By Christopher Duclos, Sports Intern


Sounders FC defender Adam Johansson will be coming to the Swedish Cultural Center on Friday, June 8th.

The Center is partnering with the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce to bring people this exciting meet-and-great with the Swedish national.

Born in Gothenburg Sweden, Johansson made appearances for Swedish teams Västra Frölunda, IFK Göteborg as well as the Sweden international team before joining the Seattle Sounders in 2012.

Prior to the season Johansson was sought out by the Sounders to fill the right defender position vacated by former Sounder James Riley.

Terry Anderson from the Swedish Cultural Center said this will be an opportunity to share in business, culture, family, sports, and fitness as the young Swedish professional soccer player and his background and journey to the Sounders team here in Seattle.

Come meet the new Swedish soccer player as he will be speaking at the event and signing autographs.

Tickets for the event will be sold at the door. The cost will be $15 per person/$10 for members of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and Swedish Cultural Center. Special ticket pricing for Children ages 6-12 are being sold for 5$ per child. Ticket sales will benefit into the general fund at the Cultural Center.

The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Avenue.