Amanda Nildén (born 7 August 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Juventus FC and the Sweden women's national team.
![]() Nildén warming up with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, 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 | 19 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Sweden U17 | 14 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Sweden U23 | 4 | (2) |
2021– | Sweden | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 15 August 2022 (UTC) |
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 first team 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 debut in 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]
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]
Juventus
Sweden squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 semi-finalists | ||
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Juventus F.C. (women) – current squad | |
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