Jacob Shaffelburg

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

Jacob Shaffelburg
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999
Place of birth Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club 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 14 (0)
National team‡
2020– Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2020

Club career

Youth

Shaffelburg played youth soccer for Valley United SC and Team Nova Scotia,[2] as well as with Manhattan SC where he won U.S. Club Soccer U-16 National Championship in 2016.[3] He played a game with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario in 2017 League1 Ontario season.[3] Shaffelburg played for the Boys soccer team at Berkshire School in high school.[4] 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[5] and he was named 2017–18 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player of the Year.[6] 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.[7] He had originally committed to the University of Virginia on a soccer scholarship, but ultimately decided to sign a professional contract instead.[8]

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.[9]

Toronto FC

On November 28, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II[3] and began the 2019 season with them in USL League One.[10]

Shaffelburg made his first appearance for Toronto FC in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League on February 19, 2019[11][6] and then signed with Toronto FC as a Homegrown Player on June 21, 2019.[6] He made his first MLS appearance the following day, playing 31 minutes against FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas.[12] 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,[13] setting up the fastest goal in TFC history only 29 seconds into the game.[14] Shaffelburg would quickly find himself in the starting lineup shortly after signing, earning rave reviews for his pace from the coaching staff.[15]

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.[16]

Senior

Shaffelburg received his first senior international call-up to Canada on January 3, 2020 for matches against Barbados and Iceland.[17] On January 10, 2020, he made his debut as a substitute against Barbados.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of October 28, 2020[19]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III[20] 2017 League1 Ontario 1000———10
Black Rock FC[21] 2018 PDL 7800———78
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 152————152
Toronto FC 2019 MLS 10000201000130
2020 4[lower-alpha 1]00000001[lower-alpha 2]050
Total 14000201010170
Career Total 3710002010104110
  1. Includes two appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
  2. Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

International
As of January 16, 2020
Canada
Year Apps Goals
202010
Total10

References
  1. Jacob Shaffelburg at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French)
  2. Thompson, Ashley (August 11, 2018). "Living the Dream: 'He has his eyes set on mastery'". Salt Wire Network. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. "Toronto FC II sign Jacob Shaffelburg". Toronto FC. November 28, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. Sigal, Jonathan (June 21, 2019). "Toronto FC sign forward Jacob Shaffelburg to Homegrown Player deal". Major League Soccer. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. Hayes, Michael (November 19, 2018). "Bears Capture Fifth Soccer Title With 3-1 Win Over Worcester Academy". Berkshire School. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  6. "Port Williams' Shaffelburg signs first-team deal with Toronto FC". The Chronicle Herald. Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. Grossi, James (November 28, 2018). "TFC II add Shaffelburg ahead of 2019 USL League One season". Waking The Red. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  9. Smith, Geoff (July 10, 2018). "Black Rock FC wins PDL Northeast Division title in first season". Berkshire Eagle. Bennington Banner. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  10. Palov, Willy (August 1, 2019). "Shaffelburg on soccer fast track with Toronto FC". The Chronice Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  11. "Game Detail". Concacaf Champions League. CONCACAF. Retrieved June 29, 2019. 57' - Jacob Shaffelburg enters the pitch for Toronto FC
  12. Buffery, Steve (June 23, 2019). "Jacob Shaffelburg climbs the ladder and gets his first taste of MLS action". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  13. Wharnsby, Tim (June 28, 2019). "Nova Scotia teen Jacob Shaffelburg impresses in starting debut for TFC". Toronto Star. pp. S6. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  14. 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.
  15. Davidson, Neil (August 2, 2019). "Teenage winger Jacob Shaffelburg rapidly making his name at Toronto FC". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  16. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  17. "Canada Soccer's Men's National Team holds January camp". Canada Soccer. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  18. "Canadian men's soccer comfortably dispatches Barbados in friendly rematch". CBC. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  19. Soccerway. "Jacob Shaffelburg profile".
  20. "TFCIII Statistics". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  21. "Black Rock FC - Jacob Shaffelburg Stats". USL League 2. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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