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{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Caroline Seger
| fullname = Sara Caroline Seger<ref>{{cite web|title=Goalscorers|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/wowc/92/58/39/925839_download.pdf|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=2011-09-18|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307103325/http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/competitions/wowc/92/58/39/925839_download.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| image = 17 Seger Caroline 130406 Sve-Isl 2-0 173006 0300.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Seger playing for Sweden in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|3|19}}<ref name="FIFA 2015">{{cite news |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |work=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |access-date=24 June 2015 |archive-date=10 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410062327/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Helsingborg]], Sweden<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/spelarportratt/?profile=27331 |title=Profile |language=sv |work=[[Swedish Football Association|Svenska Fotbollförbundet]] |access-date=25 June 2015 |archive-date=26 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626162939/http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/spelarportratt/?profile=27331 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| height = 1.74 m<ref name="FIFA 2015"/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Gantofta IF]]
| youthyears2 = 1998–2000
| youthclubs2 = Rydebäck IF
| youthyears3 = 2001–2004
| youthclubs3 = [[Stattena IF]]
| years1 = 2004–2009
| clubs1 = [[Linköpings FC]]
| caps1 = 139
| goals1 = 39
| years2 = 2010
| clubs2 = [[Philadelphia Independence]]
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = [[Western New York Flash]]
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = [[FC Rosengård|LdB FC Malmö]]
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2012–2014
| clubs5 = [[Tyresö FF]]
| caps5 = 46
| goals5 = 11
| years6 = 2014–2016
| clubs6 = [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2016–2017
| clubs7 = [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]]
| caps7 = 18
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017–2024
| clubs8 = [[FC Rosengård]]
| caps8 = 112
| goals8 = 14
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden women's national under-17 football team|Sweden U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12<ref name="seger"/>
| nationalgoals1 = 3<ref name="seger"/>
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2004
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden women's national under-19 football team|Sweden U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 23<ref name="seger"/>
| nationalgoals2 = 3<ref name="seger"/>
| nationalteam3 = [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalyears3 = 2005–2023
| nationalcaps3 = 240<ref name="seger">{{Cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/caroline-seger/ac1c7de9-afc0-408b-bb4c-6050f41f033e/|title=Caroline Seger – Spelarstatistik|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|access-date=21 February 2024|language=sv|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419180732/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/caroline-seger/ac1c7de9-afc0-408b-bb4c-6050f41f033e/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| nationalgoals3 = 32<ref name="seger"/>
| club-update = 21 February 2024
| nationalteam-update = 5:59, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Association football|soccer]]}}
{{Medal|Country| {{SWE}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011 Germany]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 France]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 Australia]]|Team}}

}}

'''Sara Caroline Seger''' (born 19 March 1985) is a Swedish former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] and club captain for [[Damallsvenskan]] club [[FC Rosengård]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/PpOwv0/damalllsvenskan-caroline-seger-avslutar-karriaren-hyllades |title=Seger hyllad i sista matchen: "Enormt konstigt" |date=9 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024 |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109153150/https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/PpOwv0/damalllsvenskan-caroline-seger-avslutar-karriaren-hyllades |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the long-standing captain of the [[Sweden women's national football team|Swedish national football team]] until she announced her retirement from international football in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caroline Seger announces retirement from Swedish national team|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/quick-update/caroline-seger-announces-retirement-from-swedish-national-team/|access-date=2024-02-21|website=The Athletic|date=3 December 2023 |language=en|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221060511/https://equalizersoccer.com/quick-update/caroline-seger-announces-retirement-from-swedish-national-team/|url-status=live}}</ref> At 240 caps, Seger is the most capped player in Europe, male or female.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The seven Europeans with 200 international caps: Seger, Spitse, Prinz, Sjögran, Pedersen, Panico, Fay|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/news/025b-0edff2b5bd76-ec369f3d51ef-1000--the-seven-europeans-with-200-international-caps-seger-spits/|access-date=2024-02-21|website=UEFA|language=en|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221054646/https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/news/025b-0edff2b5bd76-ec369f3d51ef-1000--the-seven-europeans-with-200-international-caps-seger-spits/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Seger: Favourites tag reflects Sweden's shifting status|url=https://fifa.com/|access-date=2021-10-15|website=FIFA|language=en|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811114544/https://www.fifa.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Linköping===
An industrious central midfielder, Seger played for [[Linköpings FC]] from 2005 to 2009 and served as the club's [[Captain (association football)|captain]]. Linköping finished in the top four of the Damallsvenskan in four of Seger's five seasons with the team. Their highest finishes were second place in 2008 and first place in 2009. The team also captured the [[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen]] on three occasions in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

