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
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 88 (8)
International career‡
2007– Finland 152 (64)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2025

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.

International career

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]

On 19 June 2025, Sällström was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 September 2007 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Scotland 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2 28 May 2009  Italy 1–1 3–2
3 2–2
4 22 July 2009 Pori Stadium, Pori, Finland  Sweden 1–2 1–3
5 3 September 2009 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland  England 2–3 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
6 24 February 2010 Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal  China 1–1 1–1 2010 Algarve Cup
7 19 June 2010 ISS Stadion, Vantaa, Finland  Portugal 4–1 4–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8 23 June 2010  Italy 1–1 1–3
9 25 August 2010 Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn, Finland  Slovenia 1–0 4–1
10 2–1
11 4–1
12 16 February 2011 Tammelan Stadion, Tammela, Finland  Russia 1–1 5–4 Friendly
13 3–2
14 5–4
15 18 September 2011 Töölö Football Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Scotland 1–0 1–0
16 22 October 2011 ISS Stadion, Vantaa, Finland  Estonia 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
17 4–0
18 5–0
19 27 October 2011 City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus  Belarus 1–0 2–2
20 2–1
21 1 March 2012 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  France 1–1 1–2 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup
22 4 March 2012  Switzerland 1–0 3–1
23 2–0
24 3–0
25 6 March 2012  South Korea 1–0 1–1[a]
26 14 February 2013 Tammelan Stadion, Tammela, Finland  Russia 4–0 5–0 Friendly
27 21 September 2015 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
28 12 April 2016 Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 7–1
29 3 June 2016 Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, Finland  Republic of Ireland 4–1 4–1
30 22 January 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Slovakia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
31 5 March 2017 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia  Serbia 1–0 1–2
32 11 June 2017 Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China  China 2–3 2–4
33 26 November 2017 Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland  Israel 2–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
34 4–0
35 7 March 2018 Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Hungary 1–0 2–0 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
36 31 August 2018 El Sardinero, Santander, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–5 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
37 4 September 2018 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Austria 1–2 1–4
38 2 September 2019 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania  Albania 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
39 3–0
40 8 October 2019 Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland  Albania 5–0 8–1
41 6–0
42 7–1
43 8–1
44 7 November 2019 Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland  Cyprus 1–0 4–0
45 12 November 2019 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 1–1
46 11 March 2020 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Slovakia 2–1 4–2 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
47 19 February 2021 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland  Portugal 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
48 23 February 2021 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–0 5–0
49 21 October 2021 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbisili, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
50 25 November 2021 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden 1–1 1–2
51 9 July 2022 Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England  Spain 1–0 1–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
52 16 February 2023 GSZ Stadium, 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 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland  Slovakia 1–0 4–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
57 27 October 2023 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland  Croatia 1–0 3–0
58 30 November 2023 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland  Romania 1–0 6–0
59 3–0
60 25 October 2024 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
61 29 October 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland  Montenegro 4–0 5–0
62 8 April 2025  Hungary 2–0 3–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
63 30 May 2025 Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary  Belarus 2–0 3–0
64 3–0
  1. ^ Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.
Correct as of 30 May 2025[11]

References

  1. ^ "2009 UEFA European Women's Championship Match Press Kit" (PDF). UEFA. 24 August 2009. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) 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. ^ "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Caps and Goals". Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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