Justin Haak [Midfielder] [HG]

Wouldn’t be the first time I’m wrong, but I think it’s Croatian, and if so, it’s Hock.

I do not think so. Never seen such a name. and like Dan said they are super phonetic. They ain't got time to be making new sounds by combining letters. If you want a sound, you have a letter for it. And don't even effin thing about silent letters, that shizzzz don't fly.

We don’t double letters since each letter in a word is pronounced. So the name would be H-Ah-Ah-K. But a lot of people Americanized their names when they moved here 60+ years ago as it was recommended to ease pronunciation. Also I don’t think they were really given a choice if their names had accented letters.
Whenever you meet someone with ch at the end of their name there’s a good chance they’re Easter European. In some cases ‘ck’ as well. Bill Belichick is actually Biličić, his grandparents are Croatian.

my family name ends with a ć that was americanized to a simple c and pronounced as if ending ck. Im born and bred American. I don't speak the language. I never was comfortable with the actual Croatian pronunciation. ć =/= "ck" exactly. It more like the sound comes from the back of the tongue & roof of the mouth and just slips out. If i was to transcribe it i would say its more like "cqueh" like if you said "barbecue", but obviously didn't say "barbe" at all and do not emphasize the "cue" hard. You're probably like, huh? Yeah that's how i feel. Except infinitely more shame since it's supposed to be in my family name.

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Oh god, i googled it:

"There's no exact English equivalent to ć, but the closest would be the sound of t in British English “tune” (pronounced ty)"

GTFO, that's not it either. That's even worse then my example.

fwiw, of croatian's Three Cs, plan ol' c is my favorite,"ts". Followed by č, "ch". and then stupid ass ć, "cqueh" or "kyuh" or "ty"
 
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I do not think so. Never seen such a name. and like Dan said they are super phonetic. They ain't got time to be making new sounds by combining letters. If you want a sound, you have a letter for it. And don't even effin thing about silent letters, that shizzzz don't fly.



my family name ends with a ć that was americanized to a simple c and pronounced as if ending ck. Im born and bred American. I don't speak the language. I never was comfortable with the actual Croatian pronunciation. ć =/= "ck" exactly. It more like the sound comes from the back of the tongue & roof of the mouth and just slips out. If i was to transcribe it i would say its more like "cqueh" like if you said "barbecue", but obviously didn't say "barbe" at all and do not emphasize the "cue" hard. You're probably like, huh? Yeah that's how i feel. Except infinitely more shame since it's supposed to be in my family name.

ETA:

Oh god, i googled it:

"There's no exact English equivalent to ć, but the closest would be the sound of t in British English “tune” (pronounced ty)"

GTFO, that's not it either. That's even worse then my example.

fwiw, of croatian's Three Cs, plan ol' c is my favorite,"ts". Followed by č, "ch". and then stupid ass ć, "cqueh" or "kyuh" or "ty"
Hard to explain but it’s the same thing.
I’ve always known it as Č is at the beginning of a word/name and Ć is within/at the end. My last name also ends in ć but is pronounced CH.
good video.
Skip to 2:25 for an explanation of sorts.
 
Now that I think about it Č is more so on the roof of your mouth. It’s tougher, whereas ć is more with your tongue closer to your teeth. Similar sound with a slight difference in harshness. Soft ć and hard č
Example, Cinema and Check. The C in Cinema rolls a bit and you extend it. Whereas C in Check is sharp and hard.
Flip that to say Ć at the end of your last name but end it almost through you teeth. When you say Check your Tongue is pressed against the roof of your mouth a bit.
 
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There were some good tweets about his performance last night. Seemed to be solid. Goal was a bit of a bouncer with a ball loose in the box. Read that he had passed it around well and seemed composed.
 
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Goal @ 2:06

Kinda falls to him, but still has to have that athleticism to do that sort of turn. Pretty good goal!
 
watching the hartford game on ESPN+... haak is playing. Hartford doesn't seem to play any type of possession. Not like we do anyway. Players also seem reluctant to pass the ball to Haak even when he's open and available.

doesn't seem to be a large part of the game and doesn't get many touches. from what i've seen, some good defensive stops, but definitely doesn't seem very welcomed by the team. they barely acknowledge him for goal celebrations. we need a proper 2nd team. we need it soon.
 
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Watched him tonight. Thought he looked good. I think they might have had him play in the middle of a back three. He could certainly play for us. He looks bigger too.
 

Justin Haak re-signs with New York City Football Club through 2025 with an option through 2026.
 
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