While playing for Linköping, Seger was honoured as the Damallsvenskan's Rookie of the Year in 2005 and Midfielder of the Year in 2006 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fogis.se/fotbollsgalan/tidigare-vinnare/ovriga-utmarkelser/|title=Övriga utmärkelser|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210151/http://fogis.se/fotbollsgalan/tidigare-vinnare/ovriga-utmarkelser/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Carolineseger.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Seger in October 2007]]

After the team finished second and qualified for the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]], Seger signed a new one-year contract with Linköping in the autumn of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linkopingfc.com/index.php?articleid=187 |title=Linköpings Fotboll Club |publisher=Linkopingfc.com |date=6 November 2008 |access-date=2011-01-14 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724110116/http://www.linkopingfc.com/index.php?articleid=187 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was proud to lead the club to a league and cup "[[Double (association football)|double]]" in her final campaign with the team. Seger also won the 2009 [[Diamantbollen]], awarded to the year's best Swedish women's soccer player.<ref name=diamantbollen>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-damer/diamantbollen/ |title=Diamantbollen |language=sv |publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121082553/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-damer/diamantbollen/ |archive-date=21 November 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 December 2011}}</ref>

Seger's last game for Linköping was a 2–0 defeat by [[FCR 2001 Duisburg|Duisburg]] in the [[2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/caroline-seger-taggar-for-en-sista-vinst%5C|title=Caroline Seger taggar för en sista vinst|publisher=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|date=10 November 2009|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv|first=Jenny|last=Agö|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232902/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/caroline-seger-taggar-for-en-sista-vinst%5C|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===United States===
In September 2009, the [[expansion team]] [[Philadelphia Independence]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS) announced their intention<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/sections/wps2.php?article_id=19832 |title=BUILDING A TEAM New Philly coach Riley: 'We're starting from scratch. We have nothing to lose' |publisher=Bigapplesoccer.com |date=4 September 2009 |access-date=2011-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718101614/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/sections/wps2.php?article_id=19832 |archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> to draft Seger with their first pick in the [[2009 WPS International Draft|2009 international draft]]. In December 2009, she signed a three-year contract with Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wpsphillyindependence.com/caroline-seger-officially-signs-3-year-contract-during-visit-to-philadelphia/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206014612/http://www.wpsphillyindependence.com/caroline-seger-officially-signs-3-year-contract-during-visit-to-philadelphia/ |url-status=dead |archive-date= 6 February 2010 |title=Caroline Seger Officially Signs 3 Year Contract During Visit to Philadelphia {{!}} Philadelphia Independence |publisher=Wpsphillyindependence.com |date=30 January 2010 |access-date=2011-01-14 }}</ref> Her first season with the Independence began in April 2010 and culminated in a 4–0 defeat to [[FC Gold Pride]] in the [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season#Playoffs|WPS Championship]] game. Seger scored one goal and posted five assists in her 18 appearances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ourgamemagazine.wordpress.com/2010/12/19/caroline-seger-traded-from-philadelphia-to-wny-flash/ |title=Caroline Seger traded from Philadelphia to WNY Flash |publisher=Our Game Magazine |date=19 December 2010 |access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518211447/http://ourgamemagazine.wordpress.com/2010/12/19/caroline-seger-traded-from-philadelphia-to-wny-flash/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She underwent surgery on a heel injury after the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/seger-kraver-110-procent/|title=Seger kräver 110 procent|newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|date=20 June 2011|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv|first=Micke|last=Larsson|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161956/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/seger-kraver-110-procent/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Caroline Seger and Sinead Farrelly.jpg|right|thumb|Seger (9) in the 2011 WPS Championship]]

Seger was traded to [[Western New York Flash]] in December 2010 in exchange for draft picks. She joined the franchise in their first season in the WPS and wore the captain's armband.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnyflash.com/index.cfm?template=news&news_id=4601 |title=WNY acquire Caroline Seger; sign USNT Player Yael Averbuch; Western New York Flash |publisher=Wnyflash.com |date=20 December 2010 |access-date=2011-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131162853/http://www.wnyflash.com/index.cfm?template=news |archive-date=31 January 2011}}</ref> On 14 August 2011 the Seger-led Flash secured the best record in the league, a bye in the playoffs, and played at home for the league championship on 27 August. They beat Seger's former club Philadelphia Independence in the Championship game, 5–4 in [[Penalty shootout (association football)|PKs]] after a 1–1 draw.

