Nicholas Hagen

Nicholas George Hagen Godoy (born 2 August 1996) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Guatemala national team.

Club career
He emerged in the basic forces of the C.S.D. Municipal and joined the senior team on 1 July 2016. He won 2 Liga Nacional titles and received the Josue Danny Ortiz Trophy in the Clausura Tournament 2017, an award given to the least defeated goalkeeper. He was the youngest goalkeeper to obtain this recognition.

After great performances in the Liga Nacional de de Guatemala and in the national team, the goalkeeper was wanted by several teams, even undergoing trials with the C.F. Pachuca of Liga MX and by the K.V. Kortrijk of the Belgian Pro League.

He was finally presented to Sabail FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League on 4 September 2020 as a free transfer and was there until the end of the 2020–21 season, ending his contract with said club at mid-July 2021. He made his debut on 12 September on matchday 2 of the league championship.

On 30 July 2021, it was news that he had signed with the Norwegian club Hamarkameratene for the 2021–22 season.

On 1 July 2023, he was presented as a new signing for Bnei Sakhnin F.C. of the Israel League.

After spending a month without a team after leaving Bnei Sakhnin due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, he was presented as a new signing for the American MLS side Columbus Crew.

Hagen made his debut with Columbus Crew On 13 April 2024 by replacing an injured teammate, Evan Bush, in a match against Real Salt Lake. He ended the match with a clean sheet.

On 17 July 2024, Nicholas Hagen, for the first time, started as the goalkeeper for the Crew after Patrick Schulte was called up for the United States's Olympic team, and drawed against Charlotte FC in a 1-1 draw.

International career
Hagen made his debut for the Guatemala national team on 18 August 2018. On June 6 of 2024, Hagen kept a clean sheet in Guatemala’s first match in the qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Dominica in a 6-0 win.

Honours
Municipal
 * Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019

HamKam
 * 1.divisjon: 2021