Matilda Nildén joined us from BK Hacken in January, 2026, and has used her first six months in England as an opportunity to embed into new surroundings but has shown signs of promise in her early days.
One of those eye-catching moments came on her debut for the club in January against Leicester City in the Women’s FA Cup. Coming on as a second-half substitute, she showcased strength and speed to charge through the Foxes’ backline and although her effort was saved by the goalkeeper, her positive run led to Lenna Gunning-Williams firing home our third goal in the contest.
Full of energy around the training ground, Matilda is Amanda Nilden’s younger sister and the duo played together on the same pitch for the first time in February, 2026, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs career
2025/26 – 5 appearances
Life before Spurs
Starting her career at IF Brommapojkarna, Matilda joined Swedish top-flight side AIK Fotboll in August, 2021. In her maiden campaign, the young Swede made 10 Damallsvenskan appearances and scored in the Svenska Cupen before joining Elitettan side Bollstanas SK on a short loan. Back at AIK the following season, she featured 28 times, netting three goals on this occasion, but her most prolific goal-scoring would come in 2023.
Registering an impressive 23 goals in 25 games in the Elitettan (the Swedish second division) that term, Matilda inspired AIK to the league title and promotion back to the top tier. That goal return caught the eye of one of the top clubs in Sweden and earned the exciting winger a move to BK Häcken in January, 2024. Across her two seasons at Häcken, Matilda made a total of 63 senior appearances in all competitions, including eight in the UEFA Champions League, and tasted silverware at the end of the 2025 campaign by lifting the Damallsvenskan for the first time in her career.
International
Matilda has represented Sweden from Under-16 to Under-23 level, recently lining up alongside Matilda Vinberg in the latest international break.
Sweden
Sweden