Amanda Nildén

Amanda Nildén
Personal information
Full name	Amanda Nildén
Date of birth	7 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Eskilstuna United DFF
Number	6
Youth career
	IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	IF Brommapojkarna
2017	AIK
2018–2020	Brighton & Hove Albion
2020-	Eskilstuna United DFF
International career‡
2013–2014	Sweden U17
2016–2017	Sweden U19
2018–	Sweden U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 30 August 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:05, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Amanda Nildén (born 7 August 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Eskilstuna United DFF of the Damallsvenskan. A versatile left-sided defender or midfielder, she previously played in Sweden for IF Brommapojkarna and AIK.^[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]

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.^[3]

References

^ Cleeves, Kieran (16 January 2018). "Nilden's pride to play in England". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ Mellerborg, Stefan (7 February 2017). "Amanda Nildén ansluter till AIK" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ 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.

External links

Amanda Nildén at Soccerway
Profile at Swedish Football Association (SvFF) (in Swedish)

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[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] 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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