Defender | #13
Joe Hafferty | #13
Position: D
Height: 5’9
Weight: 170
DOB: 3/21/98
Hometown: Renton, Wash.
Acquired: 8/21/26
Previous club: Lexington SC (USL Championship)
College: Oregon State
The 28-year-old Hafferty brings four years of USL Championship experience to the Boys in Blue, playing the last two seasons for Lexington SC. In all competitions in 2026, he has 21 appearances, starting nine games and recording two chances created in 958 minutes.
In 2025, Hafferty played in 35 matches for LSC, leading the team in tackles won (42) and duels won (138) and ranking second on the squad in blocks (12), clearances (76), and interceptions (23).
The Renton, Washington, native played for Las Vegas Lights FC in 2024, helping them reach the Western Conference Finals with team bests of 22 blocks and 90 clearances in 30 appearances.
The Oregon State product earned 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Best XI honors for Austin FC II after his team won the league championship.
Hafferty began his pro career with the Tacoma Defiance with nine appearances for the club in the USL Championship in 2021 and 22 games played in MLS NEXT the following season.
He was drafted by Inter Miami CF in the second round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, with Seattle Sounders FC acquired his rights and sent him to its USL-C side in Tacoma. Hafferty was a two-time All-Pac 12 selection at Oregon State, earning United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors in 2019.nals.
