{"id":170544,"date":"2025-08-25T21:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/170544\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T21:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:43:17","slug":"henrik-sedins-son-valter-to-represent-canada-on-u-18-soccer-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/170544\/","title":{"rendered":"Henrik Sedin’s son Valter to represent Canada on U-18 soccer squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valter Sedin, son of Vancouver Canucks<\/a>\u2019 Henrik Sedin, has been named to Canada Soccer\u2019s men\u2019s U-18 roster.<\/p>\n

Sedin, born in 2007 to Henrik and wife Johanna, was selected to join the U-18 squad in Finland next month for a camp and a pair of friendlies against Finland and Switzerland on Sept. 5 and 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring this group together as we take an important step in preparing for the next FIFA U-20 World Cup cycle,\u201d said Andrew Olivieri, Canada Soccer\u2019s men\u2019s youth excel director.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be a first event for the 2007-born generation and an opportunity to assess the talent pool prior to integrating some of Canada\u2019s top 2008 performers at the U17 World Cup this November.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the increase in youth camps across our programs, we\u2019re creating more opportunities than ever for players to grow within our environment and be ready for the challenges ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old midfielder started his soccer career with local youth clubs before joining the Whitecaps FC Pre-Academy in 2020.<\/p>\n

In 2023, he began playing with the Whitecaps FC Academy in League1, before later making his professional debut with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, he joined Swedish club Hammarby as part of their U-19 squad.<\/p>\n

Sedin holds both Canadian and Swedish citizenship and was eligible to represent either country.<\/p>\n

Along with Sedin, a number of other players with Vancouver ties have also been named to the squad, including recent Whitecaps FC BMO Academy graduate defender Ben Nash, first team midfielder Liam Mackenzie, and Whitecaps FC 2 striker Rayan Elloumi. Former Whitecaps FC BMO Academy graduate Luka Banovic was also selected.<\/p>\n

CANADA\u2019S MEN\u2019S U-18 SQUAD<\/p>\n

\u2022 Abraham, Nathaniel \u2014 University of Louisville
\u2022 Banovic, Luka \u2014 Unattached
\u2022 Bibishkov, Marsel \u2014 PFC Septemvri Sofia
\u2022 Booth, George \u2014 Reading FC
\u2022 Brown, Evan \u2014 SSV Ulm 1846
\u2022 Bruno, Zayne \u2014 Forge FC
\u2022 Elloumi, Rayan \u2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
\u2022 Fotsing, Emrick \u2014 Vancouver FC
\u2022 Guboglo, Alex \u2014 CF Montr\u00e9al
\u2022 Klukowski, Antoni \u2014 Widzew Lodz
\u2022 Lima, Lucas \u2014 GD Chaves
\u2022 Mackenzie, Liam \u2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
\u2022 Marmolejo, Emmanuel \u2014 Forge FC
\u2022 Michelbach, Kilian \u2014 FC Ingolstadt 04
\u2022 Nash, Benjamin \u2014 Penn State\u00a0University
\u2022 Nugent, Joshua \u2014 Toronto FC II
\u2022 Roache, Carter \u2014 UC Cremonese
\u2022 Samson, F\u00e9lix \u2014 CF Montr\u00e9al
\u2022 Sedin, Valter \u2014 Hammarby IF
\u2022 Server Gervais, Izan \u2014 RC Celta de Vigo
\u2022 Sopala, Aodhan \u2014 Sheffield Wednesday
\u2022 Vogele, Max \u2014 IF Brommopojkarna<\/p>\n

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