HARTFORD, Conn. – Hartford Athletic announced on Wednesday it had acquired 18-year-old midfielder Justin Haak on loan from Major League Soccer’s New York City FC for the remainder of the 2020 USL Championship season.

Haak was part of NYCFC’s first Academy team in 2015 and progressed through the club’s player pathway, signing as a Homegrown Player on January 24, 2019.

Haak made three three league appearances in 2019 while also featuring throughout NYCFC’s run in the 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Brooklyn, New York native has also been capped at the youth international level with the United States U18 Men’s National Team, and help the side win the International Youth Tournament of Vaclav Jezek in the Czech Republic.