Jacob Widell Zetterström #1

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Widell Zetterström took a sabbatical in 2020 after suffering two concussions in quick succession. “When things were at their worst, I didn’t dare to believe that a future in football could exist,” he says. He returned the following year, became Djurgården’s No 1 and, as he left for Derby in 2025, he said farewell to the fans with tears in his eyes. “There are a lot of emotions, but it is also a dream for me to play in England,” he said. Widell Zetterström is not your usual footballer. Among other things, he has studied medicine and attended the top-ranked Stockholm School of Economics. He also enjoys reading: “People always raise eyebrows when I pick up a thick book on the team bus, but to me it's just funny,” he says.

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