US EditionLAFC Acquires Jacob Shaffelburg in Trade with Nashville
LAFC added Jacob Shaffelburg to boost their attack after he scored 14 goals and assisted 17 times in 107 games for Nashville SC, which received $1 million in allocation money.
- On Dec. 29, 2025, Los Angeles FC announced it acquired Canadian international Jacob Shaffelburg from Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club reported.
- LAFC Co‑President & General Manager John Thorrington said the club signed Shaffelburg to add a versatile, attack-minded player who brings pace and intensity, with proven international experience for Canada men's national team.
- At club level, Shaffelburg scored four goals this year, along with three assists, as Nashville achieved a franchise-high 16 wins and won the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.
- Under the agreement, Nashville SC will receive US$500,000 in general allocation money and US$500,000 , and will retain a sell-on percentage.
- At the international level, Shaffelburg debuted for Canada on Jan. 10, 2020, has six goals and one assist in 31 games, and was named Best Young Canadian Player in 2021.
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LAFC acquires Jacob Shaffelburg in trade with Nashville
Canadian international Jacob Shaffelburg has joined the Los Angeles Football Club. The acquisition of the 26-year-old winger in a trade with Nashville SC was announced Monday. LAFC exchanged $1 million in General Allocation Money — $500,000 in 2026 and $500,000 in 2027 — for the Nova Scotian, who played the previous four seasons in Tennessee, where he made 65 starts in 107 appearances in all competitions, tallying 14 goals and 17 assists. “Jacob…
Jacob Shaffelburg excelled especially in the 2024 America Cup with Canada
Nashville will receive US$500,000 in General Allowance (GAM) in 2026 and an additional $500,000 in 2027.
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Time for a fresh start in Hollywood. Jacob Shaffelburg’s latest MLS move sends him to one of the league’s glamour clubs and places him squarely under the watch of a familiar Canadian influence. Nashville SC have traded the CanaMNT winger to Los Angeles FC for $1 million in General Allocation Money, split evenly between the […] The post CanMNT winger Jacob Shaffelburg traded to LAFC, joins Choinière & Marc Dos Santos appeared first on Canadian So…
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