Amanda Ilestedt

Amanda Ilestedt (born 17 January 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Sweden national team.

Amanda Ilestedt
Ilestedt in January 2013
Personal information
Full name Amanda Ilestedt[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993
Place of birth Sölvesborg, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 15
Youth career
Sölvesborgs GoIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Karlskrona FF
2009–2017 FC Rosengård 131 (6)
2011 → Vittsjö GIK (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2019 Turbine Potsdam 35 (2)
2019–2021 Bayern Munich 32 (5)
2021– Paris Saint-Germain 13 (1)
National team‡
2009–2010 Sweden U17 16 (1)
2010–2012 Sweden U19 32 (2)
2012–2014 Sweden U23 2 (0)
2013– Sweden 54 (7)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
FIFA Women's World Cup
2019 France
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner2012 Turkey
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2022

Club career

Ilestedt came from Karlskrona FF during 2009 season, but initially played in Malmö's B team.[2] She broke into the Damallsvenskan side in 2010.

In June 2017, Ilestedt joined German club Turbine Potsdam on a two-year deal.[3] In May 2019, she moved to fellow German side Bayern Munich by signing a contract until June 2021.[4] She scored four goals from 18 league matches in 2020–21 season, helping the club to win their first league title in five years.[5]

On 12 July 2021, Ilestedt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal.[6]

International career

Ilestedt made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 4–1 win over England on 4 July 2013.

Coach Pia Sundhage named Ilestedt in the Sweden squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[7]

Personal life

Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the National Hockey League (NHL) is Ilestedt's cousin. Her grandfather's brother was Sven Tumba.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 12 April 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201321
201440
201550
201631
201710
201840
2019111
202071
2021141
202232
Total547

International goals

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 31 October 2013 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Faroe Islands

2–0

5–0

2015 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
2 2 June 2016 Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland Poland

1–0

4–0

2017 UEFA Euro qualifiers
3 3 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia Latvia

2–1

4–1

2022 UEFA Euro qualifiers
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 World Cup qualifiers
6 20 February 2022 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal Portugal

0–2

0–4

2022 Algarve Cup

Honours

Club
LdB FC Malmö / Rosengård

International
Sweden

References
  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. "1.FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet schwedische Nationalspielerin Amanda Ilestedt". 2 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. "FC Bayern Frauen verpflichten Amanda Ilestedt". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. "Bayern Munich dethrone Wolfsburg to become champions for first time since 2016". 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. "Transferts : la défenseuse centrale suédoise Amanda Ilestedt signe au PSG". 12 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. "Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  8. Jonsson, Fredrik (29 June 2013). "Ilestedt drömmer om en medalj i hemma-EM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. "Amanda Ilestedt - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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