Sejde Aftoni̇a Aylli̇n Aykal (born 24 January 1998), known as Sejde Abrahamsson, is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Women's Super League side Club YLA. Born in Sweden, she plays for the Turkey women's national team. She represented her country of birth at U15 and U23 levels.
 Abrahamsson in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sejde Aftoni̇a Aylli̇n Aykal[1] | ||
| Birth name | Sejde Aftonia Ayllin Abrahamsson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Piteå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club YLA | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | KIF Örebro | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Hammarby | 41 | (0) |
| 2019 | KIF Orebro | 12 | (1) |
| 2020 | Piteå | 20 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sevilla | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Napoli | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | Slavia Prague | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Club YLA | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Sweden U15 | ||
| 2018 | Sweden U23 | ||
| 2024– | Turkey | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editIn Sweden
editAbrahamsson plays as a defender in the center back position.[2]
She played her first years at professional level in her hometown club KIF Örebro. After three league seasons,[3] she moved to the Stockholm-based club Hammarby for the 2017-18 season. She played two seasons with Hammarby.[2] In the last match of the successful season, she tore her cruciate ligament. In the 2019 season, she returned to her home club KIF Örebro, where she completed her rehab. In the 2020 season, she joined Piteå.[4]
In foreign countries
editHer career in foreign countries began when she left her club Piteå in Sweden in the winter of 2020 to join Sevilla in Spain,[4][5] where she played only a few matches due to an injury.[6] In July 2021, she signed with the Italian Seria A-club Napoli.[6][3] She played for the Czech club Slavia Prague in 2022.[7] In the 2023-24 season, she transferred to Club YLA, the women's section of Club Brugge KV in Belgium.[8]
International career
editSweden
editAbrahamsson was selected to the Sweden girls' national under-15 football team in September 2013 to play in two matches against Norway.[9]
Already at age 20, she became a member of the Sweden women's national under-23 football team in 2018.[2]
Turkey
editAbrahamsson was called up to the Turkey national team as midfielder in July 2023.[10] She is eligible through descent.[11] She played in two friendly matches in February 2024,[1] scoring the only winning goal against Romania.[12] She played her first official match appearing in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B against Switzerland.[13]
Honours
edit- KIF Örebro DFF
- Runners-up (1):
References
edit- ^ a b "Sejde Aftonia Aylin Aykal" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Landslagsspelare återvänder till KIF Örebro". SVT (in Swedish). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Örebros Serie A-stjärna: "Att spela fotboll i Napoli är respekt"". NA (in Swedish). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Från bänkad i Spanien – till drömmen i Napoli". fotbollkanalen (in Swedish). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson". Sevilla FC. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Svenskan lämnar Sevilla - klar för Napoli: "En dröm"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson". ESPN. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson". Playmaker. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson Uttagen I F15-Landslaget" (in Swedish). Laget KIF Örebro DFF. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımı'nın Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson siktar på toppen med Piteå".
We are Christian Syrians who originally come from Turkey.
- ^ "A Milli Kadın Futbol Takımı, Romanya'yı 1-0 mağlup etti". Başkent (in Turkish). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımımız, İsviçre'ye 3-1 Mağlup Oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
External links
edit- Sejde Abrahamsson at Soccerway