Field Insider
32.8
11.1%
Ratingi
15.7
29%
Seasoni
3.8
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNils Erik Ulf Zätterström
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySweden
Age21
Date of birth29 Mar 2005
Height186 cm
Shirt number#35
ClubSheffield Utd
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Centre-back

Season stats

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10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
662
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Malmo FF.

Also this season

On loan at Genoa — Serie A: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 181 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Sheffield Utd; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Zätterström is a 21-year-old central defender at Malmo FF, rated 32.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zätterström.

On the season, Zätterström graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.127 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 13).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 21 Zätterström is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
1386th-highest potential U-23 tracked
32.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
12.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
24.5%
Minutes
limited game time
3.13
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Malmo FF finished 6th of 16 · a mid-table side

10
Apps
3.13
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
5
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 24.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions5
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.