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.
.jpg) Linda Sällström in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 | |||
Career edit
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 edit
Sällström is openly lesbian.[9]
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 September 2007 | Helsinki, Finland |  Scotland |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 May 2009 | Helsinki, Finland |  Italy |
1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2–2 | |||||
| 4 | 22 July 2009 | Pori, Finland |  Sweden |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 September 2009 | Turku, Finland |  England |
2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
| 6 | 24 February 2010 | Lagos, Portugal |  China |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
| 7 | 19 June 2010 | Vantaa, Finland |  Spain |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 23 June 2010 | Vantaa, Finland | Italy |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 25 August 2010 | Mariehamn, Finland |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 2–1 | |||||
| 11 | 4–1 | |||||
| 12 | 16 February 2011 | Tammela, Finland |  Russia |
1–1 | 5–4 | Friendly |
| 13 | 3–2 | |||||
| 14 | 5–4 | |||||
| 15 | 18 September 2011 | Helsinki, Finland | Scotland |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 22 October 2011 | Vantaa, Finland |  Estonia |
1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 17 | 4–0 | |||||
| 18 | 5–0 | |||||
| 19 | 27 October 2011 | Maladzyechna, Belarus |  Belarus |
1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 20 | 2–1 | |||||
| 21 | 1 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus |  France |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 22 | 4 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus |  Switzerland |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 23 | 2–0 | |||||
| 24 | 3–0 | |||||
| 25 | 6 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus |  South Korea |
1–0 | 1–1[a] | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 26 | 14 February 2013 | Tammela, Finland | Russia |
4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 27 | 21 September 2015 | Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 28 | 12 April 2016 | Petrovac, Montenegro |  Montenegro |
1–0 | 7–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 29 | 3 June 2016 | Valkeakoski, Finland | Republic of Ireland |
4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 30 | 22 January 2017 | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Slovakia |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 31 | 5 March 2017 | Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 32 | 11 June 2017 | Changzhou, China | China |
2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 33 | 26 November 2017 | Helsinki, Finland |  Israel |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 34 | 4–0 | |||||
| 35 | 7 March 2018 | Paralimni, Cyprus |  Hungary |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 36 | 31 August 2018 | Santander, Spain | Spain |
1–1 | 1–5 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 37 | 4 September 2018 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |  Austria |
1–2 | 1–4 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 38 | 2 September 2019 | Elbasan, Albania |  Albania |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 39 | 3–0 | |||||
| 40 | 8 October 2019 | Vaasa, Finland | Albania |
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 |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 45 | 12 November 2019 | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal |  Portugal |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 46 | 11 March 2020 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Slovakia |
2–1 | 4–2 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 47 | 19 February 2021 | Helsinki, Finland | Portugal |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 48 | 23 February 2021 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus |
2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 49 | 21 October 2021 | Tsibili, Georgia |  Georgia |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 50 | 25 November 2021 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Sweden |
1–1 | 1–2 | FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 51 | 9 July 2022 | Milton Keynes, England | Spain |
1–0 | 1–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 52 | 16 February 2023 | Larnaca, Cyprus |  Croatia |
2–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 53 | 19 February 2023 | Hungary |
4–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 54 | 5–0 | |||||
| 55 | 6–0 | |||||
| 56 | 22 September 2023 | Turku, Finland | Slovakia |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 57 | 27 October 2023 | Helsinki, Finland | Croatia |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 58 | 30 November 2023 | Turku, Finland |  Romania |
1–0 | ||
| 59 | 3–0 |
- ^ Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.
Correct as of 24 July 2022[10]
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Linda Sällström Linköpings FC profile
- Linda Sällström – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Linda Charlotta Sällström at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Linda Sällström on Twitter
- Player's profile at Football Association of Finland Archived 7 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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