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Valter Sedin
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-02-28) February 28, 2007 (age 17)
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

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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

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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

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Sedin is the son of Swedish former professional hockey player Henrik Sedin and the nephew of Daniel Sedin.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Valter Sedin Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  2. ^ "It Starts with a Goal, presented by BMO Valter Sedin". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2024 Whitecaps FC Academy Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Valter Sedin 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ Williams, Rob (2 July 2024). "Son of Canucks legend Henrik Sedin makes pro soccer debut". Daily Hive.
  7. ^ Jakobsson, Oscar (1 July 2024). "Legendarens son debuterade i natt" [The legend's son made his debut last night]. Sportbladet (in Swedish).
  8. ^ Williams, Rob (1 June 2023). "Henrik Sedin's son Valter is on a pro soccer path with Whitecaps FC". Daily Hive.
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