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 2014
Personal information
Full name	Linda Charlotta Sällström[1]
Date of birth	(1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 37)
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 as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2025

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]