Melker Widell

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Melker Widell
Widell playing for AaB in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Billeberga, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 7
Youth career
–2015 IK Wormo
2015–2016 LB07
2016–2021 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 14 (0)
2025 → AaB (loan) 11 (2)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2023–2024 Sweden U21 9 (1)
2025– Sweden 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:21, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Viktor Melker Widell (born 19 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays either in central midfield or as a winger for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

Early life

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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

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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

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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. He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 25 March 2025, replacing Benjamin Nygren in the 86th minute of a friendly 5–1 win against the Northern Ireland.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 November 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 2022 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
BK Olympic (loan) 2022 Ettan 27 3 0 0 — — 27 3
Landskrona BoIS 2023 Superettan 14 1 2 2 — — 16 3
AaB 2023–24 Danish 1st Division 28 6 3 4 — — 31 10
2024–25 Danish Superliga 27 3 4 0 — — 31 3
Total 55 9 7 4 — — 62 13
Swansea City 2025–26 EFL Championship 11 0 0 0 4 0 — 15 0
Career total 107 13 9 6 4 0 0 0 120 19
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

International

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As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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