Nick Hagglund looks back on 100 matches with Toronto FC

Nick Hagglund’s highlight package for Toronto FC would include his huge header goal against Montreal in the 2016 playoffs and the team’s MLS Cup victory a year later.

But the 25-year-old said his perseverance through illness and injury means more than any single goal or game.

On the cusp of his 100th appearance for Toronto, Hagglund paused Thursday to reflect on his roller-coaster career as a centre back with the Reds.