Valter Sedin
Canadian soccer player
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 28, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Canada U20 | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 20, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 8, 2026 | |||
Early life
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
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]
International career
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.[10][11]
In August 2025, he was called up to the Canada U18 team.[12][13] In May 2026, he was named to the Canada U20 for the 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament.[14][15]
Personal life
Sedin is the son of Swedish former professional hockey player Henrik Sedin and the nephew of Daniel Sedin.[16]
Career statistics
- As of July 1, 2024[17]
| 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 | ||