Valter Sedin Earns Spot in Vancouver Whitecaps’ Lineup
The WFC2 midfielder could join the matchday squad as several regulars are away and Ryan Gauld is doubtful, coach Jesper Sørensen said.
- On Saturday, 19-year-old midfielder Valter Sedin was named as a substitute for the Vancouver Whitecaps as the club hosted United, following his signing of a short-term Major League Soccer contract earlier that day.
- Head coach Jesper Sorensen included Sedin in the matchday squad because captain Ryan Gauld was unavailable due to a lower-body injury, while multiple other Whitecaps regulars remained away on international duty.
- Sedin, the son of Vancouver Canucks Hall of Famer Henrik Sedin, signed with the club's reserve team WFC2 last month after playing a starring role for Canada in U20 World Cup qualifying.
- Players from WFC2 regularly train with the first team, making Sedin's inclusion a standard procedure; he is a box-to-box central midfielder, unlike Gauld who typically plays as an attacking midfielder.
- Sedin joined the Vancouver Whitecaps academy in 2020 and spent five years there before playing for Hammarby in Sweden, later recording two assists over five appearances for WFC2 in MLS NEXT Pro.
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