Evelyn Ijeh (born 12 August 2001) is a Swedish

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who plays as a

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for

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side AC Milan.

Early life

Ijeh started playing football at the age of ten.

Career

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

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International career

Ijeh was first called up to the national team in June 2024 to play matches against

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in the

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. She started in her first senior game against

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, where Sweden lost 2-1. Four days later, she came on as a sub for

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before the second half started against

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, 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".

Personal life

Ijeh is the sister of Swedish footballer Josephine Ijeh and daughter of Peter Ijeh.

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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 {{Sweden-women-footy-bio-stub