Amanda Nildén

Amanda Nildén (born 7 August 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus and the Sweden women's national team.

Amanda Nildén
Nildén warming up with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 5
Youth career
IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 IF Brommapojkarna 26 (0)
2017 AIK 23 (3)
2018–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 (1)
2020–2021 Eskilstuna United 27 (0)
2021– Juventus 12 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Sweden U17 14 (1)
2016–2017 Sweden U19 9 (0)
2018– Sweden U23 4 (2)
2021– Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:05, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

A versatile left-sided defender or midfielder, she previously played in Sweden for IF Brommapojkarna, AIK and Eskilstuna United.[1] She has represented Sweden up to under-23 level.

Nildén missed the entire 2015 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. She signed for AIK in February 2017, emulating her father David and grandfather Jim who both played for the Stockholm club.[2]

On 2 August 2021, Nildén joined Juventus.[3] On 18 August, she made her debutin a 12–0 win against Macedonian side Kamenica Sasa in the semi-finals of the first round of the UEFA Women's Champions League.[4]

Personal life

In 2018 Nildén was in a relationship with Viktor Gyökeres, who is a male professional footballer. When Gyökeres transferred from Sweden to Brighton & Hove Albion, Nildén tried out for the club's professional women's team and impressed enough to be given a contract.[5]

References
  1. Cleeves, Kieran (16 January 2018). "Nilden's pride to play in England". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. Mellerborg, Stefan (7 February 2017). "Amanda Nildén ansluter till AIK" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. "AMANDA NILDEN IS A JUVENTUS PLAYER!". Juventus.com. 2 August 2021.
  4. Munno, Mauro (18 August 2021). "Juventus Women-Kamenica Sasa 12-0: prima vittoria in Champions". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. Kurt, Nemrud (3 January 2018). "Gyökeres till Premier League – flickvännen kan gå till samma klubb" [Gyökeres to the Premier League – girlfriend can go to the same club]. SVT Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


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