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.

Sejde Abrahamsson
Abrahamsson in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sejde Aftoni̇a Aylli̇n Aykal[1]
Birth name Sejde Aftonia Ayllin Abrahamsson
Date of birth (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)
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)
*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

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In Sweden

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Abrahamsson 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

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Her 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

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Sweden

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Abrahamsson 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

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Abrahamsson 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

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KIF Örebro DFF
Runners-up (1):
Damallsvenskan: 2014

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sejde Aftonia Aylin Aykal" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Landslagsspelare återvänder till KIF Örebro". SVT (in Swedish). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Örebros Serie A-stjärna: "Att spela fotboll i Napoli är respekt"". NA (in Swedish). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Från bänkad i Spanien – till drömmen i Napoli". fotbollkanalen (in Swedish). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson". Sevilla FC. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Svenskan lämnar Sevilla - klar för Napoli: "En dröm"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson". ESPN. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson". Playmaker. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson Uttagen I F15-Landslaget" (in Swedish). Laget KIF Örebro DFF. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımı'nın Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Sejde Abrahamsson siktar på toppen med Piteå". We are Christian Syrians who originally come from Turkey.
  12. ^ "A Milli Kadın Futbol Takımı, Romanya'yı 1-0 mağlup etti". Başkent (in Turkish). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımımız, İsviçre'ye 3-1 Mağlup Oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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