Player Details

Name

Jacob Shaffelburg

Pronunciation

SHA-full-berg

Height

5' 11"

Weight

161 lbs

Date of Birth

11.26.1999 (26)

Birthplace

Kentville, NS, Canada

Position

Forward

Footedness

Left

Roster Category

Supplemental Slots 29-30
Career Summary
  • 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champion 

  • 2024 Fourth place with Canada at 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América 

  • 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América quarterfinals Best XI 

  • 2023 Nashville SC Newcomer of the Year 

  • helped Canada finish atop final Concacaf group in 2022 World Cup qualifying  

  • 2021 Best Young Canadian Player – Canada Soccer Association 

  • 2020 Canadian Championship (Voyagers Cup) winner

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2025 (Nashville SC)

  • started 12 of 23 regular season appearances, logging four goals and two assists in 1,117 minutes played

  • appeared in all three of the team’s playoff matches, recording one start and 146 minutes played

  • appeared in three U.S. Open Cup matches, logging 154 minutes total and starting the Final

2024 (Nashville SC) 

  • achieved career-highs with 16 starts and 1,416 minutes played in 23 MLS games played

  • notched two goals and four assists in MLS play plus another three goals and an assist in Concacaf Champions Cup competition  

  • started two of his four Champions Cup appearances, logging 274 minutes and a two-goal performance against Inter Miami on March 7 

  • started both his League Cup appearances, logging 152 minutes

2023 (Nashville SC) 

  • appeared in a career-high 28 MLS regular season games, starting 15 and logging 1,317 minutes

  • scored three regular season goals and one in Leagues Cup while helping Nashville reach the tournament final 

  • helped NSH reach the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 

  • voted Nashville SC Newcomer of the Year

2022 (Nashville SC / Toronto FC) 

  • began the season with Toronto FC where he logged two assists in 13 appeances (six starts) before moving to Nashville midway through the season

  • scored twice for Nashville in eight appearances (seven starts)

  • helped Nashville reach the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals

2021 (Toronto FC) 

  • played his best season in Toronto, making 20 appearances (11 starts) while notching three goals and three assists

  • helped the team reach the Canadian Championship final and Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals

2020 (Toronto FC) 

  • limited by injury to one start over four regular season appearances

2019 (Toronto FC) 

  • provided one assist in 10 MLS appearances (one start)

INTERNATIONAL 

  • represented Canada at the U-20, U-23, and Senior National Team levels 

  • made his Senior National Team debut for Canada on 1/10/20 in a friendly against Barbados

  • has earned 31 caps with the Senior National Team, including 12 starts and six goals as of 1/1/26 

  • helped Canada finish third in the 2025 Concacaf Nations League 

  • helped Canada reach the Quarterfinals of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup 

  • helped Canada to fourth-place finish at 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América in the USA 

  • helped Canada finish first in 2021-22 Concacaf / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Canada qualified for Qatar 2022)

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Instagram: @jacobshaff