Amanda Ilestedt

Amanda Ilestedt
Ilestedt playing for Arsenal vs Everton at home.
Personal information
Full name Amanda Ilestedt[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Sölvesborg, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 28
Youth career
Sölvesborgs GoIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Karlskrona FF 7 (9)
2009–2017 FC Rosengård 124 (5)
2011 → Vittsjö GIK (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2019 Turbine Potsdam 35 (2)
2019–2021 Bayern Munich 32 (5)
2021–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 30 (1)
2023– Arsenal 12 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Sweden U17 16 (1)
2010–2012 Sweden U19 32 (2)
2012–2014 Sweden U23 2 (0)
2013– Sweden 74 (12)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Third place 2019 France
Third place 2023 Australia-New Zealand
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2012 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Amanda Ilestedt (born 17 January 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women’s Super League club Arsenal and the Sweden national team.

Club career

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Ilestedt started playing football in her birthplace with the local Sölvesborgs GIF and moved up to their first team in 2006. After one season, she signed with Karlskrona FF in 2007. In 2009 she moved to LdB FC Malmö, initially playing for the B team.[2] She broke into the Damallsvenskan side in 2010, playing ten league games and winning the championship.

In August 2011, she moved on loan to the second division club Vittsjö GIK.[3] After one season, she moved back to LdB FC Malmö, which changed their name to FC Rosengård in 2013. Rosengård reached the quarter-finals of the 2014–15 Champions League, in which she met defending champions VfL Wolfsburg. After the 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg and the 3-3 draw in the second leg, she and her team were eliminated from the competition due to the away goals rule. Ilestedt played over ninety minutes in all six games.

In June 2017, Ilestedt joined German club Turbine Potsdam on a two-year deal.[4] In May 2019, she moved to fellow German side Bayern Munich, signing a contract until June 2021.[5] She made her debut for Bayern on 17 August 2019, first matchday, in the 3-1 away win against SC Freiburg. Against SC Freiburg in the home game on 6 December 2019, she scored her first Bundesliga goal in the 81st minute. She scored four goals from 18 league matches in 2020–21 season, helping the club to win their first league title in five years.[6]

On 12 July 2021 Ilestedt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal.[7] In the 2021–22 Champions League she played in five of six group games and scored one goal. On 17 June 2023 PSG announced she would leave at the end of her contract after two years in the French capital.[8]

On 27 June 2023 Arsenal announced the signing of Ilestedt.[9] She scored her first goal for Arsenal on 23 November 2023 in the Conti Cup match against Southampton, giving her team a 2-1 victory in the 92nd minute.[10]

International career

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From 2009 Ilestedt took part with the under-17 national team in qualifying for the 2010 European Championship, but lost in the second round at the under-17 national team of Ireland. In 2012 she won the European Championship with the U19 national team, of which she was captain, and thus the second title for a Swedish selection after 1999.

Ilestedt made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 4–1 win over England in a European Championship preparation game on 4 July 2013. Coach Pia Sundhage named Ilestedt in the Sweden squad for Euro 2013.[11] In May 2015 she was nominated for the 2015 World Cup. She was used in all four games, but retired with her team in the round of 16 against the Germany national team from the tournament.[12] In 2018 she played four international matches, two of them in the Algarve Cup tournament.

On 16 May she was nominated for the 2019 World Cup.[13]  In the tournament, she was used in three of seven games. Her only ninety-minute appearance was in the group final against the United States national team, which they lost 2–0. As group runners-up, they reached the knockout stages, where she came on as a 66th-minute substitute against the German team in the quarter-finals. The Swedes won another competitive match against Germany after 24 years, thereby qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Football Tournament. Her third appearance was in the 3rd place match against the England national team, which was won 2–1 by coming on as a substitute after 72 minutes.

In the successful qualification for Euro 2022, she was used five times, scoring two goals.

She was nominated for the national team squad for the Olympic Football Tournament to be held in Japan from 21 July to 7 August 2021.[14][15] During the games, she was used in all games, making one and one substitution. In the end, the Swedes won the silver medal.

For the successful qualification for the 2023 World Cup, she was always nominated and played six times, always playing full time and scoring two goals. She was used in her team's five games at the finals of the European Championship in England, which was also postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a 4–0 defeat against hosts England, the Swedes were eliminated in the semi-finals.