Seger played just 12 matches for the Flash, as the FIFA Women's World Cup took place during the season. She scored five goals and served one assist. Coach [[Aaran Lines]] was very happy with Seger's contribution, but her contract contained a release clause which allowed her to leave for a team outside the United States after one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/?p=6780|title=Flash lose Captain Caroline Seger to Swedish team|publisher=[[Democrat and Chronicle]]|date=1 September 2011|access-date=18 May 2014|first=Jeff|last=Di Veronica|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140518174927/http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/?p=6780|archive-date=18 May 2014}}</ref>

===Tyresö FF===
In August 2011, Seger announced that she would join [[FC Rosengård|LdB FC Malmö]] on a short-term contract to cover the remainder of the [[2011 Damallsvenskan]] season, although she remained undecided about her subsequent destination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malmö strengthen with Seger|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/01f4-0e12441b386c-39f1012f6664-1000--malmo-strengthen-with-seger/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=26 August 2011|date=26 August 2011|last=Dutt|first=Sujay|archive-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004235037/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1668310.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that same month, it was confirmed that Seger would join [[Tyresö FF]] on a two-year deal to start in the [[2012 Damallsvenskan]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/arkiv/damallsvenskan/2011/08/caroline-seger-till-tyreso-2012/|title=Caroline Seger till Tyresö 2012|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|date=31 August 2011|access-date=18 May 2014|first=Stig|last=Lindmark|language=sv|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205338/http://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/arkiv/damallsvenskan/2011/08/caroline-seger-till-tyreso-2012/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her three goals in seven league games helped Malmö secure the 2011 Damallsvenskan title.

[[File:Caroline Seger Supercupen.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Seger playing for Tyresö in 2013]]

Seger collected her third Damallsvenskan title in 2012, after Tyresö's dramatic last day win over Malmö. [[Madelaine Edlund]] scored the winning goal after Seger's shot had hit the post.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-vann-sm-guld-efter-dramatik/|title=Tyresö vann SM-guld efter dramatik|newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|date=3 November 2012|access-date=29 August 2013|language=sv|first=Johannes|last=Cleris|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162154/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-vann-sm-guld-efter-dramatik/|url-status=live}}</ref> Seger and Tyresö were [[Upset (competition)|upset]] in the final of the Svenska Cupen, by [[Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC]] who won 2–1 after extra time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/small-team-with-enormous-heart/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|title=Small Team With Enormous Heart|date=18 October 2012|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=18 May 2014|first=Yael|last=Averbuch|author-link=Yael Averbuch|archive-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080729/https://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/small-team-with-enormous-heart/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> In early 2014, it became clear that Tyresö were in financial difficulty and could not afford to keep Seger and their other leading players.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/marta-lamnar-tyreso/|title=Marta lämnar Tyresö|date=8 April 2014|work=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|access-date=28 April 2014|first=Lisa|last=Edwinsson|language=sv|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413234758/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/marta-lamnar-tyreso/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2014, Seger had been approached by [[Seattle Reign FC]], who had obtained her rights for the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL), and two other American teams had expressed interest. She was also in [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] negotiations with [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/05/seger-pa-nytt-om-psg-ryktet|title=Seger på nytt om PSG-ryktet|date=15 May 2014|work=Damfotboll.com|access-date=18 May 2014|first=Alva|last=Nilsson|language=sv|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502003442/http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/05/seger-pa-nytt-om-psg-ryktet|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Paris Saint-Germain===
Seger sealed her move to [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris Saint-Germain]] in June 2014, signing a two-year contract. She left as Tyresö withdrew from the league and released all their players.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.psg.fr/en/News/003001/Article/67201/Seger-signs-for-Paris-Saint-Germain|title=Seger signs for Paris Saint-Germain|date=5 June 2014|publisher=[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.]]|access-date=11 June 2014|language=fr|archive-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329194809/http://www.psg.fr/en/News/003001/Article/67201/Seger-signs-for-Paris-Saint-Germain|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Olympique Lyon  ===
On 2 July 2016, [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]] announced the signing of Seger.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.olweb.fr/fr/article/mercato-cinq-nouvelles-joueuses-rejoignent-l-ol-feminin-71178.html|title=Mercato : Cinq nouvelles joueuses rejoignent l'OL Féminin|date=2 July 2016|publisher=[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]|access-date=27 September 2016|language=fr|archive-date=13 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013123130/http://www.olweb.fr/fr/article/mercato-cinq-nouvelles-joueuses-rejoignent-l-ol-feminin-71178.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2016/17 season Seger helped Lyon win the [[Division 1 Feminine]], the [[Coupe de France Feminine]] and the [[UEFA Women's Champions League|UEFA Women’s Champions League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/france/feminine-division-1/20162017/regular-season/r36248/|title=Summary – Feminine Division 1 – France – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Women Soccerway|website=uk.women.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>

