New deal for Amanda Nildén

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The 28-year-old defender has consistently produced strong performances since arriving in north London in January, 2024, and, after featuring primarily as a left-back in her first couple of years in our colours, has impressed as a left-sided centre-half under Martin Ho for the bulk of this calendar year.

Speaking upon signing her new deal, Amanda said: “I'm very proud, it's a happy moment for me.

"To see the growth of the Club has been amazing. Now to be a part of the next steps of the journey, it's an exciting moment and I'm looking forward to that."

Head Coach Martin added: “Amanda gives us flexibility through her ability to play at both full-back and centre-back. Those roles ask different questions of a player: when to advance and support the attack, when to hold position and protect the team, and how to recognise danger from different areas of the pitch. Her ability to take on those responsibilities gives us options in how we build with the ball and organise without it.

"This new contract gives us the opportunity to keep developing her game and increase her influence within the team. An important next step is growing as a leader, communicating with greater conviction, demanding more from those around her and recognising the impact she can have on our collective standards. We believe in her capacity to take that responsibility, and we are delighted she will continue that development with us.”

Full of energy and committed in the tackle in whichever role she plays in our back line, Amanda first joined us on loan from Italian side Juventus and helped us reach the Women’s FA Cup Final before making a permanent switch to N17 ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.

She featured in 19 games in her first full season here before registering a further 28 appearances in 2025/26, helping us enjoy our best-ever campaign in the Women’s Super League. She’s now up to 71 appearances and three goals in our colours.

Prior to her time at Juve, where she won the treble in 2021/22, Amanda began her career in her home country of Sweden with IF Brommapojkarna and AIK. She spent an initial two-year spell in the WSL with Brighton & Hove Albion between 2018 and 2020 before returning to Sweden with Eskilstuna United.

Having progressed through the age groups for Sweden's national teams, she made her senior international debut in February, 2021, and was part of their squads for the UEFA Women’s European Championships in 2022 and 2025.