Amanda Edgren

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Amanda Edgren
Personal information
Full name Elsa Amanda Edgren
Date of birth (1993-08-24) 24 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Skee, Sweden
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Öjersjö IF
2011 Qviding FIF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 38 (3)
2015–2021 Kristianstads DFF 152 (34)
2022–2023 Sporting de Huelva 35 (3)
International career
2017– Sweden 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2018

Elsa Amanda Edgren (born 24 August 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Sporting de Huelva.

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Playing career

Club

Göteborg FC

Originally from Kåhög, Sweden, Edgren signed with Swedish side, Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan, the top division of women's soccer in Sweden, at age 18. [1] She made her debut for the club during a match against Linköping FC in which the teams tied 0-0. [2] Edgren served an assist to Jenny Hallstenson helping Göteborg defeat KIF Örebro 3-1 on 6 August 2011. [3] She finished the 2011 season having played in six matches. Göteborg won the Swedish Cup the same year. [2]

During the 2012 season, Edgren made 1 start in 11 appearances for Göteborg. [2] She scored two goals during the season: one during a 1-2 defeat against Vittsjö and the other during a 5-0 victory against Umeå. [2] [4] Göteborg was runner-up for the Swedish Super Cup 2012 losing 2-1 to LdB FC Malmö. [5] In April 2013, Göteborg defeated 2012 Damallsvenskan champions, Tyresö FF to win the Swedish Supercup. [6] Edgren returned to the squad for the 2013 season. She scored her first goal of the season during a 5-1 win against Sunnanå on 13 April. [2] [7]

International

Edgren has represented Sweden at the U-20 level. [8]

Honours

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Sweden

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