Amanda_Ilestedt
Amanda Ilestedt
Swedish footballer (born 1993)
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.
 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 | 10 | (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 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 | |||
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 August 17, 2019, first matchday, in the 3-1 away win against SC Freiburg. Against SC Freiburg in the home game on December 6, 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 July 12, 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 June 17, 2023, PSG announced she would leave at the end of her contract after two years in the French capital.[8]
On June 27, 2023, Arsenal announced the signing of Ilestedt.[9] She scored her first goal for Arsenal on November 23, 2023 in the Conti Cup match against Southampton, giving her team a 2-1 victory in the 92nd minute.[10]
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 May 16, 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 July 21 to August 7, 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]
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played 20 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 239 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 28 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, DFB-Pokal Frauen, Women's FA Cup
- Includes FA Women's League Cup
- Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 5 December 2023[25]
| 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.
| 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 | |
- LdB FC Malmö / Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
- Svenska Supercupen: 2011, 2012, 2015
- FC Bayern Munich
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22[26]
- Sweden U19
- Sweden
- Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016
- FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2019, 2023
- Individual
- "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.
- "Hör Amanda Ilestedt" (in Swedish). Fotbolliblekinge.se. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- "Vittsjö GIK defilerar mot seriesegern | Damfotboll.com". 2012-06-07. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- "1.FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet schwedische Nationalspielerin Amanda Ilestedt". 2 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "FC Bayern Frauen verpflichten Amanda Ilestedt". 2 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Bayern Munich dethrone Wolfsburg to become champions for first time since 2016". Deutsche Welle. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Transferts : la défenseuse centrale suédoise Amanda Ilestedt signe au PSG". 12 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Amanda Ilestedt to leave PSG after two years". 17 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- "Amanda Ilestedt joins the club". Arsenal F.C. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- "Amanda Ilestedt Nets Stoppage-time Winner For Arsenal Over Southampton In Women's League Cup". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- "Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- "Damlandslaget – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- "Gerhardssons VM-trupp presenterad". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- "Troféu atribuído a Holanda e Suécia". FPF (in European Portuguese). 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- "Sweden veteran Seger to play at fifth World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- "Sweden – South Africa". BBC. 23 July 2023.
- "Arsenal's Ilestedt is Sweden's top scorer after easy win in the Womens World Cup (plus video)". OneFootball. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- "Meet Sweden, the longtime USWNT nemesis with one terrifying skill". sports.yahoo.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- "Gunners Down Under: Reviewing every Arsenal player at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". onlinegooner.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- "Songbook". arsenalwomensc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- Jonsson, Fredrik (29 June 2013). "Ilestedt drömmer om en medalj i hemma-EM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- "Amanda Ilestedt: Arsenal and Sweden defender announces pregnancy". BBC Sport. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- "Amanda Ilestedt – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "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.
- "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023". IFFHS. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
Media related to Amanda Ilestedt at Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Ilestedt – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Amanda Ilestedt – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Amanda Ilestedt at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Amanda Ilestedt at Soccerway