Jacob Shaffelburg
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1999 (24 years old)
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Kentville, Nova Scotia, CanadaPosition
Forward
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1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Nashville SC
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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.
Club career
Youth
Shaffelburg played youth soccer for Valley United SC and Team Nova Scotia, as well as with Manhattan SC where he won U.S. Club Soccer U-16 National Championship in 2016. He played a game with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario in 2017 League1 Ontario season. Shaffelburg played for the Boys soccer team at Berkshire School in high school. 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 and he was named 2017–18 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player of the Year. 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. He had originally committed to the University of Virginia on a soccer scholarship, but ultimately decided to sign a professional contract instead.
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.
Toronto FC
On November 28, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II and began the 2019 season with them in USL League One.
Shaffelburg made his first appearance for Toronto FC in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League on February 19, 2019 and then signed with Toronto FC as a Homegrown Player on June 21, 2019. He made his first MLS appearance the following day, playing 31 minutes against FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas. 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, setting up the fastest goal in TFC history only 29 seconds into the game. Shaffelburg would quickly find himself in the starting lineup shortly after signing, earning rave reviews for his pace from the coaching staff. He scored his first goal in the 74th minute on May 15, 2021 in a 1-1 draw against New York City.
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3 appearances in the current 2024 Season
2 goals scored in the current 2024 Season
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