuna Dusseldorf". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Grossi, James (November 28, 2018). "TFC II add Shaffelburg ahead of 2019 USL League One season". Waking The Red. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Smith, Geoff (July 10, 2018). "Black Rock FC wins PDL Northeast Division title in first season". Berkshire Eagle. Bennington Banner. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Palov, Willy (August 1, 2019). "Shaffelburg on soccer fast track with Toronto FC". The Chronice Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Game Detail". Concacaf Champions League. CONCACAF. Retrieved June 29, 2019. 57' - Jacob Shaffelburg enters the pitch for Toronto FC
  13. ^ Buffery, Steve (June 23, 2019). "Jacob Shaffelburg climbs the ladder and gets his first taste of MLS action". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  14. ^ Wharnsby, Tim (June 28, 2019). "Nova Scotia teen Jacob Shaffelburg impresses in starting debut for TFC". Toronto Star. pp. S6. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  15. ^ Wharnsby, Tim (June 26, 2019). "Toronto FC over Atlanta in a wild ride of late penalty kicks and record fast goals". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  16. ^ Davidson, Neil (August 2, 2019). "Teenage winger Jacob Shaffelburg rapidly making his name at Toronto FC". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "Shaffelburg's goal pulls Toronto into 1-1 draw with NYCFC". Toronto Star. May 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  19. ^ "Canada Soccer's Men's National Team holds January camp". Canada Soccer. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "Canadian men's soccer comfortably dispatches Barbados in friendly rematch". CBC. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  21. ^ Soccerway. "Jacob Shaffelburg profile".
  22. ^ "TFCIII Statistics". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  23. ^ "Black Rock FC - Jacob Shaffelburg Stats". USL League 2. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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