{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1997)}} {{Infobox CFL biography | name = Marc Liegghio | number = 33 | team = Hamilton Tiger-Cats | image = 2024, 33, Marc Liegghio.jpg | image_upright = 1 | caption = Liegghio with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|13}} | birth_place = Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | status = Active | import = no | position1 = Placekicker | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 195 | CIS = Western | high_school = Bill Crothers Secondary | CFLDraftedYear = 2020 | CFLDraftedRound = 5 | CFLDraftedPick = 39 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2021}}–{{CFL Year|2022}} | playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2023}}–present | playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats | career_footnotes = | career_highlights = * Grey Cup champion (2021) * Vanier Cup champion (2017) |statleague = CFL |statseason = 2025 |statlabel1 = Field goals made |statvalue1 = 173 |statlabel2 = Field goals attempted |statvalue2 = 198 |statlabel3 = Field goal % |statvalue3 = 87.4 |statlabel4 = Points scored |statvalue4 = 691 |statlabel5 = Longest field goal |statvalue5 = 55 | CFL = marc-liegghio/165764/ }} '''Marc Liegghio''' (born February 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional football placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Vanier Cup after winning with the Western Mustangs in 2017 and is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2021.
== University career == Liegghio played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs from 2015 to 2019.<ref name=Western>{{cite web|url=https://westernmustangs.ca/sports/football/roster/marc--liegghio/27607 |title=Marc Liegghio |publisher=Western Mustangs |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> He sat out the 2015 season due to injury, but became the team's placekicker and punter in 2016 where he was named an OUA Second Team All-Star.<ref name=Western/>
In 2017, Liegghio was named a U Sports Second-team All-Canadian as a placekicker after connecting on 29 of 33 field goal attempts and all but one of his point-after-touchdown converts.<ref name=Western/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://usports.ca/en/awards/news/2017/11/2395235925/football-all-canadian-teams-announced |title=Football All-Canadian teams announced |publisher=U Sports |date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031073352/https://usports.ca/en/awards/news/2017/11/2395235925/football-all-canadian-teams-announced |url-status=dead }}</ref> He finished that season as a Vanier Cup champion when the Mustangs completed an undefeated season and defeated the Laval Rouge et Or in the 53rd Vanier Cup game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/western-laval-vanier-cup-1.4419716 |title=Western's Vanier Cup victory over Laval caps off punishing playoff run |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |last=Strong |first=Gregory |date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> In that game, Liegghio missed his only field goal attempt, but was perfect on five point-after-touchdown converts and had eight punts with a 41.8-yard average.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/fball/championship/2017/champ-boxscores/20171125_8pmq.xml |title=2017 Vanier Cup Boxscore |publisher=U Sports |date=November 25, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, he was named a U Sports Second-team All-Canadian, but this time as a punter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/football/m/news/2018/11/400722509/calgary-qb-sinagra-highlights-2018-award-winners-and-all-canadians |title=Calgary QB Sinagra highlights 2018 football award winners and All-Canadians |publisher=U Sports |date=November 22, 2018 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815183603/https://usports.ca/en/sports/football/m/news/2018/11/400722509/calgary-qb-sinagra-highlights-2018-award-winners-and-all-canadians |url-status=dead }}</ref> His best season came in 2019 when he became the first player to be named a U Sports First-team All-Canadian at both the placekicker and punter positions as he set a U Sports single-season record with a 47.5-yard punt average and connected on 22 out of 24 field goal attempts.<ref name=Awards>{{cite web|url=https://westernmustangs.ca/news/2020/5/14/communications-and-media-relations-major-awards-in-may-marc-liegghio.aspx |title=Major Awards in May: Marc Liegghio |publisher=Western Mustangs |date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> In four seasons with the Mustangs, he became the all-time leading scorer in OUA history with 442 points and set the U Sports record with 92 successfully made field goals (from 105 attempts).<ref name=Awards/>
== Professional career == [[Image:2022, 13, Marc Liegghio.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Liegghio with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2022]] === Winnipeg Blue Bombers === Liegghio was drafted in the fifth round, 39th overall, in the 2020 CFL draft, by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2020/05/04/almost-surreal-liegghio-excited-learn-medlock/ |title=Liegghio excited to learn from Medlock |publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |date=May 4, 2020}}</ref> However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of both the 2020 CFL season and the 2020 U Sports football season. Instead, he signed with the Blue Bombers on January 7, 2021 to a rookie contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://3downnation.com/2021/01/07/bombers-sign-2020-cfl-draft-selections-db-noah-hallett-k-p-marc-liegghio/ |title=Bombers sign 2020 CFL Draft selections DB Noah Hallett, K/P Marc Liegghio |publisher=3DownNation |date=January 7, 2021}}</ref> He was named the team's punter following training camp with Tyler Crapigna handling the placekicking duties. Liegghio played in his first professional game on August 5, 2021 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he had 10 punts for a 41.4-yard average (36.2-yards net average).