Linda Charlotta Sällström (born 13 July 1988) is a Finnish former professional footballer. 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.
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.
On 25 January 2014 Sällstrom injured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again, making it likely she would miss the 2014 season.
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.
On 7 November 2019, Sällström played her 100th match against Cyprus.
On 19 June 2025, Sällström was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Personal life Sällström is openly lesbian.. During the season-opening of Tanssii tähtien kanssa, Linda revealed that she is in a relationship and is currently studying in Malmö to become a doctor.
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 29 September 2007 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 1–0 4–1 Friendly 2 28 May 2009 1–1 3–2 3 2–2 4 22 July 2009 Pori Stadium, Pori, Finland 1–2 1–3 5 3 September 2009 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland 2–3 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 6 24 February 2010 Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal 1–1 1–1 2010 Algarve Cup 7 19 June 2010 ISS Stadion, Vantaa, Finland 4–1 4–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 8 23 June 2010 1–1 1–3 9 25 August 2010 Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn, Finland 1–0 4–1 10 2–1 11 4–1 12 16 February 2011 Tammelan Stadion, Tammela, Finland 1–1 5–4 Friendly 13 3–2 14 5–4 15 18 September 2011 Töölö Football Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 1–0 1–0 16 22 October 2011 ISS Stadion, Vantaa, Finland 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 17 4–0 18 5–0 19 27 October 2011 City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus 1–0 2–2 20 2–1 21 1 March 2012 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–1 1–2 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup 22 4 March 2012 1–0 3–1 23 2–0 24 3–0 25 6 March 2012 1–0 1–1 26 14 February 2013 Tammelan Stadion, Tammela, Finland 4–0 5–0 Friendly 27 21 September 2015 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 28 12 April 2016 Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, Montenegro 1–0 7–1 29 3 June 2016 Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, Finland 4–1 4–1 30 22 January 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain 2–0 3–0 Friendly 31 5 March 2017 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia 1–0 1–2 32 11 June 2017 Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China 2–3 2–4 33 26 November 2017 Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland 2–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 34 4–0 35 7 March 2018 Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus 1–0 2–0 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup 36 31 August 2018 El Sardinero, Santander, Spain 1–1 1–5 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 37 4 September 2018 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 1–2 1–4 38 2 September 2019 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 39 3–0 40 8 October 2019 Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland 5–0 8–1 41 6–0 42 7–1 43 8–1 44 7 November 2019 Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland 1–0 4–0 45 12 November 2019 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal 1–1 1–1 46 11 March 2020 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–1 4–2 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup 47 19 February 2021 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 48 23 February 2021 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–0 5–0 49 21 October 2021 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbisili, Georgia 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying 50 25 November 2021 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 1–1 1–2 51 9 July 2022 Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England 1–0 1–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 52 16 February 2023 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–1 4–1 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup 53 19 February 2023 4–0 8–0 54 5–0 55 6–0 56 22 September 2023 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland 1–0 4–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 57 27 October 2023 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland 1–0 3–0 58 30 November 2023 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland 1–0 6–0 59 3–0 60 25 October 2024 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs 61 29 October 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland 4–0 5–0 62 8 April 2025 2–0 3–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League 63 30 May 2025 Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary 2–0 3–0 64 3–0
Correct as of 30 May 2025 Career statistics Club Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Djurgardens2009Damallsvenska219219Linkopings2010Damallsvenska23116429152011228442612201340402014213051Total 512044946428Vittsjo2015Damallsvenska183212042016204102142017221542261720181172013720222263220278202326211273202425030280202526312275Total 170401584018948Paris2018-19 Ligue Féminine 211221122019-20 1241242020-21 19111202Total 5217115318HJK2021Kansallinen Liiga 8282Total career 302882013134335105
References
External links Linda Sällström Linköpings FC profile
Player's profile at Football Association of Finland