Fabian Zetterlund

Fabian Zetterlund has built a reputation as a goal-scoring forward with a potent shotArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Fabian Zetterlund grew up in Karlstad, with Färjestads BK as his first clubArticle in FACESRead the sourceArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose. In a March 2026Article in FACESRead the sourceClose interview with FACES, he recalled his father taking him to the rink at age 2 and joining a team at age 4. His father also coached him until he was about 13–14Article in FACESRead the sourceClose.

Hockey was also part of his friendship with Olle Eriksson Ek, with whom he played hockey and childhood games while growing upArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Ahead of the 2018 World Junior ChampionshipArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, Zetterlund told Hockeysverige that they had been friends since they were 2.

In OctoberArticle in AIK HockeyRead the sourceClose 2020, AIK announced that Zetterlund was joining on loan from New Jersey. In the announcement, he described himself as a power forward whose strengths included his shot and skating, and said he liked playing in front of the netArticle in AIK HockeyRead the sourceClose.

Zetterlund stopped playing football in his teens to focus on hockeyArticle in FACESRead the sourceClose. His interest in football remained: in the March 2026 FACES interview, he said he enjoyed following the Premier LeagueArticle in FACESRead the sourceClose and supported Manchester United.