Nicholas Hagen

Nicholas Hagen

Hagen with Municipal in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas George Hagen Godoy[1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala[2]
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Columbus Crew
Number	1
Youth career
	Futeca Camp Elite
	Antigua
2013–2014	FC Dallas
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	4	(0)
2024	Columbus Crew 2	1	(0)
International career^‡
2012–2013	Guatemala U17	5	(0)
2015	Guatemala U20	6	(0)
2018–	Guatemala	47	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

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.

Club career

C.S.D. Municipal

Hagen began his professional career in 2014 by signing with the under-20 side of C.S.D. Municipal, and joining 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 goalkeeper with the least amount of defeats. Notably, he was the youngest goalkeeper to obtain this recognition.^[3]

Sabail FK

After six years with Municipal, Hagen decided to leave Los Rojos in order to try his luck abroad, with the player stating that his desire to grow was a reason for his departure.^[4] He would go on to sign with 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 the club in July 2021.^[5]

Hamarkameratene

On 30 July 2021, it was news that he had signed with the Norwegian club Hamarkameratene for the remainder of the 2021 season.^{[6] [7]} During his half-season in Norway, he went undefeated in his 17 league appearances as his side were promoted to the Eliteserien. During the 2022 season, Hagen started in the club's first 23 games. Upon returning to his club side after international duty in September, Hagen was relegated to the bench and did not appear in any further games for the remainder of the year, as HamKam avoided relegation.^[8] At the start of the 2023 season, with Hagen's contract expiring at the end of June and with a new manager at the helm, Hagen saw no action as his deal expired in the middle of the season.^[9][10]

Bnei Sakhnin F.C.

On 1 July 2023, he signed for Bnei Sakhnin F.C. of the Israel League,^[11] and played in four of the club's first five matches before the suspension of the league due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, before requesting the termination of his contract.^[12][13]

Columbus Crew

Nicholas Hagen being substituted on, his first appearance for the Columbus Crew.

On 12 December 2023, Hagen signed with Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew,^[14] and made his debut with his new side on 13 April 2024 by replacing an injured Evan Bush, in a match against Real Salt Lake.^[15] On 17 July, Hagen received his first start for Columbus after incumbent starter Patrick Schulte was called up for the United States Olympic team.^[16][17] On 9 August, Hagen would start in the Round of 32 Leagues Cup match against Sporting Kansas City and record his first ever clean sheet with Columbus in a 4–0 win.^[18] Hagen would start in the following round of the tournament, where his club would emerge victorious, beating defending champions Inter Miami CF 3–2.^[19] In the following two rounds of the tournament, Hagen would be benched as Patrick Schulte would return to the starting squad and Columbus would advance to the finals.^[20] However, in the final of the 2024 Leagues Cup, Hagen was given the starting nod, and his club emerged victorious, beating LAFC 3–1 to secure his first title with his new club.^[21] At the end of the 2024 season, Columbus Crew would announce that he would be staying for the 2025 Major League Soccer season.^[22]

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.^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2024^[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Municipal	2014–15	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2015–16		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2016–17		25	0	—		—		—		25	0
	2017–18		46	0	—		—		—		46	0
	2018–19		22	0	—		—		—		22	0
	2019–20		36	0	—		—		—		36	0
	Total		132	0	—		—		—		132	0
Sabail	2020–21	Azerbaijan Premier League	26	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
HamKam	2021	Norwegian First Division	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	2022	Eliteserien	23	0	0	0	—		—		23	0
	2023	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		40	0	1	0	—		—		41	0
Bnei Sakhnin	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	4	0	3	0	—		—		7	0
Columbus Crew	2024	MLS	4	0	0	0	0	0	3[b]	0	7	0
Columbus Crew 2	2024	MLS Next Pro	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career Total			207	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	215	0

1. Includes Azerbaijan Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, Toto Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 15 October 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guatemala	2018	2	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	13	0
	2024	11	0
Total		47	0

Honours

Municipal^[24]

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019

HamKam

• 1.divisjon: 2021

Columbus Crew

• Leagues Cup: 2024^[25]

References

1. Nicholas Hagen at WorldFootball.net
2. Nicholas Hagen at National-Football-Teams.com
3. "Nico Hagen es el menos vencido del Clausura 2017". www.soy502.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
4. "Nico says goodbye to Municipal". espn.com. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
5. Diego, Juan (4 September 2020). "Nicholas Hagen fichó por el equipo de Sabail FK de Azerbaiyán". Guatemala.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
6. "Nicholas Hagen already has a team and will continue in European football". www.soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
7. "Nicholas Hagen is officially a player for Hamkam of Norway – Prensa Libre". prensalibre.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
8. "Nicholas Hagen: Termina la temporada desde la banca con Hamkam y así fueron sus números". ESPN.com.gt (in Spanish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
9. "Hamkam contrata nuevo portero y titularidad de Nicholas Hagen se vuelve a comprometer". ESPN.com.gt (in Spanish). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
10. "¡Sigue en el fútbol de Europa! Nicholas Hagen tiene nuevo equipo y se enfrentará a otro guatemalteco". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
11. Goldstein, Yigal (1 July 2023). "ניקולאס האגן הצטרף לבני סכנין - ערוץ הספורט". Sport5 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
12. "האגן ובני סכנין הגיעו להסכמה על התרת החוזה". ONE. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
13. "Nicholas Hagen ya no pertenece al Bnei Sakhnin y se queda sin equipo en Israel". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
14. "Columbus Crew sign Goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
15. "Crew split points with RSL thanks to strong goalkeeping". massive-report.com. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
16. "Columbus Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte selected to represent United States in 2024 Paris Olympics". Columbus Crew. Columbus Crew. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
17. "The Full Time Clip: Charlotte FC Steal a Valuable Point in Columbus". Charlotte FC. Charlotte FC. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
18. "Columbus Crew make Leagues Cup splash against Sporting KC". Major League Soccer. Major League Soccer News. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
19. "Columbus Crew end Inter Miami's Leagues Cup title defense". ESPN. espn.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
20. Liljenwall, Ari (21 August 2024). "Columbus Crew rout Philadelphia Union to host Leagues Cup final". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
21. "Cucho Hernández & Columbus Crew are Leagues Cup 2024 champions!". MLS Soccer. MLS. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
22. "Columbus Crew announce end-of-2024 roster decisions". Columbus Crew. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
23. "¡Debut soñado! Guatemala goleó 6-0 a Dominica por Eliminatorias Concacaf al Mundial 2026". larepublica.pe.com. 5 June 2024.
24. Nicholas Hagen at Soccerway
25. "Columbus Crew crowned Champions of Leagues Cup 2024". Leagues Cup. 25 August 2024.

External links

• Nicholas Hagen at Major League Soccer