On 23 July 2023, Ilestedt was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 World Cup.[16] Her late goal gave Sweden the win in their opening match against South Africa. It was her first goal at a World Cup.[17] On 29 July 2023 she scored 2 goals in their 2nd group stage match against Italy. She scored her 4th goal of the World Cup on 11 August 2023 in the quarter-final win against Japan. She was her country's top scorer in the tournament, and one goal behind Golden Boot winner Hinata Miyazawa.[18]

Style of play

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Ilestedt is renowned for her heading technique.[19] Three of her four 2023 World Cup goals were headers.[20] In the Arsenal fan song it reads: "It's Amanda Ilestedt - Better in the air than Ryanair or Easyjet."[21]

Personal life

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the National Hockey League (NHL) is Ilestedt's cousin. Their grandfather is ice hockey player Kenneth Ekman and their first cousins, twice removed are professional cyclists the Fåglum brothers.[22] Her great uncle is ice hockey player Sven Tumba.[23]

On 13 March 2024, Ilestedt announced her first pregnancy with her German boyfriend Rainer Müller.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karlskrona FF 2008 Div 2 Sydöstra Götaland 1 1 0 0 – – – 1 1
2009 6 8 0 0 – – – 6 8
Total 7 9 0 0 – – – 7 9
Rosengård 2010 Damallsvenskan 15 0 1 0 – – – 16 0
2011 2 0 1 0 – 0 0 – 3 0
2012 18 2 2 0 – 2 0 – 22 2
2013 20 0 2 0 – 4 0 – 26 0
2014 20 1 5 1 – 4 0 – 29 2
2015 22 0 1 0 – 6 0 – 29 0
2016 16 2 2 0 – 4 1 – 22 3
2017 11 0 3 0 – 6 0 – 20 0
Total 124 5 17 1 – 26 1 – 167 7
Vittsjö GIK (loan) 2011 Söderettan 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0
Turbine Potsdam 2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga 22 2 3 0 – – – 25 2
2018–19 13 0 2 0 – – – 15 0
Total 35 2 5 0 – – – 40 2
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 14 1 1 0 – 2 0 – 17 1
2020–21 18 4 3 0 – 8 0 – 29 4
Total 32 5 4 0 – 10 0 – 46 5
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 D1 Féminine 15 1 2 0 – 9 1 – 26 2
2022–23 15 0 0 0 – 7 0 1 0 23 0
Total 30 1 2 0 – 16 1 1 0 49 2
Arsenal 2023–24 Women’s Super League 12 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 – 17 3
Career Total 241 23 29 2 2 1 54 2 1 0 327 28
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, DFB-Pokal Frauen, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

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As of match played 5 December 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2013 2 1
2014 4 0
2015 5 0
2016 3 1
2017 1 0
2018 4 0
2019 11 1
2020 7 1
2021 14 1
2022 12 3
2023 11 4
Total 74 12
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ilestedt goal.
List of international goals scored by Amanda Ilestedt
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 October 2013 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Faroe Islands 2–0 5–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2 2 June 2016 Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland  Poland 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3 3 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia  Latvia 2–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4 17 September 2020 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Hungary 6–0 8–0
5 30 November 2021 Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Slovakia 3–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6 20 February 2022 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal  Portugal 2–0 4–0 2022 Algarve Cup
7 7 April 2022 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia  Georgia 6–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8 11 October 2022 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  France 2–0 3–0 Friendly
9 23 July 2023 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  South Africa 2–1 2–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
10 29 July 2023  Italy 1–0 5–0
11 4–0
12 11 August 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand  Japan 1–0 2–1

Honours

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LdB FC Malmö / Rosengård
FC Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Sweden U19
Sweden
Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Hör Amanda Ilestedt" (in Swedish). Fotbolliblekinge.se. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Vittsjö GIK defilerar mot seriesegern | Damfotboll.com". 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ "1.FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet schwedische Nationalspielerin Amanda Ilestedt". 2 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "FC Bayern Frauen verpflichten Amanda Ilestedt". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Bayern Munich dethrone Wolfsburg to become champions for first time since 2016". Deutsche Welle. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Transferts : la défenseuse centrale suédoise Amanda Ilestedt signe au PSG". 12 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Amanda Ilestedt to leave PSG after two years". 17 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Amanda Ilestedt joins the club". Arsenal F.C. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Amanda Ilestedt Nets Stoppage-time Winner For Arsenal Over Southampton In Women's League Cup". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Damlandslaget – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Gerhardssons VM-trupp presenterad". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Beerensteyn, Glas, Jakobsson & Kumagai – Four FCB players nominated for Tokyo".
  15. ^ "Troféu atribuído a Holanda e Suécia". FPF (in European Portuguese). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Sweden – South Africa". BBC. 23 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Arsenal's Ilestedt is Sweden's top scorer after easy win in the Womens World Cup (plus video)". OneFootball. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Meet Sweden, the longtime USWNT nemesis with one terrifying skill". sports.yahoo.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Gunners Down Under: Reviewing every Arsenal player at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". onlinegooner.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Songbook". arsenalwomensc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  22. ^ Kenneth Ekman. Swedish Olympic Committee
  23. ^ Jonsson, Fredrik (29 June 2013). "Ilestedt drömmer om en medalj i hemma-EM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  24. ^ "Amanda Ilestedt: Arsenal and Sweden defender announces pregnancy". BBC Sport. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Amanda Ilestedt – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  27. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup awards: Bonmati wins Golden Ball". FIFA. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  28. ^ "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023". IFFHS. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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