Nikolas Ledgerwood’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

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 1860 Munich 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 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.

On January 12, 2016 it was announced that Ledgerwood had signed a deal with FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. Ledgerwood played in the 3–0 loss on 11 May 2016 and the 2–0 win on 18 May 2016 against the Ottawa Fury in the Canadian Championship.

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 nine FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Career statistics

As of January 18, 2017.

• 1.^ Includes the NASL playoffs.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada’s goal tally first.