Valter Sedin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 28, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fusion FC | |||
| 2020–2025 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| 2025–2026 | Hammarby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 5 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Canada U20 | 7 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 26, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 8, 2026 | |||
Valter Sedin (born February 28, 2007) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro. He is the son of Swedish former hockey player Henrik Sedin.
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, as an academy call-up, against St. Louis City 2.[6][7]
In February 2025, he joined the U19 team of Swedish club Hammarby.[8]
In August 2026, he signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2, through June 2028.[9] In September 2026, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a short-term loan.[10]
International career
[edit]Sedin is eligible to represent both Sweden and Canada.
In November 2023 and May 2024, he was invited to a training camps for 2007-born players with the Sweden U17 team.[11][12]
In August 2025, he was called up to the Canada U18 team.[13][14] In May 2026, he was named to the Canada U20 for the 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament.[15][16]
Personal life
[edit]Sedin is the son of Swedish former professional hockey player Henrik Sedin and the nephew of Daniel Sedin.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of July 1, 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC Academy | 2023[5] | League1 British Columbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Valter Sedin Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ↑ "It Starts with a Goal, presented by BMO Valter Sedin". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 12, 2022.
- ↑ "2024 Whitecaps FC Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 12, 2024.
- 1 2 "Valter Sedin 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024.
- ↑ Williams, Rob (July 2, 2024). "Son of Canucks legend Henrik Sedin makes pro soccer debut". Daily Hive.
- ↑ Jakobsson, Oscar (July 1, 2024). "Legendarens son debuterade i natt" [The legend's son made his debut last night]. Sportbladet (in Swedish).
- ↑ Knekta, Jonathan; Rahm, Nils (February 7, 2025). "Valter Sedin klar för Hammarby" [Valter Sedin ready for Hammarby]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Son of NHL legend Henrik Sedin, Valter signs MLS NEXT deal with Whitecaps". sportsnet. August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 midfielder Valter Sedin to first MLS short-term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 26, 2026.
- ↑ Damm, Maximilian (November 15, 2023). "Hallgren får chansen att visa upp sig" [Hallgren gets the chance to show himself]. Svenska Fans (in Swedish).
- ↑ Damm, Maximilian (May 22, 2024). "Trupp till Bosön är ute" [The squad for Bosön is out]. Svenska Fans (in Swedish).
- ↑ Ip, Stephanie (August 25, 2025). "Henrik Sedin's son Valter to represent Canada on U-18 soccer squad". The Province.
- ↑ Steiner, Ben (August 25, 2025). "Henrik Sedin's son, Valter to play for Canadian national soccer team". The Daily Faceoff.
- ↑ "Valter Sedin, son of Henrik, named to Canada U20 soccer roster". Sportsnet. May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Heyen, Billy (May 23, 2026). "Canucks legend Henrik Sedin's son is excelling in a different sport". The Sporting News.
- ↑ Williams, Rob (June 1, 2023). "Henrik Sedin's son Valter is on a pro soccer path with Whitecaps FC". Daily Hive.
- ↑ Valter Sedin at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Valter Sedin at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2007 births
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Canadian people of Swedish descent
- Whitecaps FC Academy players
- Whitecaps FC 2 players
- British Columbia Premier League players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players