Caroline Seger

Caroline Seger
Seger playing for Sweden in 2013
Personal information
Full name Sara Caroline Seger[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden[3]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Rosengård
Number 17
Youth career
Gantofta IF
1998–2000 Rydebäck IF
2001–2004 Stattena IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Linköpings FC 139 (39)
2010 Philadelphia Independence 21 (2)
2011 Western New York Flash 13 (5)
2011 LdB FC Malmö 7 (3)
2012–2014 Tyresö FF 46 (11)
2014–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 37 (8)
2016–2017 Lyon 18 (0)
2017– FC Rosengård 112 (14)
International career
2001–2002 Sweden U17 12[4] (3[4])
2002–2004 Sweden U19 23[4] (3[4])
2005–2023 Sweden 240[4] (32[4])
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Australia Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5:59, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Sara Caroline Seger (born 19 March 1985) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder and club captain for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård. She was the long-standing captain of the Swedish national football team until she announced her retirement from international football in December 2023.[5] At 240 caps, Seger is the most capped player in Europe, male or female.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Goalscorers" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Profile". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Caroline Seger – Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Caroline Seger announces retirement from Swedish national team". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. ^ "The seven Europeans with 200 international caps: Seger, Spitse, Prinz, Sjögran, Pedersen, Panico, Fay". UEFA. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Seger: Favourites tag reflects Sweden's shifting status". FIFA. Retrieved 15 October 2021.