page_title: Eric Hassli
section_title: Vancouver Whitecaps FC
hierarchical_section_title: Eric Hassli / Career / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
caption_attribution_description: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Manchester City, 18 July 2011. Pictured from left to right: Stefan Savić, Edin Džeko, Vincent Kompany, Éric Hassli, Aleksandar Kolarov and Joe Hart.
context_page_description: Eric Hassli is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
context_section_description: On 4 March 2011, Hassli signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer as the team's first designated player. Swiss media reported that Hassli was granted an early contract termination by FC Zürich, allowing him to leave on a free transfer to Vancouver. He made his debut for the Whitecaps on 19 March 2011, in a game against Toronto FC, scoring two of his team's four goals, one of which was the club's first goal in MLS competition. In the Whitecaps' 11 June 2011 match against the Seattle Sounders, Hassli scored two goals: the first from the penalty spot; the second a volley from an apparently harmless position on the right edge of the 18 yard box that flew into the top left hand corner. The latter has been called one of the best goals in MLS history.
  In a May 2012 Canadian Championship match against Toronto FC, Hassli scored with a volley in stoppage time. The goal was nominated for the 2012 FIFA Puskás Award.
caption: Hassli against Manchester City in 2011
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