Melker Widell

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Melker Widell
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Billeberga, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AaB
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2015 IK Wormo
2015–2016 LB07
2016-2021 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Malmö FF 0 (0)
2022BK Olympic (loan) 27 (3)
2023 Landskrona BoIS 14 (1)
2023– AaB 28 (6)
International career
2018 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2023– Sweden U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Viktor Melker Widell (born 19 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays either in central midfield or as a winger for Danish 1st Division club AaB.

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Early life

Widell was born 19 April 2002.[ citation needed ] His father, Mikael, played as a goalkeeper in the minor leagues of Swedish football. [1] His younger brother, Casper Widell, currently plays for the dutch team Excelsior in the Eredivisie.[ citation needed ]

Widell played youth football in Malmö FF.[ citation needed ]

Club career

On 18 July 2023, Widell joined Danish club AaB on a 3-year deal. [2]

International career

On 16 November 2023, Widell made his debut for the Sweden U21 during a 3-0 victory over Finland U21s, where he played the whole match on the central midfield.

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References

  1. "Casper Widell, il centrale dell'Helsingborg lanciato in prima squadra da un ex-Juve". transfermarkt.it (in Italian). 26 February 2024.
  2. "Officielt: AaB henter svensk kantspiller". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 July 2023.