The promising defender secured a move to Bayer Leverkusen last summer after impressing for Djurgardens. Stenman was a surprise inclusion in Lars Lagerback's squad and benefited from Alexander Ostlund's lack of first-team action for Southampton. His first impressive season in the Bundesliga tempted the Sweden coach to include the 22-year-old in his squad for the first time instead of the more experienced Ostlund.