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.
 Widell playing for AaB in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Melker Widell | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 2002 | ||
| 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 | 38 | (0) |
| 2025 | → AaB (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:21, 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editWidell was born 19 April 2002. His father, Mikael, was a footballer,[1] and 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.[1]
Widell played youth football in Malmö FF.[citation needed]
Club career
editOn 18 July 2023, Widell joined Danish club AaB on a 3-year deal.[2]
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.[3][4]
International career
editOn 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.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 January 2026[6]
| 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 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 119 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 19 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
International
edit- As of match played 25 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
edit- 1 2 "Skånederbyt delar familjen Widell: "Jag orsakade min bror en hjärnskakning på match" - Allsvenskan - Fotbollskanalen". www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Officielt: AaB henter svensk kantspiller". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Swansea City sign Sweden Under-21 international Melker Widell | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Melker Widell: Swansea City sign Aab Aalborg midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 January 2025.
- ↑ "Sweden vs. Northern Ireland". SvFF.
- ↑ "Melker Widell". Soccerway.
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