Leopold Wahlstedt
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. In April 2018, he signed with recently promoted Allsvenskan club Dalkurd FF. He made his professional debut for the club on 21 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 Svenska Cupen win against Karlbergs BK. During his sole season at the club, he failed to make a single league appearance, only playing the one match in Svenska Cupen. In January 2019, Wahlstedt moved to Norwegian third tier club Arendal. 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. His league debut followed three days later in a 5–3 loss to Fredrikstad. Wahlstedt joined Odd from Arendal ahead of the 2021 season. On 12 September 2021, he made his Eliteserien debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Bodø/Glimt. On 8 August 2023, Wahlstedt joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. International career
In September 2022, Wahlstedt received his first call-up to the Swedish national team. He made his full international for debut Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 90 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland. Personal life
Wahlstedt's paternal grandfather is from Sicily, Italy. Career statistics

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1999 births
Living people
Footballers from Stockholm
Swedish men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Sweden men's international footballers
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Swedish people of Italian descent
Dalkurd FF players
Arendal Fotball players
Odds BK players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Norwegian Second Division players
Eliteserien players
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England