Alayah Pilgrim
Swiss footballer (born 2003)
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Alayah Pilgrim (Arabic: عالية بيلكريم, pronounced [ʕaːliya bilkriːm];[1] born 29 April 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Roma and the Switzerland women's national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 29 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Muri, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Muri | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Aarau | 27 | (18) |
| 2020–2022 | Basel | 34 | (13) |
| 2022–2024 | Zürich | 37 | (11) |
| 2024– | Roma | 29 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (7) |
| 2021 | Switzerland U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023– | Switzerland | 13 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:29, 4 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 28 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Pilgrim is a youth product of her local club FC Muri. She was not allowed to play football as a youngster, and so secretly started playing with Muri until a coach intervened and convinced her family. She played with the boys until the maximum allowable age, as the club did not have a women's section.[2] In 2017, she began her senior career with Aarau in the Ligue Nationale B at the age of 15.[3] In 2020 at the age of 17, she moved to Basel on a 2-year contract.[4]
On 10 October 2022, Pilgrim moved to Zürich, where she played in the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time.[5] She helped Zürich win the 2022–23 Swiss Women's Super League, scoring in the final - a 3–0 win over Servette FC Chênois Féminin on 2 June 2023.[6]
On 26 January 2024, AS Roma announced the signing of Pilgrim.[7]
International career
Pilgrim was a youth international for Switzerland, having played up to the Switzerland U19s. In August 2022, she was called up to the Morocco women's national team for the first time.[8] She declined the invitation, as she received it last minute and didn't have time to decide.[9] A couple of months later in October 2022, she was called up to the Switzerland women's national team for the first time, but did not make an appearance.[10]
Just before the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she opted to formally represent Switzerland internationally. She debuted with them as a substitute in a UEFA Women's Nations League loss to Italy in September 2023.[11]
On 23 June 2025, Pilgrim was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[12]
Honours
Personal life
Pilgrim was born in Switzerland to a Moroccan father and Swiss mother.[9] She studied as a health professional and had an internship at the Muri Hospital in the summer of 2021.[13] Outside of football, she also works as an influencer.[13]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 31 October 2023 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland |  Spain | 1–4 | 1–7 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations |
| 2. | 23 February 2024 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain |  Poland | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 9 April 2024 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 4. | 6 July 2025 | Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland |  Iceland | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| 5. | 24 October 2025 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland |  Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |