Evelyn Ijeh

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Evelyn Ijeh
Personal information
Full name Evelyn Ijeh
Date of birth (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 22)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Early life

Ijeh started playing football at the age of ten. [2]

Career

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

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

Ijeh is the sister of Swedish footballer Josephine Ijeh and daughter of Peter Ijeh. [5] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ OnceDiario. "De vuelta a Europa". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ↑ Galván, Gilberto (2023-07-25). "¿Quién es Evelyn Ijeh?". oncediario.com.
  3. ↑ Wagner, Michael (2018-11-26). ""Det senaste året har varit fantastiskt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  4. 1 2 Friberg, Anna (2020-06-28). "Evelyn Ijeh: "Jag ska nå långt – bli bättre än pappa"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  5. ↑ Lindström, Ossian (2023-09-23). "Evelyn Ijeh: "Ligan här i Mexiko är väldigt spännande"". svenskafans.com.


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