Leopold Wahlstedt (born 4 July 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club AGF and the Sweden national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | AGF | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | (0) |
| 2024– | AGF | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 9 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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 the Eliteserien side Odd from Arendal ahead of the 2021 season as a backup for Sondre Rossbach. On 12 September 2021, he made his Eliteserien debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Bodø/Glimt.[10] From that date, he made the place his own. In the following two seasons, he was considered the best and most potential goalkeeper in Eliteserien, with many rumors of moving to bigger clubs. Representatives from clubs such as Liverpool, Villarreal and FC Schalke 04 were present during the games at Skagerak Arena.
On 8 August 2023, Wahlstedt joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11]
On 3 July 2024, Wahlstedt signed for Danish Superliga club Aarhus Gymnastikforening for an undisclosed fee.[12] He made his competitive debut for De Hvii'e on 25 September in a third-round Danish Cup game against VSK Aarhus, but was forced off after 15 minutes due to an ankle injury.[13] Initial examinations revealed a broken bone, sidelining him for an extended period.[14]
International career
editIn September 2022, Wahlstedt received his first call-up to the Sweden national team after a convincing season in Eliteserien.[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.[15]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 September 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| AGF | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Leopold Wahlstedt at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Leopold Wahlstedt at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Leo Wahlstedt: Goalkeeper departs Blackburn Rovers for Danish side AGF". BBC Sport. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Bak, Daniel (25 September 2024). "Uheldig debut: Wahlstedt kørt væk efter sammenstød". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Porse, Kristian (26 September 2024). "Trist nyt i AGF: Wahlstedt har brækket knogle i anklen". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Sverige – Finland – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
edit- Leopold Wahlstedt at Soccerway.com
- Leopold Wahlstedt at WorldFootball.net
- Leopold Wahlstedt at FBref.com
- Leopold Wahlstedt at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Leopold Wahlstedt at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
