Matt Pyzdrowski: His story is just incredible. He’s been part of the first team for the last couple of years, but was loaned out to lower-league clubs, where he didn’t get much playing time — that’s unusual because that’s why you send someone on loan. Malmö‘s always believed in him, but the club has really high standards: win the championship every year, get into Europe. It’s hard for a young guy to break in.
This year, Ricardo Friedrich was No.1 at the start (after Johan Dahlin’s injury — club legend with seven or eight titles). Melker was originally the third choice, but the team struggled, Ricardo didn’t convince, and Melker was performing in training. The club’s hand was forced — they gave him a run. He played seven Allsvenskan games and got five clean sheets. Then Robin Olsen came back, but even he didn’t convince everyone, and fans were saying play the young guy — he’s the future. He also got five games in Europe and did an incredible job. The rise has been meteoric.