Lotta Lindström (; born 10 September 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City and the Finland national team. She had a loan spell with Birmingham City for the later part of the 2025–26 season.
Club career HyPS Lindström started playing football in youth teams of HyPS in Hyvinkää, and made her senior debut with the club's first team in 2018 in fifth-tier Naisten Nelonen at the age 14.Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Lotta Lindström, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto She studied and played in Helsinki Football Academy during 2021–2022, but missed the last year due to knee injury.
HJK Lindström signed with Kansallinen Liiga side HJK for the 2023 season.HYPS KASVATTI SOPIMUKSEEN HJK NAISTEN KANSSA, hyps.fi In her first season in the league, she scored 17 goals in 23 league appearances, making her the Kansallinen Liiga Top Goalscorer.Lotta Lindström siirtyy Englantiin, hjk.fi, 1 February 2024 She was named the Player of the Year by HJK supporters Forza HJK.Huikean debyyttikauden tehnyt Lotta Lindström valittiin vuoden pelaajaksi, forzahjk.fi, 15 October 2023 The club eventually finished in 2nd place in the league, and in the Finnish Women's Cup in 2023.
London City Lionesses On 1 February 2024, Lindström signed with English club London City Lionesses in Women's Championship on a three-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.HJK myi 19-vuotiaan maalitykkinsä Englantiin, Helsingin Sanomat, 1 February 2024 She scored a goal in her Championship debut with her new team on 18 February 2024, in a 2–2 draw against Durham.Lotta Lindström osui heti debyytissään, Finnish FA, 19 February 2024 On 19 September, it was announced that Lindström would be out of the line-up for the rest of the 2024–25 season due to ACL injury.London City Lionesses forward Lindström sustains ACL injury, yahoo.com, 19 September 2024
On 14 September 2025, Lindström made her first appearance for the Lionesses in the Women's Super League, in a 5–1 loss to Manchester United.
Birmingham City On 7 January 2026, Lindström went on loan to Birmingham City for the rest of the 2025–26 season.
International career Lindström has represented Finland at various youth international levels.Lotta Lindström on yksi neljästä – Kansallisen Liigan hyvinkääläinen maalitykki nimettiin U23-maajoukkueeseen, Aamuposti, 14 September 2023 She received her first call-up to Finland senior national team in October 2023 for 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B matches,Lotta Lindström nauttii ensimmäisestä A-maajoukkueleiristään: ”Minulle se suuri unelma”, Finnish FA, 30 October 2023 and eventually made her debut on 5 December 2023 against Slovakia.Lotta Lindström, 19, pelasi yli odotustensa ja nyt hänet valittiin ensimmäistä kertaa Helmareihin: ”En ehkä ihan tätä ajatellut”, Yle, 27 October 2023Hyvinkääläisen jalkapallosensaation maajoukkueunelma toteutui, ja seuraava tavoitekin on jo tiedossa: "Olen valmis tekemään kaiken mahdollisen", Aamuposti, 9 April 2024
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHyPS2018Naisten Nelonen32–––322019Naisten Kolmonen67–––672020Naisten Kolmonen1114–––1114Total20230000002023HJK2023Kansallinen Liiga231744–683329London City Lionesses2023–24Women's Championship6300––632024–25Women's Championship1000––102025-26Women's Super League5031––81Total12331–00154Career total62467500687559
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFinland202310202430202511Total51
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition+List of international goals scored by Lotta Lindström 1. 24 October 2025 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland 1–5 1–6 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off matches 2. 18 April 2026 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 1–0 1–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 3. 5 June 2026 Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Slovakia 2–0 4–0 4. 4–0
Honours HJK Kansallinen Liiga: 2023 Runners-up Finnish Women's Cup: 2023 Runners-up Birmingham City
Women's Super League 2: 2025–26
Finland Pinatar Cup: 2024
Individual Kansallinen Liiga Top Goalscorer: 2023 Kansallinen Liiga Forward of the Year: 2023 Kansallinen Liiga Rookie of the Year: 2023Captain's Ball 2023 – Palkitut osa 3, Finnish FA, 1 December 2023 Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Month: May 2023Lotta Lindström Kansallisen Liigan kuukauden pelaaja, jpy.fi, 2 June 2023
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