Jacob Widell Zetterström
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Jacob Widell Zetterström in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Mikael Widell Zetterström | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 2014–2015 | IFK Lidingö | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | IFK Lidingö | 37 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Djurgårdens IF | 87 | (0) |
| 2019 | → IFK Lidingö (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Derby County | 68 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:51, 27 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:13, 20 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jacob Mikael Widell Zetterström (born 11 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Derby County and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Early career
Widell Zetterström started his senior career in IFK Lidingö, joining Djurgårdens IF in 2019 and going on loan back to Lidingö the first season.[1] Without having a place in the squad in 2020 due to a head injury, he made his Djurgården debut in 2021.[2] He would play 118 times for Djurgården.
Derby County
On 16 August 2024, Widell Zetterström signed with English Championship club Derby County, on a three-year-contract after an undisclosed fee was agreed between Derby and Djurgården.[3] Widell Zetterström made his Derby County debut in a 2–1 defeat to Watford on 24 August 2024.[4] Widell Zetterström established himself as Derby's first choice goalkeeper beating off competition from Josh Vickers.[5] Widell Zetterström's season came to a premature end in April 2025 with four games of the season remaining, after a facial injury picked up against Portsmouth, 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.[6]
Widell Zetterström returned from injury ahead of the 2025–26 season and kept his place as first-choice goalkeeper. He was nominated for the EFL Championship Player of the Month for October 2025.[7] Amid transfer speculation about a potential move to a Premier League club, it was reported in January 2026 that Widell Zetterström was in talks over a potential contact extension at Derby.[8] In January 2026, Widell Zetterström was forced out of the Derby team with an viral infection. He was ruled out of action for February and March with Derby head coach John Eustace calling the mystery illness a "worrying" time for the player who suffered multiple concussions when playing in Sweden, he was sent for tests to investigate the issue.[9]
International career
Widell Zetterström made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023, playing for 45 minutes before being replaced by Oliver Dovin in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Lidingö | 2015 | Division 4 Mellersta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Division 3 Östra Svealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Division 2 Norra Svealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Division 2 Norra Svealand | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
| IFK Lidingö (loan) | 2019 | Division 2 Norra Svealand | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Derby County | 2024–25[14] | Championship | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[15] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
- Djurgårdens IF
References
- ^ "35. Jacob Widell Zetterström" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "J. Widell Zetterström". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Derby County confirm biggest transfer of the summer". DerbyshireLive. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Widell Zetterstrom's perfect response to Watford fans as Derby County transfer need laid bare". DerbyshireLive. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "'Blimey' - the winners and the losers as brilliant Derby County defy early expectation". DerbyshireLive. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "John Eustace confirms significant Derby County injury blow following Luton Town loss". Football League World. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Jacob Widell Zetterstrom stats prove Derby County value as he faces triple battle". Derby Telegraph. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Derby County 'interested in' Championship goalkeeper as contract 'in the pipeline'". Derby Telegraph. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "'Worrying time' for virus-hit Zetterstrom - Eustace". BBC Sport. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Widell Zetterström" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Widell Zetterström" (in Swedish). Lagstatistik. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Widell Zetterstrom Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jacob Widell Zetterström in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jacob Widell Zetterström in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
External links
- Djurgården profile (in Swedish)