Evelyn Ijeh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evelyn Ijeh | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmöhus County, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
AC Milan Women (on loan from Tigres UANL) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | BK Häcken FF | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | Lidköpings FK | 12 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Växjö DFF | 42 | (32) |
| 2023– | Tigres UANL | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Milan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Sweden U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Evelyn Ijeh (born 12 August 2001) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A side AC Milan on loan from Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL.[1]
Early life[edit]
Ijeh started playing football at the age of ten.[2]
Career[edit]
Ijeh started her career with Swedish side IFK Göteborg, where she debuted for the club during a 1–3 loss to Hammarby Fotboll.[3]
Style of play[edit]
Ijeh mainly operates as a striker and has been described as "played in all positions, even goalkeeper as a child. And in F19, Evelyn Ijeh shifted between being left back and center back".[4]
Personal life[edit]
Ijeh is the sister of Swedish footballer Josephine Ijeh and daughter of Peter Ijeh.[5][4]
References[edit]
- ^ OnceDiario. "De vuelta a Europa". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ Galván, Gilberto (2023-07-25). "¿Quién es Evelyn Ijeh?". oncediario.com.
- ^ Wagner, Michael (2018-11-26). ""Det senaste året har varit fantastiskt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ a b Friberg, Anna (2020-06-28). "Evelyn Ijeh: "Jag ska nå långt – bli bättre än pappa"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Lindström, Ossian (2023-09-23). "Evelyn Ijeh: "Ligan här i Mexiko är väldigt spännande"". svenskafans.com.
External links[edit]
- Evelyn Ijeh at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Swedish expatriate women's footballers
- Swedish people of Nigerian descent
- Swedish women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico
- Women's association football forwards
- Tigres UANL (women) footballers
- Damallsvenskan players
- Liga MX Femenil players
- Sweden women's youth international footballers
- Mexican women's football biography stubs
- Swedish women's football biography stubs