Jacob Mikael Widell Zetterström (born 11 July 1998) is a Swedish

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has previously played for IFK Lidingö and

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

. He is also capped by

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at international level.

Club career

Early career

Widell Zetterström started his senior career in IFK Lidingö, joining

in 2019 and going on loan back to Lidingö the first season. Without having a place in the squad in 2020 due to a head injury, he made his Djurgården debut in 2021. He would play 118 times for Djurgården.

Derby County

On 16 August 2024, Widell Zetterström signed with

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club

, on a three-year-contract after an undisclosed fee was agreed between Derby and Djurgården. Widell Zetterström made his Derby County debut in a 2–1 defeat to

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on 24 August 2024. Widell Zetterström established himself as Derby's first choice goalkeeper beating off competition from Josh Vickers. Widell Zetterström's season came to a premature end in April 2025 with four games of the season remianing, after a facial injury picked up against

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, during the 2024–25 season he played 42 times for Derby, 40 times in the league with nine clean sheets as Derby finished 19th in the Championship.

International career

Widell Zetterström made his full international debut for

on 12 January 2023, playing for 45 minutes before being replaced by Oliver Dovin in a friendly 2–1 win against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Djurgårdens IF *

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References

External links

Djurgården profile
1998 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Stockholm Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers IFK Lidingö Fotboll players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Derby County F.C. players Division 3 (Swedish football) players Division 2 (Swedish football) players Allsvenskan players English Football League players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-goalkeeper-1990s-stub