Caroline Seger
 Seger in October 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caroline Seger | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western New York Flash | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998-2000 | Rydebäck IF | ||
| 2001-2004 | Stattena IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005-2009 | Linköpings FC | 120 | (19) |
| 2010-2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 15 | (0) |
| 2011- | Western New York Flash | 5 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005- | Sweden | 81 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 15 May 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2011 | |||
Caroline Seger (born March 19, 1985), is a Swedish football player from Helsingborg. She plays for the Swedish Women's National Team and the Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer. From 2005 to 2009, she played for Linköpings FC.
Career
Seger played for Linköpings FC as a midfielder from 2005 to 2009. She was also the club's captain. Linköpings FC finished in the top four of the Damallsvenskan in all four of Seger's seasons with the team. Their highest finishes were 2nd place in 2008 and 1st place in 2009.
She was honored as the rookie of the year in the Damallsvenskan 2005 and midfielder of the year in 2006.
She signed a new one-year contract, for 2009 season, with Linköping in the autumnn of 2008.[1] In September of 2009, the expansion Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer announced their intention [2] to draft her with their first pick in the 2009 international draft. In December 2009, she signed a three-year contract with Philadelphia.[3] Her first season with the Independence will begin in April 2010.
Seger was traded to Western New York Flash in December 2010 in exchange for draft picks. She joins the franchise in their first season in the Women's Professional Soccer league and wears the captain's armband. [4]
References
- ^ "Linköpings Fotboll Club". Linkopingfc.com. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "BUILDING A TEAM New Philly coach Riley: 'We're starting from scratch. We have nothing to lose'". Bigapplesoccer.com. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Caroline Seger Officially Signs 3 Year Contract During Visit to Philadelphia | Philadelphia Independence". Wpsphillyindependence.com. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "WNY acquire Caroline Seger; sign USNT Player Yael Averbuch; Western New York Flash". Wnyflash.com. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
External links
- Swedish National Team profile Template:Sv
- Philadelphia Independence profile
- World Cup 2007 US vs. Sweden Pictures
- Linköpings FC Club Profile
- Olympic Profile
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