===FC Rosengård===
In 2017, Seger returned to Sweden by joining [[FC Rosengård]] in the [[Damallsvenskan]] league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gp.se/1.4517725|title=Caroline Seger till Rosengård|first=Robin|last=Salomonsson|date=9 August 2017|website=gp.se|access-date=24 February 2021|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122040349/https://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/caroline-seger-till-roseng%C3%A5rd-1.4517725|url-status=live}}</ref> She helped Rosengård win the [[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen Damer]] and finish second in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/players/caroline-seger/7673/|title=Sweden – C. Seger – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Women Soccerway|website=uk.women.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-06-16|archive-date=19 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619082940/https://uk.women.soccerway.com/players/caroline-seger/7673/|url-status=live}}</ref> On Saturday November 9, 2024 she played the last game of her career, as Resengard beat Djurgården 3–0. At the end of the game the whole crowd gave her a standing ovation for her outstanding football career.<ref name="Downey">{{Cite news |last=Downey |first=Sophie |date=2024-11-13 |title=Caroline Seger signs off as Swedish football icon after two decades at top |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/13/caroline-seger-signs-off-as-swedish-football-icon-moving-the-goalposts |access-date=2024-11-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==International career==
Seger made her first appearance for the senior Swedish national team in March 2005; a 2–1 defeat by [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] at [[2005 Algarve Cup|that year's Algarve Cup]]. She intended to score the winning goal at [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005]] in [[North West England]]. Although Seger was part of the team, she failed to score as Sweden lost to rivals [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] in [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]] of the semi-final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Caroline Seger |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=69895/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140518175000/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=69895/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2014 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=18 May 2014 }}</ref>

Seger continued to be selected under new coach [[Thomas Dennerby]] and was part of the Sweden team surprisingly eliminated in the first round of the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. After that failure some experienced players retired and Seger was given a prominent role in the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/caroline-seger-part-of-sweden-s-new-generation-1.1047048|title=Caroline Seger part of Sweden's new generation|date=15 June 2011|work=[[CBC Sports]]|access-date=18 May 2014|first=John F.|last=Molinaro|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814113626/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/caroline-seger-part-of-sweden-s-new-generation-1.1047048|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2008 she overcame a thigh injury to take her place in the squad for the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Beijing Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/tidigare/2008/07/dam-caroline-seger-tror-pa-spel-i-os/|title=Dam: Caroline Seger tror på spel i OS|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|date=15 July 2008|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210206/http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/tidigare/2008/07/dam-caroline-seger-tror-pa-spel-i-os/|url-status=live}}</ref> In China she participated in the Swedes' 2–0 quarter-final defeat by Germany.

[[File:Caroline Seger in 2011.JPG|right|thumb|upright|Seger captaining Sweden in World Cup 2011]]

Impressed by Seger's work rate and positive attitude, Dennerby had appointed her as national team captain for a qualifying match with [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]] in May 2008, when regular captain [[Victoria Sandell Svensson]] was injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/kapten-seger-redo-att-segra|title=Kapten Seger redo att segra|publisher=[[Sveriges Television]]|date=6 May 2008|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210855/http://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/kapten-seger-redo-att-segra|url-status=live}}</ref> Sandell Svensson retired after Sweden's 3–1 defeat by Norway in the quarter-final of [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]] and Seger took over as full-time captain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.svd.se/sport/seger-ny-landslagskapten_3474063.svd|title=Seger ny landslagskapten|newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |date=5 September 2009|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv|first=Janne|last=Bengtsson }}</ref>

