Nikolas Ledgerwood

Nik Ledgerwood

Personal information
Full name	Nikolas William Ledgerwood
Date of birth	(1985-01-16) 16 January 1985
Place of birth	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hammarby IF
Number	15
Youth career
1992–2003	Calgary Storm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	1860 Munich II	49	(1)
2006–2009	1860 Munich	32	(1)
2006–2007	→ SV Wacker Burghausen (loan)	15	(1)
2007	1860 Munich II	5	(0)
2009–2010	FSV Frankfurt	22	(1)
2010–2012	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	50	(1)
2010	→ SV Wehen Wiesbaden II (loan)	2	(0)
2012–	Hammarby IF	12	(2)
International career‡
2000–2001	Canada U17	10	(1)
2002–2005	Canada U20	21	(0)
2002	Canada U23	3	(0)
2007–	Canada	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2012

Nikolas "Nik" Ledgerwood (born 16 January 1985 in Lethbridge, Alberta) is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for Hammarby IF.

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. On 12 July 2010, Ledgerwood signed a two-year contract with SV Wehen Wiesbaden.

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 a away 3–1 win.

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.

Senior squad

He made his senior debut for the Canada men's national soccer team on 22 August 2007 against Iceland. He has so far represented Canada in one FIFA World Cup qualification match.