Lars Hirschfeld

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, of German descent, Hirschfeld started his career with the Edmonton Drillers, playing indoor soccer. He also played with Energie Cottbus in Germany, Calgary Storm, and Vancouver Whitecaps.

England and Scotland

In September 2002, Hirschfeld joined Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, but never featured for the first team. He went on loan to Luton Town and Gillingham before being released and joining Dundee United in August 2004. A move to Leicester City followed in January 2005, but Hirschfeld only made one appearance, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Plymouth Argyle on the last day of the season.

Norway

Tromsø IL then signed Hirschfeld as a replacement goalkeeper for the remainder of the 2005 Tippeligaen. Hirschfeld made some crucial saves during Tromsø's campaign to avoid relegation and was a key figure in the UEFA Cup matches against Esbjerg fB and Galatasaray, both of which Tromsø won. Nordlys, a local newspaper, called Hirschfeld the greatest goalkeeper ever to play for Tromsø IL after only six matches at his new club, ranking him ahead of Einar Rossbach, Knut Borch and Bjarte Flem. The following season, Hirschfeld won the Norwegian Tippeligaen with Rosenborg, having beaten Espen Johnsen for first-string goalie at the club. Hirschfeld was in goal when Rosenborg defeated Valencia CF twice in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage, recording two clean sheets in home-and-away 2–0 wins. He made a number of…

In January 2019 Hirschfeld joined FC Edmonton as their goalkeeping coach.

Hirschfeld made his debut for Canada in a January 2000 friendly match against Bermuda but had to compete with Pat Onstad for the national goalkeeper's jersey. By November 2009, he earned a total of 29 caps. He has represented Canada in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. Hirschfeld's big break with Canada came at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where he was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament after allowing only four goals in five matches and recording an impressive semifinal shutout against the United States. This caused English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to take interest, and Hirschfeld signed with them in September 2002. On 8 June 2012, Hirschfeld was sent off in a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Cuba for handling the ball outside his penalty area, but Canada prevailed by a score of 1–0 despite the numerical disadvantage.

Player

Rosenborg

Norwegian Premier League: 2006 CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2007–08 Romanian Cup: 2008–09 Canada

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 3rd place, 2002

Individual

CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Goalkeeper: 2002 The Voyageurs Player of the Year third place: 2007 Canada Soccer Hall of Fame: 2025