Oscar Linnér

Oscar Linnér
Linnér with AIK in July 2015
Personal information
Full name Oscar Carl Linnér
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997
Place of birth Danderyd, Sweden
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2002–2007 Stocksunds
2007–2015 FC Djursholm
2009–2010 → Brommapojkarna (loan)
2012 → Brommapojkarna (loan)
2015 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 AIK 81 (0)
2020–2022 Arminia Bielefeld 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Brescia (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → GIF Sundsvall (loan) 0 (0)
2022 AaB 0 (0)
2023 Brommapojkarna 3 (0)
2024 Vendsyssel 11 (0)
2024–2025 Petrolul Ploiești 2 (0)
2025 KTP 12 (0)
2026 Falkenberg 1 (0)
International career
2015 Sweden U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Sweden U19 5 (0)
2018 Sweden U21 2 (0)
2019 Sweden 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2026

Oscar Carl Linnér (born 23 February 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1] He has represented the Sweden national team.

Club career

AIK

Linnér made his debut for AIK in a UEFA Europa League qualifier match against VPS.

Arminia Bielefeld

On 7 January 2020, Linnér joined Arminia Bielefeld on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[2][3]

Loan to Brescia

On 11 August 2021, Linnér joined Serie B club Brescia on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy.[4][5][6]

Loan to Sundsvall

On 6 February 2022, Linnér was loaned to Sundsvall.[7] However, he left the club after only two months.[8] On 24 August 2022, Linnér's contract with Arminia was dissolved.[9]

AaB

With first goalkeeper Josip Posavec injured, Danish Superliga club AaB confirmed on 16 October that they had signed Linnér to a short contract for the remainder of 2022.[10]

Vendsyssel

After a short spell at IF Brommapojkarna in Sweden, Linnér returned to Denmark, signing a short-term deal with Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF until the end of the season.[11] On May 29, 2024, Vendsyssel confirmed that Linnér would leave the club at the end of June 2024.[12]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 5 November 2024, Linnér joined Romanian Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești on a deal until June 2026.[13]

KTP

On 2 July 2025, Linnér signed with KTP in Finnish Veikkausliiga for the remainder of the season.[14]

Falkenberg

In June Linnér joined Superettan side Falkenbergs FF on short-team deal due to injuries to the keepers at the club. On 1 July 2026, he left the club again.[15]

International career

Linnér made his debut for the Sweden national team on 11 January 2019 in a friendly against Iceland, as a starter.[16]

Personal life

Oscar Linnér has a two-years-younger brother, Albin Linnér, who is also professional footballer.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 July 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIK 2015 Allsvenskan 20000020
2016 Allsvenskan 20002[b]040
2017 Allsvenskan 2905000340
2018 Allsvenskan 210506[b]0320
2019 Allsvenskan 270404[b]0350
2020 Allsvenskan 00008[c]080
Total 8101402001150
Arminia Bielefeld 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 0000—00
2020–21 Bundesliga 0000—00
Total 0000—00
Brescia (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 10——10
GIF Sundsvall (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 0000—00
AaB 2022–23 Danish Superliga 00100010
Brommapojkarna 2023 Allsvenskan 30——30
Vendsyssel 2023–24 Danish 1st Division 110——110
Petrolul Ploiești 2024–25 Liga I 2010—30
KTP 2025 Veikkausliiga 140——140
Falkenberg 2026 Superettan 10——10
Career total 11301602001490
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

AIK

Arminia Bielefeld

References

  1. ↑ Oscar Linnér at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "DSC Arminia verpflichtet Oscar Linnér". Arminia Bielefeld. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Arminia gibt Ersatzkeeper Linner ab". Kicker (in German). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Oscar Linnér till Brescia – värvas av Filippo Inzaghi" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "BRESCIA: OSCAR LINNER E' IL NUOVO PORTIERE DELLE RONDINELLE" (in Italian). BresciaSport.net. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "CIAO OSCAR!" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Oscar Linnér ansluter till GIF Sundsvall" (Press release) (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "GIF Sundsvall och Oscar Linnér går skilda vägar" (Press release) (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "ARMINIA VERPFLICHTET MARTIN FRAISL" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  10. ↑ AaB laver korttidskontrakt med svensk målmand, aabsport.dk, 16 October 2022
  11. ↑ VENDSYSSEL FF SKRIVER MED OSCAR LINNÉR, vendsysselff.dk, 9 March 2024
  12. ↑ OSCAR LINNÉR FORLADER VENDSYSSEL FF VED UDLØB, vendsysselff.dk, 29 May 2024
  13. ↑ "Oficial/Oscar Linner a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești!" (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Oscar Linner tuo kokoa ja kokemusta KTP:n maalille, fcktp.fi, 2 July 2025
  15. ↑ "Oscar Linnér lämnar FFF efter korttidsavtal". falkenbergsff.se (in Swedish). 1 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sweden v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 11 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "O. LINNÉR". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2018.