Emilia Pelgander

Emilia Pelgander
Personal information
Full name Emilia Helena Pelgander
Date of birth (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 KIF Örebro DFF 72 (5)
2023– Leicester City 13 (0)
2025 → FC Rosengård (loan) 25 (0)
2026 → HB Køge (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
–2021 Sweden U17 4 (0)
2021–2023 Sweden U19 24 (1)
2023– Sweden U23 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:05, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Emilia Helena Pelgander (born 3 March 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City. She previously played for then-Damallsvenskan club KIF Örebro.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Elsa Pelgander is the younger sister of Emilia Pelgander, who is also a professional footballer.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Strömgren, Nick; Forsell, David (27 July 2020). "Hon är första spelaren född 2004 i damallsvenskan" – via sverigesradio.se.
  2. ↑ "Women's Super League: Leicester sign Swedish midfielder Emilia Pelgander". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Emilia Pelgander Spelarstatistik". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  4. ↑ "Leicester's Pelgander joins Rosengard on loan". BBC Sport. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Nio år senare – nu lever Elsa & Emilia sitt drömliv: "Chockad och glad"". www.aftonbladet.se. 6 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Rydén, Anna (8 March 2024). "Svenska succésystrarna proffs i olika storlag". Svenska Dagbladet – via www.svd.se.