Seger led Sweden to third place at the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in Germany. She featured in Sweden's 3–1 semi-final defeat to eventual winners [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]] in [[Frankfurt]]. Sweden secured third place by beating [[France women's national football team|France]] 2–1 in [[Sinsheim]], although Seger missed the game with a calf injury. Third place also ensured Sweden's qualification for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Olympic football tournament]] in [[London]]. Dennerby kept Seger in Sweden's Olympic squad for London,<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Sweden |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804002100/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|work=[[FIFA]]|date=24 July 2012|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref> where they lost to [[France women's national football team|France]] in the quarter-finals.

In October 2012, new national team coach [[Pia Sundhage]] decided that Seger and [[Lotta Schelin]] would share the captaincy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2012/10/seger-och-schelin-nya-lagkaptener/|title=Seger och Schelin nya lagkaptener|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]] |date=21 October 2012|access-date=18 May 2014|language=sv}}</ref> Sundhage named Seger in the squad for [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]], which Sweden hosted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2013/06/emtrupp2013/|title=Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp|date=25 June 2013|access-date=25 June 2013|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231113/https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/damer/arkiv/landslag/2013/06/emtrupp2013/|url-status=live}}</ref> Seger was disappointed when Sweden lost 1–0 to Germany in the semi-final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotbolls-em-2013/segerjust-nu-ar-allt-tomt/|title=Seger:"Just nu är allt tomt"|date=25 July 2013|access-date=18 May 2014|publisher=Sydsvenskan|language=sv|first=Anja|last=Gatu|archive-date=19 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519095203/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotbolls-em-2013/segerjust-nu-ar-allt-tomt/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Seger appeared in all 6 matches for Sweden at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and won the Silver Medal after a 2–1 loss to Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/elin-rubensson/125306/|title=E.Rubensson|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201312/https://us.soccerway.com/players/elin-rubensson/125306/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Seger became the sole captain of the National team after [[Lotta Schelin]]’s retirement from international football.

Seger led Sweden to the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] hosted in France. On 6 July 2019, Seger played her 200th match with Sweden, facing [[England women's national football team|England]]. The match was a 2–1 victory for Sweden, giving them third place in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/g7r9Xk/caroline-segers-milstolpe--gor-sin-200e-landskamp|title=Caroline Segers milstolpe – gör sin 200:e landskamp|website=aftonbladet.se|language=sv|date=6 July 2019|access-date=6 July 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706193548/https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/g7r9Xk/caroline-segers-milstolpe--gor-sin-200e-landskamp|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65902530 |access-date=2023-06-20 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620230033/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65902530 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of that year, in December 2023 she announced her retirement due to her struggle with a calf injury.<ref name="Downey"/>

==Personal life==
Seger is an [[Coming out|out]] [[lesbian]], telling ''[[QX (magazine)|QX magazine]]'' in December 2013 that she was proud of her girlfriend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qx.se/uploads/ae/54b81ed65dac44935e2d789ed25ee9.pdf |title=Seger Ärvår|publisher=[[QX (magazine)|QX]] |date=December 2013 |access-date=18 May 2014 |first=Jessica |last=Lundgren |page=21 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210851/http://www.qx.se/uploads/ae/54b81ed65dac44935e2d789ed25ee9.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2014 }}</ref> In previous years Seger had concealed her orientation, but decided to speak out to be a role model for others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/damlandslaget/article16945067.ab|title=Det tog lång tid att acceptera att det var tjejer jag tände på|publisher=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=11 June 2013|access-date=18 May 2014|first=Malin|last=Wahlberg|language=sv|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205651/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/damlandslaget/article16945067.ab|url-status=live}}</ref> She used to be in a relationship with fellow professional football player [[Malin Levenstad]].<ref>Sweden Captain Caroline Seger & Malin Levenstad Broke Up ...heavy.com › Sports</ref>

