Andreas Linde

Andreas Linde
Linde with Molde in 2018
Personal information
Full name Andreas Christopher Linde
Date of birth (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Häcken
Number 1
Youth career
–2007 Rydebäcks IF
2008–2012 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Helsingborgs IF 2 (0)
2013 → IFK Värnamo (loan) 0 (0)
2013 → HIF Akademi (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2021 Molde 138 (0)
2022–2024 Greuther Fürth 43 (0)
2024– Häcken 18 (0)
International career‡
2010 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2011–2013 Sweden U19 5 (0)
2013–2016 Sweden U21/O 8 (0)
2017 Sweden 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:20, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Andreas Christopher Linde (born 24 July 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Häcken as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Molde

Linde signed for Norwegian club Molde in 2015, having agreed a two-year contract with the club.[2] In December 2016, Molde extended his contract till the end of the 2019 season.[3] On 21 July 2015, Linde made his debut for the club in Molde's 5–0 win against Armenian side Pyunik in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, second leg. He was sent off in the 72nd minute of his league debut for Molde against Odd on 9 August 2015.[4] Molde led the game 2–1 when Linde fouled an Odd player and gave away a penalty. The match ended with a 2–2 draw. In May, he injured his knee and had to go through surgery.[5]

On 12 July 2019, Molde announced that Linde's contract had been extended till the end of the 2021 season.[6] He returned to the first team squad on 23 September 2019, in a match against Stabæk, and placed in the starting XI on 6 October against Brann. He kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw at Brann Stadion, his first league game since 20 May.[7]

Greuther Fürth

On 10 January 2022, Linde signed a contract with German club Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2024.[8]

Häcken

On 31 January 2024, Linde was announced at Häcken on a three year contract.[9]

International career

Linde was part of the Sweden U21 team that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, serving as a backup goalkeeper behind Patrik Carlgren.[10]

He represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and played in all three games as Sweden failed to advance from the group stage.[10]

On 12 January 2017, he made his full international debut for Sweden in a 6–0 friendly win against Slovakia.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 October 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Helsingborg 2011 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2012 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Allsvenskan 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
IFK Värnamo (loan) 2013 Superettan 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
HIF Akademi (loan) 2013 Division 2 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Molde 2015 Tippeligaen 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2016 Tippeligaen 9 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
2017 Eliteserien 30 0 5 0 — 35 0
2018 Eliteserien 29 0 1 0 8[b] 0 38 0
2019 Eliteserien 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2020 Eliteserien 27 0 0 0 11[c] 0 38 0
2021 Eliteserien 25 0 1 0 4[b] 0 30 0
Total 138 0 11 0 23 0 172 0
Greuther Fürth 2021–22 Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 43 0 1 0 — 44 0
Career total 196 0 15 0 23 0 234 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2017 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Molde

Sweden U21

References

  1. ^ "Andreas Linde". SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ny keeper signert for Molde Fotballklubb". Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Linde blir Molde-keeper i tre år til". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Andreas Christopher Linde profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Førstekeeperen ute med skade – slik skal Molde løse keepersituasjonen". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Andreas Linde forlenger kontrakten!". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Barmen etter 0–0 mot Molde: – Vi er best og hadde fortjent alle tre poengene". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. ^ "ERFAHRENER TORHÜTER: LINDE KOMMT" (Press release) (in German). Greuther Fürth. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "BK Häcken värvar Andreas Linde". bkhacken.se (in Swedish).
  10. ^ a b c "Andreas Linde - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ^ Andreas Linde at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Andreas Linde - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2022.