![]() Linda Sällström in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Linda Charlotta Sällström[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[2] | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vittsjö GIK | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
KoPSe | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2007 | Tikkurilan Palloseura | ||
2008–2009 | Djurgårdens IF | 43 | (16) |
2010–2014 | Linköpings FC | 50 | (19) |
2015–2018 | Vittsjö GIK | 71 | (29) |
2018–2021 | Paris FC | 52 | (17) |
2021 | HJK | 8 | (2) |
2022– | Vittsjö GIK | 48 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2007– | Finland | 136 | (59) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 |
Linda Charlotta Sällström (born 13 July 1988) is a Finnish international footballer. She currently plays for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan and the Finland women's national football team.
Career
She made her debut for the senior Finland team on 31 May 2007; playing 17 minutes against Norway.[3]
Sällström missed the entire 2012 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. She re–injured the knee in March 2013 and was ruled out of contention for a place in Finland's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 squad.[4]
On 25 January 2014 Sällstrom injured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again, making it likely she would miss the 2014 season.[5][6]
In total Sällström has endured three ACL injuries in her career. Coming back from injury to finish as second highest goalscorer in the 2017–18 Damallsvenskan season.
On 8 October 2019, Sällström scored four goals against Albania to become the all-time top scorer for Finland, surpassing Laura Österberg Kalmari.[7]
On 7 November 2019, Sällström played her 100th match against Cyprus.[8]
Personal life
Sällström is openly lesbian.[9]
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 September 2007 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2 | 28 May 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
3 | 2–2 | |||||
4 | 22 July 2009 | Pori, Finland | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
5 | 3 September 2009 | Turku, Finland | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
6 | 24 February 2010 | Lagos, Portugal | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
7 | 19 June 2010 | Vantaa, Finland | ![]() |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
8 | 23 June 2010 | Vantaa, Finland | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
9 | 25 August 2010 | Mariehamn, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
10 | 2–1 | |||||
11 | 4–1 | |||||
12 | 16 February 2011 | Tammela, Finland | ![]() |
1–1 | 5–4 | Friendly |
13 | 3–2 | |||||
14 | 5–4 | |||||
15 | 18 September 2011 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
16 | 22 October 2011 | Vantaa, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
17 | 4–0 | |||||
18 | 5–0 | |||||
19 | 27 October 2011 | Maladzyechna, Belarus | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
20 | 2–1 | |||||
21 | 1 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
22 | 4 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
23 | 2–0 | |||||
24 | 3–0 | |||||
25 | 6 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1[a] | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
26 | 14 February 2013 | Tammela, Finland | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
27 | 21 September 2015 | Dublin, Ireland | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
28 | 12 April 2016 | Petrovac, Montenegro | ![]() |
1–0 | 7–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
29 | 3 June 2016 | Valkeakoski, Finland | ![]() |
4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
30 | 22 January 2017 | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
31 | 5 March 2017 | Stara Pazova, Serbia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
32 | 11 June 2017 | Changzhou, China | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
33 | 26 November 2017 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
34 | 4–0 | |||||
35 | 7 March 2018 | Paralimni, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
36 | 31 August 2018 | Santander, Spain | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–5 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
37 | 4 September 2018 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–4 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
38 | 2 September 2019 | Elbasan, Albania | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
39 | 3–0 | |||||
40 | 8 October 2019 | Vaasa, Finland | ![]() |
5–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
41 | 6–0 | |||||
42 | 7–1 | |||||
43 | 8–1 | |||||
44 | 7 November 2019 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
45 | 12 November 2019 | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
46 | 11 March 2020 | Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
2–1 | 4–2 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
47 | 19 February 2021 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
48 | 23 February 2021 | Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
49 | 21 October 2021 | Tsibili, Georgia | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
50 | 25 November 2021 | Gothenburg, Sweden | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
51 | 9 July 2022 | Milton Keynes, England | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
52 | 16 February 2023 | Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
2–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
53 | 19 February 2023 | ![]() |
4–0 | 8–0 | ||
54 | 5–0 | |||||
55 | 6–0 | |||||
56 | 22 September 2023 | Turku, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
57 | 27 October 2023 | Helsinki, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
58 | 30 November 2023 | Turku, Finland | ![]() |
1–0 | ||
59 | 3–0 |
- ^ Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.
Correct as of 24 July 2022[10]
References
- ^ "2009 UEFA European Women's Championship Match Press Kit" (PDF). UEFA. 24 August 2009. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Linda Sällström Helsingin Kisa-Veikot kuva" (in Finnish). Tilastopaja Oy. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Sällström Linda" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Isaksson, Janne (5 March 2013). "Linda Sällström missar EM" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Nyberg, Hannes (25 January 2014). "Sällström skadad igen" (in Swedish). Yle. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Linda Sällström: Comeback after Second ACL Injury". Our Game Magazine. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ @LindaSallstrom (9 October 2019). "Wow still can't believe it. 43 goals for Finland and becoming the all time top goal scorer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @LindaSallstrom (7 November 2019). "3 points and a goal, couldn't ask for a better way to celebrate my 100th cap!🇫🇮💯 Finland-Cyprus 4–0!⚽️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Linda Sällström hämmästelee jääkiekon homoseksuaalisuuskohua: "Minun ei ole ikinä pitänyt piilotella"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Caps and Goals". Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
External links
- Linda Sällström Linköpings FC profile
- Linda Sällström – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Linda Charlotta Sällström at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Linda Sällström on X
- Player's profile at Football Association of Finland Archived 7 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)