Linda Sällström

Linda Charlotta Sällström (born 13 July 1988) is a Finnish international footballer. She currently plays for French club Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine and the Finland women's national football team.

Linda Sällström
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
 Paris FC
Number 20
Youth career
KoPSe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2007 Tikkurilan Palloseura
2008–2009 Djurgårdens IF 43 (16)
2010–2014 Linköpings FC 50 (19)
2015–2018 Vittsjö GIK 71 (29)
2018– Paris FC 33 (16)
National team‡
2007– Finland 104 (46)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2020

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]

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.[6]

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

Personal life

Sällström is openly lesbian.[8]

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. @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.
  7. @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.
  8. "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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