Emil Hedvall

Emil Hedvall (born 9 June 1983) is a retired Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1][2]

Emil Hedvall
Personal information
Full name Lars Emil Hedvall
Date of birth (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983
Place of birth Leksand, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Leksands IF
IK Brage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Leksands IF
2001–2002 Forssa BK
2003 Gagnefs IF
2004–2005 Gestrike-Hammarby IF
2006–2008 Söderhamns FF 22 (0)
2009–2016 Gefle IF 71 (0)
2017 Östersunds FK 0 (0)
National team
2000 Sweden U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He holds the record of most consecutives games on the bench in Allsvenskan without getting any playing time. After 119 straight games on the bench he finally got to start for Gefle IF in the first round of the 2013 Allsvenskan when Mattias Hugosson was out with a fever.[3] He has also played for IK Brage, Forssa BK, Gagnefs IF, Gestrike-Hammarby IF and Söderhamns FF.[4] In August 2017, Hedvall signed as an emergency back-up for Östersunds FK.[5]

References
  1. "Emil Hedvall". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. "Emil Hedvall slutar med fotboll: "Jag tar med mig hjälmen hem – som en slags trofé"". helahalsingland.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "LIF-produkten hjälte – efter 119 matcher på bänken". DT.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. "Emil Hedvall Gefle IF". Svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. "Officiellt: Östersunds FK värvar Emil Hedvall". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 2017-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
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