<ref name=first>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6134/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/#boxscore |title=Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers boxscore |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> With Crapigna out with injury in the week 4 game against the Calgary Stampeders, Liegghio was also named the team's placekicker for the August 29, 2021 game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Calgary-Stamepders-vs-Winnipeg-Blue-Bombers_Aug-29.pdf |title=Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> When Sergio Castillo joined the team in October 2021, Liegghio relinquished placekicker duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/19/winnipeg-acquires-kicker-castillo-trade-lions/ |title=Winnipeg acquires kicker Castillo in trade with Lions |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> He played in all 14 regular season games in 2021, where he had 92 punts for a 43.7-yard average and four singles along with connecting on five of eight field goal attempts and five of eight point-after conversions.<ref name=CFLGuide>{{cite web |url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025-CFL-Guide-Final.pdf |title=2025 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 28, 2025}}</ref> Liegghio played in both of the team's post-season games, including the team's 33–25 overtime victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 108th Grey Cup game where he had five punts with a 38.7-yard average and one single.<ref name=CFLGuide/>
After Castillo left the Blue Bombers in free agency, Liegghio resumed double duty as the Blue Bombers' placekicker and punter for the 2022 season.<ref name=CFLGuide/> The low point in his season came in week 10 with the team holding a 9–0 record and facing the Montreal Alouettes.<ref name=2022recap>{{cite web |url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/08/12/game-recap-mtl-20-wpg-17/ |title=Game Recap {{!}} MTL 20 WPG 17 |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=August 12, 2022}}</ref> With the two teams tied 17–17, Liegghio had an opportunity to win the game with a 32-yard field goal, but missed with no time remaining in regulation.<ref name=2022recap/> He then missed a 37-yard field goal in overtime and the Alouettes won 20–17, ending the Blue Bombers' winning streak.<ref name=2022recap/> He did, however, make a career-long 55-yard field goal in the Labour Day Classic on September 4, 2022.<ref name=CFLGuide/> He had another challenging outing late in the season against the BC Lions where he missed three long field goal attempts and finished 1-for-4 on the day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6283/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-bc-lions/ |title=Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs BC Lions |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> Despite some single game struggles, Liegghio finished with a strong regular season, having connected on 32 of 39 field goal attempts (82.1%) and had 91 punts with a 46.9-yard average.<ref name=CFLGuide/> He again played in both post-season games and made one of two field goal attempts and two of three convert attempts in the Blue Bombers' 23–24 loss to the Toronto Argonauts.<ref name=CFLGuide/>
Liegghio attended training camp with the Blue Bombers in 2023, but was part of the final roster cuts on June 3, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/06/03/bombers-release-25-in-final-roster-cuts-including-canadian-kicker-marc-liegghio/ |title=Bombers release 25 in final roster cuts, including Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio |publisher=3DownNation |access-date=June 3, 2023}}</ref>
=== Hamilton Tiger-Cats === thumb|upright=0.8|Liegghio kicking a field goal for the Tiger-Cats in 2025 On June 17, 2023, it was announced that Liegghio had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, with incumbent placekicker Seth Small being placed on the suspended list.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-transactions-june-17-2 |title=Tiger-Cats transactions June 17 |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=June 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ticats sign Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio, suspend Seth Small|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/06/17/ticats-sign-canadian-kicker-marc-liegghio-suspend-seth-small/|access-date=December 27, 2023|website=3downnation.com|language=en}}</ref> He was successful on his first 17 field goal attempts with his first miss coming in August that year.<ref name=CFLGuide/> He finished the 2023 regular season having played in 17 games where he connected on 41 of 47 field goal attempts and scored three singles.<ref name=CFLGuide/> He also played in the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes where he was successful on all four of his field goal attempts with a long of 47 yards.<ref name=CFLGuide/>
In 2024, Liegghio played in all 18 regular season games where he was 43-of-48 on field goal attempts for a career-high success rate of 89.6% and was 38-of-40 on point-after conversions, which was also a career-high percentage of 95.0%.<ref name=CFLGuide/> He also finished the season having made 15 consecutive field goals.<ref name=CFLGuide/>
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