 Shaffelburg playing forToronto FC in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Everett Shaffelburg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-11-26)November 26, 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valley United SC | |||
| 2012–2014 | FC Nashville Heroes | ||
| 2014 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2022 | Toronto FC | 46 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | →Toronto FC II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Nashville SC (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Nashville SC | 74 | (9) |
| 2026– | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Canada | 31 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 18, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
Jacob Everett Shaffelburg (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian professionalsoccer player who plays as awinger forMajor League Soccer clubLos Angeles FC and theCanada national team.
Shaffelburg played youth soccer for Valley United SC and Team Nova Scotia.[3] In 2012, he joined FC Nashville Heroes, where he played in the 2012 U.S. Club Soccer National Cup.[4] In January 2014, he joined theSporting Kansas City Academy, where he played for a month.[4] Shaffelburg demonstrated dominance in cross country running and track and field in his middle school years. He won the NSSAF junior boys 3000m in June, 2014 with a spectacular sub 10 minute performance. College scouts still speculate what levels he could have reached if he stuck with running. At age 15, he began attending high school in Massachusetts at theBerkshire School, where he played for their highly regarded soccer program.[5][6] 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[7] and he was named 2017–18 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player of the Year.[8] While in the US, he also played youth soccer withManhattan SC where he won U.S. Club Soccer U-16 National Championship in 2016.[9]
He joined theToronto FC Academy in 2016.[10] He appeared in a friendly for theHFX Wanderers FC Atlantic Selects team in 2018 againstFortuna Düsseldorf's U-21 team, where he scored a goal.[11] He had originally committed to theUniversity of Virginia on a soccer scholarship, but ultimately decided to sign a professional contract instead.[12]
He played a game withToronto FC III inLeague1 Ontario in2017.[9]
In 2018, he played withBlack Rock FC in thePremier Development League. He finished as the team's leading scorer with eight goals, tied withIfunanyachi Achara.[13]
In November 2018, he signed his first professional contract withToronto FC II[9] and began the 2019 season with them inUSL League One.[14]
Shaffelburg made his first appearance forToronto FC in the2019 CONCACAF Champions League on February 19, 2019 and then signed withToronto FC as a Homegrown Player on June 21, 2019.[8] He made his firstMLS appearance the following day, playing 31 minutes againstFC Dallas inFrisco, Texas.[15] Four days later, on June 26, he had his first start for Toronto FC atBMO Field scoring an assist in a 3–2 win againstAtlanta United FC,[16] setting up the fastest goal in TFC history only 29 seconds into the game.[17] Shaffelburg would quickly find himself in the starting lineup shortly after signing, earning rave reviews for his pace from the coaching staff.[18] He scored his first goal in the 74th minute on 15 May 2021, in a 1–1 draw againstNew York City.[19] On September 3, he was loaned toToronto FC II.[20] Upon completion of the 2021 season, Shaffelburg's option for the 2022 season would be picked up by Toronto.[21] He went on a short loan to the second team again in 2022.[22]
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In August 2022, Shaffelburg joinedNashville SC on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season, with an option for a permanent transfer in 2023.[23] He made his debut for Nashville on August 21 againstFC Dallas and scored a goal in a 4–0 victory.[24] After the season, Nashville exercised the purchase option for the 2023 season and signed him to a four-year contract extension with a club option for 2027.[25][26]
On December 29, 2025, Shaffelburg was acquired byLos Angeles FC fromNashville SC in exchange for $1,000,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM).[27][28]
Shaffelburg was named to theCanadian U-23 provisional roster for the2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[29]
Shaffelburg received his first senior international call-up to Canada on January 3, 2020, for matches againstBarbados andIceland.[30] On January 10, 2020, he made his debut as a substitute against Barbados.[31]
In June 2023, Shaffelburg was called up to Canada's squad for the2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[32] On July 9 he scored his first goal for Canada during the quarter-finals of the tournament against theUnited States. The match ended in a 2–2 draw, though Canada lost 3–2 in the ensuingpenalty shoot-out.[33]
In June 2024, Shaffelburg was named in Canada's 26-man roster for the2024 Copa América.[34] In Canada's second group match of the tournament, he assistedJonathan David, who scored Canada's first ever goal at the tournament in a 1–0 victory overPeru; this was Canada's first ever win in the competition.[35] In their quarter-final match againstVenezuela, he scored for Canada in a 1–1 draw, which they would go on to win on penalties.[36] Canada was defeated in the semi-final against Argentina.
He has been nicknamedMaritimeMessi.[37]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2017[39] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Black Rock FC | 2018[40] | PDL | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Toronto FC II | 2019 | USL League One | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Toronto FC | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 4[b] | 0 | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | ||
| Nashville SC (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Nashville SC | 2023 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 1 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 4[a] | 3 | 2[e] | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2025 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Nashville total | 82 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 106 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 189 | 29 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 6 | |
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.[41]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 2023 | TQL Stadium,Cincinnati, United States | 7 |  United States | 2–1 | 2–2(2–3p) | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 23 March 2024 | Toyota Stadium,Frisco, United States | 8 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs |
| 3 | 5 July 2024 | AT&T Stadium,Arlington, United States | 14 |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–1(4–3p) | 2024 Copa América |
| 4 | 7 September 2024 | Children's Mercy Park,Kansas City, United States | 17 | United States | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 19 November 2024 | BMO Field,Toronto, Canada | 20 |  Suriname | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League |
| 6 | 3–0 |
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