==Career statistics==
=== International ===
:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seger goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Caroline Seger
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|2005-03-13|format=dmy}}
|[[Loulé]], Portugal
|{{fbw|Norway}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[2005 Algarve Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Norge–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570458/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719164702/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570458/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|2006-06-18|format=dmy}}
|[[Minsk]], Belarus
|{{fbw|Belarus}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|[[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 World Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|2007-05-05|format=dmy}}
|[[Trento]], Italy
|{{fbw|Italy}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying|Euro 2009 qualifying]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Italien–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/italien-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570684/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719164704/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/italien-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570684/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|2007-11-08|format=dmy}}
|[[Viborg, Denmark]]
|{{fbw|Denmark}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|style="text-align:center"|4–2
|[[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification#Olympic play-off|2008 Olympic play-off]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Danmark–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570760/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719164704/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570760/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|2009-08-25|format=dmy}}
|[[Turku]], Finland
|{{fbw|Russia}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/frauen-em-2009-in-finnland-gruppe-c-schweden-russland/ |title=2009 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden – Russia: Group match|publisher=worldfootball.net}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2009-10-24|format=dmy}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Baku]], Azerbaijan
|rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Azerbaijan}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Azerbajdzjan–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/azerbajdzjan-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1571007/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194507/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/azerbajdzjan-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1571007/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2009-10-28|format=dmy}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Heverlee]], Belgium
|rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1
|rowspan="2"|[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Belgien–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/belgien-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1571009/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194509/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/belgien-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1571009/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2010-06-23|format=dmy}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Azerbaijan}}
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|17–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sverige–Azerbajdzjan – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-azerbajdzjan-landskamper-dam-senior/1571215/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194504/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-azerbajdzjan-landskamper-dam-senior/1571215/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|2010-08-21|format=dmy}}
|[[Prague]], Czech Republic
|{{fbw|Czech Republic}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Tjeckien–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tjeckien-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1571218/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194511/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tjeckien-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1571218/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|2012-03-31|format=dmy}}
|[[Malmö]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|{{dts|2013-07-04|format=dmy}}
|[[Ljungskile]], Sweden
|{{fbw|England}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|{{dts|2013-09-21|format=dmy}}
|[[Malmö]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Poland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2015 World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sverige–Polen – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-polen-landskamper-dam-senior/2608781/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194506/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-polen-landskamper-dam-senior/2608781/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|2014-05-08|format=dmy}}
|[[Växjö]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Northern Ireland}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2015 World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sverige–Nordirland – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-nordirland-landskamper-dam-senior/2608882/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194505/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-nordirland-landskamper-dam-senior/2608882/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|2014-06-14|format=dmy}}
|[[Motherwell]], Scotland
|{{fbw|Scotland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2015 World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Skottland–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/skottland-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/2608884/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718201123/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/skottland-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/2608884/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|{{dts|2014-06-19|format=dmy}}
|[[Tórshavn]], Faroe Islands
|{{fbw|Faroe Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2015 World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Färöarna–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/faroarna-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/2608886/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194503/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/faroarna-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/2608886/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2015-03-04|format=dmy}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Vila Real de Santo António]], Portugal
|rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–2
|rowspan="2"|[[2015 Algarve Cup]]
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|{{dts|2015-04-08|format=dmy}}
|[[Stockholm]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Denmark}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|style="text-align:center"|3–3
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sverige–Danmark – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-dam-senior/2974126/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194509/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-dam-senior/2974126/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|2015-10-27|format=dmy}}
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Denmark}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying|Euro 2017 qualifying]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|{{dts|2016-03-05|format=dmy}}
|[[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|{{fbw|Switzerland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2016 Olympic Qualifying]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|{{dts|2017-06-13|format=dmy}}
|[[Växjö]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Scotland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|2017-10-24|format=dmy}}
|[[Borås]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Hungary}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2019 World Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|2018-04-05|format=dmy}}
|[[Szombathely]], Hungary
|{{fbw|Hungary}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2019 World Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|{{dts|2019-04-06|format=dmy}}
|[[Stockholm]], Sweden
|{{fbw|Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sverige–Tyskland – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-tyskland-landskamper-dam-senior/4105163/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194515/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-tyskland-landskamper-dam-senior/4105163/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|{{dts|2019-09-03|format=dmy}}
|[[Liepāja]], Latvia
|{{fbw|Latvia}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying|Euro 2022 qualifying]]
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|{{dts|2021-04-13|format=dmy}}
|[[Łódź]], Poland
|{{fbw|Poland}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|style="text-align:center"|4–2
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Polen–Sverige – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/polen-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/4875962/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194505/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/polen-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/4875962/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2021-09-21|format=dmy}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Georgia}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2023 World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sverige–Georgien – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-georgien-landskamper-dam-senior/4969725/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194507/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-georgien-landskamper-dam-senior/4969725/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|31
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|32
|{{dts|2022-02-23|format=dmy}}
|[[Lagos, Portugal]]
|{{fbw|Italy}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–1<br>([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]] 6–5)
|[[2022 Algarve Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sverige–Italien – Matchfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-italien-landskamper-dam-senior/5121707/|publisher=[[Swedish Football Association]]|language=sv|access-date=19 July 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719194514/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-italien-landskamper-dam-senior/5121707/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
[[File:15 Caroline Seger 111023 Sverige-Schweiz 3-0 8331.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Seger playing her first game for new coach [[Pia Sundhage]] at [[Växjö]]'s [[Myresjöhus Arena]]]]

