Justin Haak
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Justin Haak
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|12}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{cite web |title=Justin Haak |url=https://www.nycfc.com/players/justin-haak/ |access-date=20 August 2022 |publisher=New York City FC}}
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = New York City FC
| clubnumber = 80
| youthyears1 = 2015–2019
| youthclubs1 = New York City FC
| years1 = 2019–
| clubs1 = New York City FC
| caps1 = 51
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = → Hartford Athletic (loan)
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = → Hartford Athletic (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = New York City FC II
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 1
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = United States U18
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = United States U20
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = March 15, 2025
| nationalteam-update = September 21, 2020
}}
Justin Haak (born September 12, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club New York City FC.
Early life
Haak attended Tompkins Square Middle School in Lower East Side from 2012 to 2015
Haak attended High School for Environmental Studies in New York City from 2015 to 2019. While attending he played for NYCFC's Academy.{{cite web
| title =New York City FC Signs Academy Product Justin Haak
| url =https://www.nycfc.com/post/2019/01/24/new-york-city-fc-signs-academy-product-justin-haak
| website =nycfc.com
| date = January 24, 2019
| access-date = December 22, 2020}}
Professional career
On January 24, 2019, Haak signed as a Homegrown Player with Major League Soccer side New York City FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/nycfc-sign-17-year-old-midfielder-justin-haak-homegrown-player-deal|title=NYCFC sign 17-year-old midfielder Justin Haak to Homegrown Player deal | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}
Haak made his professional debut on June 4, 2019, appearing as an 86th-minute substitute during a 5–2 win against FC Cincinnati.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/nycvscin-06-06-2019/|title=NYCvsCIN 06-06-2019 | MLSsoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}
On September 9, 2020, Haak joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on loan from New York City for the rest of the 2020 season.{{cite news |title=Justin Haak Joins Hartford Athletic on Season-Long Loan |url=https://www.nycfc.com/post/2020/09/09/justin-haak-joins-hartford-athletic-season-long-loan |accessdate=September 9, 2020 |work=New York City FC |date=September 9, 2020}} On September 17, Haak scored his first professional goal in Hartford's 3–1 victory over New York Red Bulls II.{{cite news |title=Haak makes instant impact for Hartford Athletic |url=https://www.journalinquirer.com/sports/athletic_soccer/haak-makes-instant-impact-for-hartford-athletic/article_401d6f98-f8ec-11ea-a2e2-cfd72b842e8d.html |accessdate=September 21, 2020 |work=Journal Inquirer |date=September 9, 2020}}
On August 16, 2021, Haak rejoined Hartford Athletic on loan for the remainder of their 2021 season.{{Cite web|url = https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1178873|title = Midfielder Justin Haak Returns to Hartford Athletic on Loan from NYCFC|date = 16 August 2021|access-date = August 17, 2021|archive-date = August 17, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210817155053/https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1178873|url-status = dead}}
Following the 2022 season, Haak's contract with NYCFC expired,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycfc.com/news/new-york-city-fc-announces-roster-moves-for-2023|title=New York City FC Announces Roster Moves For 2023|first=New York City|last=FC|website=New York City FC}} but he re-signed with the club ahead of the 2023 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycfc.com/news/midfielder-justin-haak-re-signs-with-new-york-city-football-club|title=Midfielder Justin Haak Re-signs with New York City Football Club|first=New York City|last=FC|website=New York City FC}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played November 23, 2024}}{{Soccerway|justin-haak/507912|access-date=13 October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8" |New York City FC
|2019 | rowspan="7" |MLS |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020
|colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021
|colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CCC|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CC|Appearance in Campeones Cup}} | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023
|14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=LC|Appearances in Leagues Cup}} | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024
|15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=LC}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2025
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Hartford Athletic (loan)
|2020 |rowspan="2"|USL |7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2021
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="1"|New York City FC II (loan)
|2022 |rowspan="1"|MLS Next Pro |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!76 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 3 |
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Honors
New York City FC
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|justin-haak/507912}}
- {{MLS player|justin-haak}}
- [https://www.nycfc.com/players/87/justin-haak nycfc.com] Justin Haak at New York City FC
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:New York City FC players
Category:Hartford Athletic players
Category:Soccer players from Brooklyn
Category:Soccer players from New York (state)
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:New York City FC II players
Category:United States men's under-20 international soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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