Linda Sällström

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
Linda Sällström in 2009
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
Club information
Current team
 Vittsjö GIK
Number 18
Youth career
KoPSe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2007 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)
National team‡
2007– Finland 113 (50)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2022

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]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 September 2007Helsinki, Finland Scotland1–04–1Friendly
228 May 2009Helsinki, Finland Italy1–13–2Friendly
32–2
422 July 2009Pori, Finland Sweden1–21–3Friendly
53 September 2009Turku, Finland England2–32–3UEFA Women's Euro 2009
624 February 2010Lagos, Portugal China PR1–11–12010 Algarve Cup
719 June 2010Vantaa, Finland Spain4–14–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
823 June 2010Vantaa, Finland Italy1–11–32011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
925 August 2010Mariehamn, Finland Slovenia1–04–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
102–1
114–1
1216 February 2011Tammela, Finland Russia1–15–4Friendly
133–2
145–4
1518 September 2011Helsinki, Finland Scotland1–01–0Friendly
1622 October 2011Vantaa, Finland Estonia1–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
174–0
185–0
1927 October 2011Maladzyechna, Belarus Belarus1–02–2UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
202–1
211 March 2012Larnaca, Cyprus France1–11–22012 Cyprus Women's Cup
224 March 2012Larnaca, Cyprus  Switzerland1–03–12012 Cyprus Women's Cup
232–0
243–0
256 March 2012Larnaca, Cyprus South Korea1–01–1[lower-alpha 1]2012 Cyprus Women's Cup
2614 February 2013Tammela, Finland Russia4–05–0Friendly
2721 September 2015Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2812 April 2016Petrovac, Montenegro Montenegro1–07–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
293 June 2016Valkeakoski, Finland Republic of Ireland4–14–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3022 January 2017San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Slovakia2–03–0Friendly
315 March 2017Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia1–01–2Friendly
3211 June 2017Changzhou, China China PR2–32–4Friendly
3326 November 2017Helsinki, Finland Israel2–04–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
344–0
357 March 2018Paralimni, Cyprus Hungary1–02–02018 Cyprus Women's Cup
3631 August 2018Santander, Spain Spain1–11–52019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
374 September 2018Wiener Neustadt, Austria Austria1–21–42019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
382 September 2019Elbasan, Albania Albania1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
393–0
408 October 2019Vaasa, Finland Albania5–08–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
416–0
427–1
438–1
447 November 2019Helsinki, Finland Cyprus1–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4512 November 2019Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal Portugal1–11–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4611 March 2020Larnaca, Cyprus Slovakia2–14–22020 Cyprus Women's Cup
4719 February 2021Helsinki, Finland Portugal1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4823 February 2021Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4921 October 2021Tsibili, Georgia Georgia1–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
5025 November 2021Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden1–11–2FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiying Correct as of 23 February 2021[9]
  1. Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.

Personal life

Sällström is openly lesbian.[10]

References
  1. "2009 UEFA European Women's Championship Match Press Kit" (PDF). UEFA. 24 August 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. "Linda Sällström Helsingin Kisa-Veikot kuva" (in Finnish). Tilastopaja Oy. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  3. "Sällström Linda" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  4. Isaksson, Janne (5 March 2013). "Linda Sällström missar EM" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. Nyberg, Hannes (25 January 2014). "Sällström skadad igen" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. "Linda Sällström: Comeback after Second ACL Injury". Our Game Magazine. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  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. Caps and Goals
  10. "Linda Sällström hämmästelee jääkiekon homoseksuaalisuuskohua: "Minun ei ole ikinä pitänyt piilotella"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 2 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.


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