Draft:Valter Sedin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 28, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fusion FC | |||
| 2020– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 | |||
Valter Sedin (born February 28, 2007) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club Whitecaps FC 2.
Early life
[edit]Sedin played youth soccer with Fusion FC and joined the Whitecaps FC Pre-Academy in August 2020.[1][2] In 2022, he won the Whitecaps Academy U15 Student-Athlete Award and in 2024, won the U17 Student-Athlete Award.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]In 2023, Sedin began playing with the Whitecaps FC Academy in League1 British Columbia.[5]
On June 30, 2024, Sedin made his professional debut with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro against St. Louis City 2.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Sedin is the son of Swedish former professional hockey player Henrik Sedin and the nephew of Daniel Sedin.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Valter Sedin Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "It Starts with a Goal, presented by BMO Valter Sedin". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 12 July 2022.
- ^ "2024 Whitecaps FC Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Valter Sedin 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024.
- ^ Williams, Rob (2 July 2024). "Son of Canucks legend Henrik Sedin makes pro soccer debut". Daily Hive.
- ^ Jakobsson, Oscar (1 July 2024). "Legendarens son debuterade i natt" [The legend's son made his debut last night]. Sportbladet (in Swedish).
- ^ Williams, Rob (1 June 2023). "Henrik Sedin's son Valter is on a pro soccer path with Whitecaps FC". Daily Hive.
External links
[edit]- Valter Sedin at Soccerway