Soccer-playing son of Canucks legend Henrik Sedin picked to represent Canada

Valter Sedin has taken another step forward in his soccer career.

The 18-year-old son of Vancouver Canucks legend Henrik Sedin made his pro soccer debut last year with Whitecaps FC 2, the reserve team of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Today, Valter got called up to represent Canada internationally.

Henrik’s eldest son was named to Canada Soccer’s U-18 squad for a pair of friendlies in Finland. Canada will play Finland on Sept. 5 and Switzerland on Sept. 7.

Canada Soccer’s Men's U-18 National Team Squad for Friendlies in Finland 🍁#CANM18 will face Finland on 5 September and Switzerland on 7 September. This camp marks an important step in the lead-up to the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup™, with the qualification cycle beginning in… pic.twitter.com/0zprxJRskm — CANMNT (@CANMNT_Official) August 25, 2025

“This camp marks an important step in the lead-up to the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the qualification cycle beginning in 2026 at the U-19 level,” Canada Soccer announced.

Both Henrik and Daniel Sedin raised their families in Vancouver, where they starred for the Canucks for 18 years. That continued even after they retired from pro hockey in 2018, as the Sedins continue to call Vancouver home.

Henrik and his wife Johanna have two sons, while Daniel and wife Marinette have two daughters and one son.

Valter was born and raised in Vancouver, but is also eligible to represent Sweden internationally because of his dad.

Sweden is where Valter now plays, as the midfielder signed with Hammarby IF, where he plays for their U-19 club.

“[Valter] and his family had asked us to find an agreement with a club in Sweden, where he joined an academy,” Whitecaps CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster told Daily Hive last month. “He’s not completely gone [from the Whitecaps], but right now for development reasons he’s in Sweden and we have to see how that goes.”

“He chose football, loves the sport and has put a lot of time into it, so it’s fun,” Henrik said in a Swedish-language interview with Expressen in February. “He’s been [in Sweden] for a couple of summers and trained with Hammarby, and now they gave him the chance.”

Henrik noted that the Sedin name goes more under the radar for his sons in soccer than in hockey.

“Both sons have played hockey [in Canada], and then there is a lot of focus on the last name.

“In football, he gets to keep playing his own sport.”

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