Nicholas Hagen
Nicholas George Hagen Godoy (born 2 August 1996) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Guatemala national team.
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Hagen in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas George Hagen Godoy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala[2] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Municipal | 132 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sabail | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Hamarkameratene | 40 | (0) |
| 2023 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Columbus Crew | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Columbus Crew 2 | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Guatemala U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Guatemala U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Guatemala | 42 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024 | |||
Club career
He emerged in the basic forces of the C.S.D. Municipal and joined the senior team on 1 July 2016. He won 2 Liga Nacional titles and received the Josue Danny Ortiz Trophy in the Clausura Tournament 2017, an award given to the least defeated goalkeeper. He was the youngest goalkeeper to obtain this recognition. [3]
After great performances in the Liga Nacional de de Guatemala and in the national team, the goalkeeper was wanted by several teams, even undergoing trials with the C.F. Pachuca of Liga MX and by the K.V. Kortrijk of the Belgian Pro League.[4]
He was finally presented to Sabail FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League on 4 September 2020 as a free transfer and was there until the end of the 2020–21 season, ending his contract with said club at mid-July 2021. He made his debut on 12 September on matchday 2 of the league championship. [5]
On 30 July 2021, it was news that he had signed with the Norwegian club Hamarkameratene for the 2021–22 season.[6] [7]
On 1 July 2023, he was presented as a new signing for Bnei Sakhnin F.C. of the Israel League.
After spending a month without a team after leaving Bnei Sakhnin due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, he was presented as a new signing for the American MLS side Columbus Crew.
On 13 April 2024, Hagen made his debut with Columbus Crew by replacing an injured teammate, Evan Bush in a match against Real Salt Lake. He ended the match with a clean sheet. [8]
International career
Hagen made his debut for the Guatemala national team on 18 August 2018.[2] On June 6 of 2024, Hagen kept a clean sheet in Guatemala’s first match in the qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Dominica in a 6-0 win.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 April 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Municipal | 2014-15 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | ||
| Sabail | 2020-21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| HamKam | 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2023-24 | Israeli Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Columbus Crew | 2024 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Columbus Crew 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Total | 204 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | ||
- Includes Azerbaijan Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, Toto Cup
References
- Nicholas Hagen at WorldFootball.net
- Nicholas Hagen at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Nico Hagen es el menos vencido del Clausura 2017". www.soy502.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Nico says goodbye to Municipal". espn.com. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Hagen is introduced in a European team". soy502.com. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Nicholas Hagen already has a team and will continue in European football". www.soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- "Nicholas Hagen is officially a player for Hamkam of Norway – Prensa Libre". prensalibre.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- "Crew split points with RSL thanks to strong goalkeeping". massive-report.com. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- "¡Debut soñado! Guatemala goleó 6-0 a Dominica por Eliminatorias Concacaf al Mundial 2026". larepublica.pe.com. 5 June 2024.
- Nicholas Hagen at Soccerway