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 Vantaa, Finland[2]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Striker
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 59 (23)
2015–2018 Vittsjö GIK 71 (29)
2018–2021 Paris FC 52 (18)
2021 HJK 8 (2)
2022–2025 Vittsjö GIK 96 (11)
Total 418 (169)
International career
2007–2025 Finland 157 (64)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Linda Charlotta Sällström (born 13 July 1988) is a Finnish former professional footballer.[3] She last played for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan. She is the most capped player and top scorer of 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.[4]

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.[5]

On 25 January 2014 Sällstrom injured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again, making it likely she would miss the 2014 season.[6][7]

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.[8]

On 7 November 2019, Sällström played her 100th match against Cyprus.[9]

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

Personal life

Sällström is openly lesbian.[11]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 September 2007Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Scotland1–04–1Friendly
228 May 2009 Italy1–13–2
32–2
422 July 2009Pori Stadium, Pori, Finland Sweden1–21–3
53 September 2009Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland England2–32–3UEFA Women's Euro 2009
624 February 2010Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal China1–11–12010 Algarve Cup
719 June 2010ISS Stadion, Vantaa, Finland Portugal4–14–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
823 June 2010 Italy1–11–3
925 August 2010Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn, Finland Slovenia1–04–1
102–1
114–1
1216 February 2011Tammelan Stadion, Tammela, Finland Russia1–15–4Friendly
133–2
145–4
1518 September 2011Töölö Football Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Scotland1–01–0
1622 October 2011ISS Stadion, Vantaa, Finland Estonia1–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
174–0
185–0
1927 October 2011City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus Belarus1–02–2
202–1
211 March 2012GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus France1–11–22012 Cyprus Women's Cup
224 March 2012 Switzerland1–03–1
232–0
243–0
256 March 2012 South Korea1–01–1[a]
2614 February 2013Tammelan Stadion, Tammela, Finland Russia4–05–0Friendly
2721 September 2015Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2812 April 2016Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, Montenegro Montenegro1–07–1
293 June 2016Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, Finland Republic of Ireland4–14–1
3022 January 2017Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Slovakia2–03–0Friendly
315 March 2017Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia1–01–2
3211 June 2017Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China China2–32–4
3326 November 2017Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland Israel2–04–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
344–0
357 March 2018Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Hungary1–02–02018 Cyprus Women's Cup
3631 August 2018El Sardinero, Santander, Spain Spain1–11–52019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
374 September 2018Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Austria1–21–4
382 September 2019Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania Albania1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
393–0
408 October 2019Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland Albania5–08–1
416–0
427–1
438–1
447 November 2019Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland Cyprus1–04–0
4512 November 2019Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal Portugal1–11–1
4611 March 2020GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Slovakia2–14–22020 Cyprus Women's Cup
4719 February 2021Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Portugal1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4823 February 2021AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus2–05–0
4921 October 2021Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbisili, Georgia Georgia1–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
5025 November 2021Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden1–11–2
519 July 2022Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England Spain1–01–4UEFA Women's Euro 2022
5216 February 2023GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Croatia2–14–12023 Cyprus Women's Cup
5319 February 2023 Hungary4–08–0
545–0
556–0
5622 September 2023Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland Slovakia1–04–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
5727 October 2023Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Croatia1–03–0
5830 November 2023Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland Romania1–06–0
593–0
6025 October 2024Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
6129 October 2024Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland Montenegro4–05–0
628 April 2025 Hungary2–03–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
6330 May 2025Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary Belarus2–03–0
643–0
  1. ↑ Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.
Correct as of 30 May 2025[12]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Djurgardens 2009 Damallsvenska 219219
Linkopings 2010 Damallsvenska 2311642915
2011 228442612
2013 4040
2014 213051
Total 512044946428
Vittsjo 2015 Damallsvenska 18321204
2016 20410214
2017 2215422617
2018 11720137
2022 2263220278
2023 26211273
2024 25030280
2025 26312275
Total 170401584018948
Paris 2018-19 Ligue Féminine 21122112
2019-20 124124
2020-21 19111202
Total 5217115318
HJK 2021 Kansallinen Liiga 8282
Total career 302882013134335105

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. ↑ https://yle.fi/a/7-10086520
  4. ↑ "Sällström Linda" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Isaksson, Janne (5 March 2013). "Linda Sällström missar EM" (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Nyberg, Hannes (25 January 2014). "Sällström skadad igen" (in Swedish). Yle. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ @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.
  9. ↑ @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.
  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. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Caps and Goals". Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.


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