Joe Hafferty

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Renton, Wash.
High School:
Liberty HS

Senior (2020): United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region ... All-Pac-12 First Team ... Drafted by Inter-Miami in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft, and was immediately traded to the Seattle Sounders ... Started all 14 matches ... Recorded four assists on the season ... Tallied an assist at UCLA on April 3 ... Notched an assist to force overtime late in regulation vs. Virginia Tech in the NCAA Tournament.

Junior (2019): All-Pac-12 First Team … Started all 15 matches he played on the season … Recorded three assists … Played every minute of the season with the exception of the time he missed due to red-card suspension … Tallied an assist against UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 15 … Played 110 minutes on two occasions during the season.

Sophomore (2018): All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention … Started all 20 matches and played every minute on the season … Helped lock down an Oregon State back line that held five clean sheets on the season … Took seven shots on the season, including a pair at San Diego State.

Freshman (2017): Appeared in all 18 matches with 15 starts … Totaled 1,406 minutes on the pitch and saw the full 90 minutes in eight matches … Ended with two goals, both game-winners, and two assists for six points on 21 shots … Fired off the game-winning goal in a 3-2 decision against UC Riverside on Sept. 3 and in a 4-2 win over San Diego State on Oct. 29

High School: Played for Liberty High School … Also played with the Seattle Sounders Academy

Personal: Son of Kristi and Christian Hafferty … Has one sister, Kiana, who played soccer for Eastern Washington and won the Big Sky Championship in 2016 … Majoring in business … Chose Oregon State for the good team environment … Favorite athletes are Lionel Messi and Deandre Yedlin … Hobbies include longboarding, mountain biking, dirt biking and hiking