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Canadian national soccer team mainstay Nik Ledgerwood is ready to bring his career back where it all began.

FC Edmonton announced a deal today to bring the Lethbridge native into the fold for the 2016 North American Soccer League season.

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Primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder, Ledgerwood has built a steady reputation with the Canadian National team, having been capped 45 times by the senior squad. At only 30 years old and fresh off another appearance in Canada reds last September, he believes he can make a mark in his home province.

“It was the right time to come back while I can still give something back to the game,” Ledgerwood said. “I still have more than a few years where I can still be playing at a top level and I didn’t want to come back at the end where it was too late to offer something.”

Ledgerwood originally signed to TSV 1860 Munchen of German soccer’s second division out of the now defunct Calgary Storm as an 18-year-old. He has spent the last 13 years of his career playing in Germany, excluding a single season with Hammarby IF of Sweden’s top-tier professional league in 2012-13.