Leopold Wahlstedt
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-04) 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 15 (0)
International career‡
2017 Sweden U19 1 (0)
2023– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:24, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

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.

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 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]

International career

In September 2022, Wahlstedt received his first call-up to the Swedish 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.[12]

Personal life

Wahlstedt's paternal grandfather is from Sicily, Italy.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 November 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dalkurd FF 2018 Allsvenskan 0010——10
Arendal 2019 2. divisjon 22000——220
2020 2. divisjon 19000——190
Total 41000——410
Odd 2 2021 2. divisjon 140———140
Odd 2021 Eliteserien 13020——150
2022 Eliteserien 30010——310
2023 Eliteserien 17010——180
Total 60040——640
Blackburn Rovers 2023–24 Championship 900030—120
Career total 11805020001250

    International

    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National team Year Apps Goals
    Sweden 2023 1 0
    Total 1 0

    References

    1. 1 2 Leopold Wahlstedt at Soccerway
    2. 1 2 3 Leopold Wahlstedt at WorldFootball.net
    3. 1 2 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.
    4. 1 2 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.
    5. ↑ 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.
    6. ↑ "Karlbergs BK – Dalkurd FF 1:2 (Svenska Cupen 2018/2019, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
    7. ↑ "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.
    8. ↑ "Vindbjart – Arendal – 01.05.2019 18.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
    9. ↑ "Fredrikstad – Arendal – 04.05.2019 18.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
    10. ↑ Leopold Wahlstedt at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
    11. ↑ "Swedish stopper signs!". www.rovers.co.uk. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
    12. ↑ "Sverige – Finland – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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