Williot Swedberg
Williot Theo Swedberg (born 1 February 2004) is a Swedish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. Early life. Born and primarily raised in Stockholm, Swedberg also lived in Valencia, Spain, for three years in his childhood. He started to play youth football with local club Sickla IF. In 2011, at age seven, he joined the youth academy of Hammarby IF. In 2019, he went on trial with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Club career. Hammarby IF. In 2020, Swedberg was sent on loan to Hammarby's affiliated club IK Frej in Ettan , the domestic third tier, where he made his debut in senior football. He began the 2021 season on loan at feeder team Hammarby TFF, also competing in Ettan. On 11 July 2021, Swedberg made his competitive debut for Hammarby in Allsvenskan, in a 5–1 home win against Degerfors IF, coming on from the bench in the 79th minute and scoring two minutes later. After his debut, Swedberg reportedly attracted interest from Danish clubs Brøndby IF and FC Midtjylland. On 12 August, Swedberg signed a new three-year deal until 2024 with Hammarby, his first professional contract. He featured in five  games as the side reached the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate, in which Swedberg scored). In the playoff, then, Hammarby was knocked out by Basel (4–4 on aggregate) after a penalty shoot-out. In October 2021, Swedberg was named as one of the 60 best young talents in world football, born in 2004, by the English newspaper "The Guardian". On 23 February 2022, Swedberg was close to join Lokomotiv Moscow for a reported fee of around €4.5 million, but the deal ultimately  fell through due to administrative reasons and the political instability following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. International career. Swedberg scored in his debut for the Swedish U17 national team in a 3–1 friendly win against Norway on 17 September 2019. Style of play. A right-footed player with good technique, Swedberg is often deployed as an attacking central midfielder. He is a space operator and likes to get into the vacated spaces and make movements off-the-ball, much like Thomas Müller and Donny van de Beek. Known for his first touch and vision, Swedberg tends to often pass or  carry the ball into the penalty area. Personal life. He is the son of the former professional footballers Hans Eskilsson and Malin Swedberg.