Evelyn Ijeh

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Evelyn Ijeh
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Ijeh with Växjö DFF in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 11 (0)
2021 BK Häcken 10 (1)
2021 Lidköpings FK 12 (6)
2022–2023 Växjö DFF 42 (32)
2023–2024 Tigres UANL 7 (0)
2024 → AC Milan (loan) 12 (3)
2024–2025 AC Milan 35 (16)
2026– North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
International career
2018 Sweden U17
2018–2020 Sweden U19
2021–2025 Sweden U23 21 (14)
2024– Sweden 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Evelyn Ijeh (born 12 August 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Sweden national team.

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Ijeh began her career with IFK Göteborg, BK Häcken, Lidköpings FK, and Växjö DFF in her native Sweden. She signed with Mexican club Tigres UANL in 2023, before joining Italian club AC Milan initially on loan the following year.

Early life

Ijeh started playing football at the age of ten. [1]

Career

Ijeh started her career with Swedish side IFK Göteborg, where she debuted for the club during a 1–3 loss to Hammarby. [2]

AC Milan

On 2 February 2024, Ijeh signed on a loan deal with AC Milan for the rest of the 2023–24 season. [3]

On 3 July 2024, Ijeh signed on a permanent deal with AC Milan until 30 June 2027. [4]

North Carolina Courage

On 23 January 2026, Ijeh joined the NWSL's North Carolina Courage on a transfer from AC Milan and signed a four-year contract with the club. [5]

International career

Ijeh was first called up to the national team in June 2024 to play matches against France and England in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying. She started in her first senior game against France in Dijon, where Sweden lost 2–1. Four days later, she came on as a sub for Madelen Janogy before the second half started against England in Gothenburg, a match that ended in a 0–0 draw.

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". [6]

Personal life

Ijeh is the sister of Swedish footballer Josephine Ijeh and daughter of Peter Ijeh. [7] [6]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 October 2024 Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4–04–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Galván, Gilberto (25 July 2023). "¿Quién es Evelyn Ijeh?". oncediario.com.
  2. ↑ Wagner, Michael (26 November 2018). ""Det senaste året har varit fantastiskt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Evelyn Ijeh Joins AC Milan". AC Milan Women. 2 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Permanent Rossonere Deal for Ijeh". AC Milan Women. 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "NC Courage Sign Swedish Striker Evelyn Ijeh From AC Milan". North Carolina Courage. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 Friberg, Anna (28 June 2020). "Evelyn Ijeh: "Jag ska nå långt – bli bättre än pappa"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Lindström, Ossian (23 September 2023). "Evelyn Ijeh: "Ligan här i Mexiko är väldigt spännande"". svenskafans.com.
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