Nikolas Ledgerwood

Nikolas Ledgerwood

Personal information
Full name	Nikolas William Ledgerwood
Date of birth	16 January 1985
Place of birth	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder/Right Back
Club information
Current team	FC Edmonton
Number	6
Youth career
1992–2001	Calgary Storm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Calgary Storm	26	(0)
2003–2007	TSV 1860 München II	44	(1)
2006–2009	TSV 1860 München	32	(1)
2006–2007	→ SV Wacker Burghausen (loan)	15	(1)
2009–2010	FSV Frankfurt	22	(1)
2010–2012	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	50	(1)
2010	→ SV Wehen Wiesbaden II (loan)	2	(0)
2012–2013	Hammarby IF	36	(4)
2014	MSV Duisburg	17	(0)
2014–2015	Energie Cottbus	31	(1)
2016–	FC Edmonton	29	(2)
National team^‡
2001	Canada U17	3	(0)
2003–2005	Canada U20	7	(0)
2008	Canada U23	5	(0)
2007–	Canada	49	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016

Nikolas William "Nik" Ledgerwood (born 16 January 1985) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton.

Club career

Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Ledgerwood played for Calgary Storm in 2002, before signing with TSV 1860 München in 2003. He signed a two-year (plus two-year club option) contract with 1860 Munich of the German Second Bundesliga in July 2003. He had a few seasons with them in their 'B' team, who played in Germany's third level. In 2006, he joined their senior team but he only became a regular after a loan period at second level Wacker Burghausen, who got themselves relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season.

After five years with Munich, on 9 June 2009 he announced his move to FSV Frankfurt on a one-year contract.^[2] On 12 July 2010, Ledgerwood signed a two-year contract with SV Wehen Wiesbaden.^[2]

In the summer of 2012, it was announced that Ledgerwood had signed for Hammarby IF in the Superettan. He made his debut on 4 August 2012 in a 1–0 victory over Umeå. Three weeks later on 26 August, Ledgerwood scored his first goal for the club against Falkenbergs FF, the game ended in an away 3–1 win.^[3]

On January 12, 2016 it was announced that Ledgerwood had signed a deal with FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.

International career

Youth teams

Ledgerwood was a member of the Canadian Junior (Under-17) Team at the 2001 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament. Was injured during the Youth Team camp before the CONCACAF qualifiers in 2002. He played one game for Canada at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played in two Youth Team friendlies against the United States in December 2004. He played against Jamaica in two friendlies in July 2004. He played in all three games (Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica) at the CONCACAF U20 qualifiers in January, 2005. He played 90 minutes against Panama on 4 January 2005, and 90 minutes against Ecuador on 6 January 2005. He played 90 minutes in all three games (Syria, Colombia, Italy) at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.

Legerwood has played 21 internationals for the Canada U20 team without scoring.^[4]

Senior squad

He made his senior debut for the Canada men's national soccer team on 22 August 2007 against Iceland.^[5] He has so far represented Canada in nine FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[6]

References

1. "Nik Ledgerwood". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. "Nikolas Ledgerwood unterschreibt für zwei Jahre beim SVWW" (in German). svww.tv. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
3. "Superettan omgång: 21 den Aug 26 kl. 16.30 på Falkenbergs IP" (in Swedish). hammarbyfotboll.se. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
4. "Nik Ledgerwood matches". CanadaSoccer.
5. "National Team profile". CanadaSoccer.
6. Nikolas Ledgerwood – FIFA competition record

External links

• Nikolas Ledgerwood at National-Football-Teams.com