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 (on loan from Swansea City)
Number 8
Youth career
–2015 IK Wormo
2015–2016 LB07
2016–2021 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Malmö FF 0 (0)
2022 → BK Olympic (loan) 27 (3)
2023 Landskrona BoIS 14 (1)
2023–2025 AaB 44 (7)
2025– Swansea City 0 (0)
2025– → AaB (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2023–2024 Sweden U21 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:25, 16 October 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 3F Superliga club AaB on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City.

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Early life

Widell was born 19 April 2002. His father, Mikael, played as a goalkeeper in the minor leagues of Swedish football. 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. [1]

On 31 January 2025, Widell joined EFL Championship club Swansea City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, and was loaned back to AaB for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. [2] [3]

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. ↑ "Officielt: AaB henter svensk kantspiller". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Swansea City sign Sweden Under-21 international Melker Widell | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Melker Widell: Swansea City sign Aab Aalborg midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 January 2025.


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