Linda Sällström

Linda Sällström

Linda Sällström in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Linda Charlotta Sällström[1]
Date of birth	(1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 36)
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)
2003–2007	Tikkurilan Palloseura	89	(70)
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	65	(8)
International career^‡
2007–	Finland	141	(59)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024

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	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	6–0
59				3–0
60	25 October 2024	Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	1–0	1–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
61	29 October 2024	Tampere, Finland	Montenegro	4–0	5–0

1. Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.

Correct as of 24 July 2022^[10]

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Sällström Linda" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
4. Isaksson, Janne (5 March 2013). "Linda Sällström missar EM" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
5. Nyberg, Hannes (25 January 2014). "Sällström skadad igen" (in Swedish). Yle. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
6. "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.
7. @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.
8. @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.
9. "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.
10. "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 Twitter
• Player's profile at Football Association of Finland Archived 7 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)