.jpg&mode=clean) Haak with New York City FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, US | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | New York City FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | New York City FC | 51 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Hartford Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Hartford Athletic (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → New York City FC II (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2026– | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 15, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 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 LA Galaxy.
Early life
[edit]Haak attended Tompkins Square Middle School from 2012 to 2015 and the High School for Environmental Studies in New York City from 2015 to 2019. While attending he played for NYCFC's Academy.[2]
Club career
[edit]New York City FC
[edit]2019: Debut season
[edit]On January 24, 2019, Haak signed as a Homegrown Player with Major League Soccer side New York City FC.[3]
Haak made his professional debut on June 4, 2019, appearing as an 86th-minute substitute during a 5–2 win against FC Cincinnati.[4]
2020–21: Loan spells at Hartford Athletic
[edit]On September 9, 2020, Haak joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on loan from New York City for the rest of the 2020 season.[5] On September 17, Haak scored his first professional goal in Hartford's 3–1 victory over New York Red Bulls II.[6] On August 16, 2021, Haak rejoined Hartford Athletic on loan for the remainder of their 2021 season.[7]
Following the 2022 season, Haak's contract with NYCFC expired,[8] but he re-signed with the club ahead of the 2023 season.[9]
LA Galaxy
[edit]At the end of the season, Haak's contract expired again, and although the team negotiated his return he signed with LA Galaxy on December 29, 2025.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 October, 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| New York City FC | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 103 | 2 | ||
| Hartford Athletic (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | USL Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| New York City FC II (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| LA Galaxy | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 133 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honors
[edit]New York City FC
References
[edit]- ↑ "Justin Haak". New York City FC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ "New York City FC Signs Academy Product Justin Haak". nycfc.com. January 24, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ↑ "NYCFC sign 17-year-old midfielder Justin Haak to Homegrown Player deal | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ↑ "NYCvsCIN 06-06-2019 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ↑ "Justin Haak Joins Hartford Athletic on Season-Long Loan". New York City FC. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Haak makes instant impact for Hartford Athletic". Journal Inquirer. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Midfielder Justin Haak Returns to Hartford Athletic on Loan from NYCFC". August 16, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ↑ FC, New York City. "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves For 2023". New York City FC.
- ↑ FC, New York City. "Midfielder Justin Haak Re-signs with New York City Football Club". New York City FC.
- ↑ "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2026". New York City FC. December 1, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- ↑
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Major League Soccer players
- New York City FC players
- Hartford Athletic players
- Soccer players from Brooklyn
- Soccer players from New York (state)
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- USL Championship players
- New York City FC II players
- MLS Next Pro players
- LA Galaxy players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American soccer midfielder, 2000s birth stubs
- Soccer players from New York City