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

National Team

Canada

Position

Forward

Footedness

Left

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

Homegrown
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