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.
![]() 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 |
Career
editShe 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
editSällström is openly lesbian.[9]
International goals
edit# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 X
- Player's profile at Football Association of Finland Archived 7 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)