Jacob Widell Zetterström

Jacob Widell Zetterström

Personal information
Full name	Jacob Mikael Widell Zetterström
Date of birth	(1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	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	40	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Sweden	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:33, 12 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:17, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Jacob Mikael Widell Zetterström (born 11 July 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Derby County.

He has previously played for IFK Lidingö and Djurgårdens IF. He is also capped by Sweden at international level.

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]

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.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2025^[7][8][9]

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[10]	Championship	40	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		42	0
Career total			171	0	16	0	1	0	17	0	0	0	205	0

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2023	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan: 2019

References

1. "35. Jacob Widell Zetterström" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
2. "J. Widell Zetterström". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
3. "Derby County confirm biggest transfer of the summer". DerbyshireLive. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
4. "Jacob Widell Zetterstrom's perfect response to Watford fans as Derby County transfer need laid bare". DerbyshireLive. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
5. "'Blimey' - the winners and the losers as brilliant Derby County defy early expectation". DerbyshireLive. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
6. "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
7. "Jacob Widell Zetterström" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
8. "Jacob Widell Zetterström" (in Swedish). Lagstatistik. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
9. "Jacob Widell Zetterstrom Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
10. "Games played by Jacob Widell Zetterström in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

External links

• Djurgården profile (in Swedish)