Leopold Wahlstedt
Leopold Wahlstedt (born 4 July 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Sweden national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden[1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
AIK | |||
Norrtulls SK | |||
AIK | |||
2015–2017 | FC Djursholm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Dalkurd FF | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Arendal | 41 | (0) |
2021 | Odd 2 | 14 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Odd | 60 | (0) |
2023– | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 3 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 9 January 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Stockholm, Wahlstedt played youth football for AIK and Norrtulls SK, before moving to FC Djursholm.[3][4] In April 2018, he signed with recently promoted Allsvenskan club Dalkurd FF.[5] He made his professional debut for the club on 21 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 Svenska Cupen win against Karlbergs BK.[6] During his sole season at the club, he failed to make a single league appearance, only playing the one match in Svenska Cupen.[2]
In January 2019, Wahlstedt moved to Norwegian third tier club Arendal.[7] Through the first three games of the season, Wahlstedt was a backup, but he soon earned the starting job after making his debut on 1 May 2019 in the Norwegian Football Cup match against Vindbjart, which his team won 3–0.[8][2] His league debut followed three days later in a 5–3 loss to Fredrikstad.[9]
Wahlstedt joined Odd from Arendal ahead of the 2021 season. On 12 September 2021, he made his Eliteserien debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Bodø/Glimt.[10]
On 8 August 2023, Wahlstedt joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11]
International career
In September 2022, Wahlstedt received his first call-up to the Swedish national team.[4] He made his full international for debut Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 90 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 October 2023[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dalkurd FF | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Arendal | 2019 | 2. divisjon | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2020 | 2. divisjon | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
Odd 2 | 2021 | 2. divisjon | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Odd | 2021 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2022 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2023 | Eliteserien | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 0 | ||||
Blackburn Rovers | 2023–24 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 118 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- Leopold Wahlstedt at Soccerway
- Leopold Wahlstedt at WorldFootball.net
- Petersson, Martin (28 January 2023). "Gallrades bort av AIK och övervägde att sluta – sen tog Wahlstedt "bakvägen" till Blågult". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- Wagner, Michael (19 September 2022). "Leopold... vem? Blågults nye målvakt en superdoldis för landslaggspelarna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- Tuhcic, Damir (3 April 2018). "Officiellt: Dalkurd FF värvar Leopold Wahlstedt". fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Karlbergs BK – Dalkurd FF 1:2 (Svenska Cupen 2018/2019, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Lokal spiss og svensk keeper på plass". Arendal Fotball (in Norwegian Bokmål). 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Vindbjart – Arendal – 01.05.2019 18.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Fredrikstad – Arendal – 04.05.2019 18.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- Leopold Wahlstedt at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- "Swedish stopper signs!". www.rovers.co.uk. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
- Leopold Wahlstedt at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Leopold Wahlstedt at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Leopold Wahlstedt at FootballDatabase.eu
- Leopold Wahlstedt at Soccerway.com
- Leopold Wahlstedt at WorldFootball.net