Arsenal trio Amanda Ilestedt, Lina Hurtig and Stina Blackstenius have been called up to the Sweden squad for April’s Nations League clashes with Italy and Wales.
MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 18: Lina Hurtig of Arsenal looks on during the UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Finals First Leg match between Real Madrid CF and Arsenal FC at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on March 18, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
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Amanda Ilestedt and Lina Hurtig have been recalled to the Sweden national team for April’s UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Wales, joining Stina Blackstenius to make it three Arsenal players in Peter Gerhardsson’s 26-player squad.
Ilestedt, 32, has not featured for Sweden in over a year after stepping away from football due to pregnancy. She returned to action for Arsenal in January, five months after giving birth to her first child.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Amanda Ilestedt of Arsenal FC during the Barclays Women´s Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 16, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
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“She has been doing well at Arsenal and is back,” said Gerhardsson. “What she has delivered in the national team during our time is at a very high level. I had a dialogue with her before the last camp and felt then that it was a bit early. But it will be fun to have her back and see where she stands.”
Hurtig, 29, who hasn’t played for Sweden since the end of 2023 due to injury, returned to Arsenal action in October and is also included as the team looks ahead to this summer’s European Championship finals in Switzerland.
The squad features several returning names and one debutant in Cornelia Kapocs of Liverpool, while Rosa Kafaji, also of Arsenal, is named in the U23 squad instead.
MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 18: Rosa Kafaji of Arsenal looks on during her warm up prior to the UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Finals First Leg match between Real Madrid CF and Arsenal FC at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on March 18, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
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Sweden squad for April 2025 Nations League matches
Goalkeepers : Tove Enblom (Vålerenga), Jennifer Falk (BK Häcken), Emma Holmgren (Levante)
Defenders : Jonna Andersson (Linköping), Nathalie Björn (Chelsea), Magdalena Eriksson (Bayern Munich), Amanda Ilestedt (Arsenal), Emma Kullberg (Juventus), Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego), Amanda Nilden (Tottenham), Anna Sandberg (Manchester United), Linda Sembrant (Bayern Munich), Hanna Wijk (BK Häcken)
Midfielders/Forwards : Filippa Angeldahl (Real Madrid), Kosovare Asllani (London City), Hanna Bennison (Juventus), Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Rebecka Blomqvist (Wolfsburg), Lina Hurtig (Arsenal), Sofia Jakobsson (London City), Madelen Janogy (Fiorentina), Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool), Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea), Matilda Vinberg (Tottenham), Julia Zigiotti Olme (Bayern Munich)
Sweden host Italy on 4 April at Strawberry Arena, followed by Wales in Gothenburg on 8 April.
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