Nils Zätterström
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Erik Ulf Zätterström | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | LB07 | ||
| 2013–2023 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Malmö FF | 24 | (2) |
| 2025– | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Sweden U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sweden U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:39, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nils Erik Ulf Zätterström (born 29 March 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
Club career
Malmö
On 12 March 2024, Zätterström signed a five-year contract with Malmö FF.[1]
Zätterström scored his first professional goal with Malmö FF on 19 July 2024. Scoring the winning goal in a 4-3 win against IK Sirius.
On 23 July 2024, Zätterström made his Champions' League debut appearance in a 4-1 win against Faroe Islands side KI Klaksvík in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase. In the second leg of the next round against PAOK, Zätterström scored his first Champions' League goal, a late equaliser taking the game into extra time. During extra time, he provided an assist for teammate Anders Christiansen, who subsequently scored and won Malmö the game, taking them to the playoff phase.
Sheffield United
On 22 August 2025, Zätterström signed for EFL Championship club Sheffield United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[2][3]
International career
On 13 March 2024, Zätterström was selected for the U21 squad.[4] However, due to a hand injury and in need of surgery, Zätterström was replaced by Elias Olsson in the U21 squad.[5]
Ahead of the November international break where Sweden would face Slovakia and Azerbaijan, Zätterström was called up from U21 due to unavailable and injured players.[6] On 19 November 2024, Zätterström made his debut appearance for Sweden men's national football team, coming on as a late substitute for Gabriel Gudmundsson in a 6-0 win against Azerbaijan.[7]
Personal life
Zätterström's father Christian represented Sweden's national handball team in the 1970s and played professionally in France in the 1980s, after winning the domestic league with Lugi in 1980.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 August 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malmö FF | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
Honours
Malmö FF
References
- ^ Berggren, Viktoria (12 March 2024). "Malmö FF skriver A-kontrakt med Nils Zätterström". Malmö FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Nils Zatterstrom: Sheffield United sign Malmo defender". BBC Sport. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Nils transfers in". Sheffield United FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Klart: Här är nya U21-landslagstruppen". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Beskedet: Olsson får lång avstängning". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Beskedet: Nils Zätterström kallas in till landslaget". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "SPELARBETYG: De var bäst i Sveriges kross". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Zätterström om skrälluttagningen och pappans bortgång: "Blir att man hedrar honom"". Fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Summary - Nils Zätterström - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.