'''Linköpings FC'''
*[[Damallsvenskan]]: 2009
*[[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen]]: 2006, 2008, 2009
*[[Svenska Supercupen (women)|Svenska Supercupen]]: 2009

'''Western New York Flash'''
*[[Women's Professional Soccer]]: [[2011 Women's Professional Soccer season|2011]]

'''LdB FC Malmö'''
*[[Damallsvenskan]]: [[2011 Damallsvenskan|2011]]
*[[Svenska Supercupen (women)|Svenska Supercupen]]: 2011

'''Tyresö FF'''
*[[Damallsvenskan]]: [[2012 Damallsvenskan|2012]]

'''Olympique Lyon'''
*[[Division 1 Féminine]]: [[2016–17 Division 1 Féminine|2016–17]]
*[[Coupe de France Féminine]]: 2017
*[[UEFA Women's Champions League]][[2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League|: 2016–17]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-06-01 |title=Women's Champions League final: Lyon 0–0 Paris St-Germain (7–6 pens) |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40111172 |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605053233/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40111172 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Rosengard'''
*[[Damallsvenskan]]:  [[2019 Damallsvenskan|2019]], [[2021 Damallsvenskan|2021]], [[2022 Damallsvenskan|2022]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rosengård är svenska mästare. Detta sedan Linköping på måndagen spelat oavgjort. |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/rosengard-svenska-mastare-efter-linkopings-poangtapp/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.expressen.se |date=24 October 2022 |language=sv |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102162231/https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/rosengard-svenska-mastare-efter-linkopings-poangtapp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen]]: 2017–18, 2021–22

'''Sweden'''
*[[FIFA Women's World Cup]] Third place: [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]], [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]] 
*[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Summer Olympics]] Silver Medal: [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016]], [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2020]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Canada beat Sweden on penalties to win gold|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58117978|access-date=2021-08-07|archive-date=15 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415195716/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58117978|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Algarve Cup]]: [[2009 Algarve Cup|2009]], [[2018 Algarve Cup|2018]]

'''Sweden U19'''
* Nordic Cup: runner-up 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nordiccup-wom-u21.html|title=Nordic Cup (Women U-20/U-21/U-23)|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719173702/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nordiccup-wom-u21.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Sweden U17'''
* Nordic Cup: runner-up 2001, 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nordiccup-wom-u17.html|title=Nordic Cup (Women U-17)|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=30 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130211728/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nordiccup-wom-u17.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[:sv:Fotbollsgalan 2005|Sweden Breakthrough Player of the Year]]; 2005
*Best Swedish Midfielder: [[:sv:Fotbollsgalan 2006|2006]], [[:sv:Fotbollsgalan 2009|2009]], [[:sv:Fotbollsgalan 2010|2010]], [[:sv:Fotbollsgalan 2014|2014]], [[:sv:Fotbollsgalan 2015|2015]]
*[[Diamantbollen]]: 2009, 2019
*[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup#All-Star Team|FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]
*[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013#Awards|UEFA Squad of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Caroline Seger}}
* {{sports links}}
* {{FIFA player|265238}}
* {{UEFA player|69895}}
* [http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=8696 Caroline Seger] at statsfootofeminin.fr {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055349/http://www.psg.fr/en/Woman-Team/4010004/Player-sheet/3352/Seger-Caroline Caroline Seger] at [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris Saint-Germain]] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100808071041/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/philadelphia/players/bios/seger-caroline Caroline Seger] at Philadelphia Independence (archived)
* [http://www.linkopingfc.com/index.php?playerid=4 Caroline Seger at Linköpings FC] {{in lang|sv}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{SOK}}

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