Amanda Ilestedt

Amanda Ilestedt
Personal information
Full name Amanda Ilestedt[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current team
FC Rosengård
Number 3
Youth career
Sölvesborgs GoIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Karlskrona FF
2009– FC Rosengård 87 (3)
National team
2013– Sweden 11[2] (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:49, 25 June 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:45, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Amanda Ilestedt (born 17 January 1993) is a Swedish footballer. She plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Sweden women's national football team.

Club career

Ilestedt came from Karlskrona FF in the middle of the 2009 season, but initially played in Malmö's B team.[3] She broke into the Damallsvenskan side in 2010.

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.[4]

Personal life

Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the National Hockey League (NHL) is Ilestedt's cousin. Her grandfather's brother was Sven Tumba.[5]

Honours

Club

LdB FC Malmö / Rosengård

International

Sweden

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. "Hör Amanda Ilestedt" (in Swedish). Fotbolliblekinge.se. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. "Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. Jonsson, Fredrik (29 June 2013). "Ilestedt drömmer om en medalj i hemma-EM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

External links

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