Lotta Lindström

Lotta Lindström
Lindström with London City Lionesses in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Hyvinkää, Finland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 London City Lionesses
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2020 HyPS
2021–2022 HFA-Märsky
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 HyPS 20 (23)
2023 HJK 23 (17)
2024– London City Lionesses 7 (3)
International career‡
2019 Finland U16 2 (1)
2021–23 Finland U19 10 (4)
2023 Finland U23 3 (2)
2023– Finland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024

Lotta Lindström (born 10 September 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for London City Lionesses in Women's Championship, and the Finland national team

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.[1] 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.[2] In her first season in the league, she scored 17 goals in 23 league appearances, making her the Kansallinen Liiga Top Goalscorer.[3] She was named the Player of the Year by HJK supporters Forza HJK.[4] 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.[3][5] She scored a goal in her Championship debut with her new team on 18 February 2024, in a 2–2 draw against Durham.[6] 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.[7]

International career

Lindström has represented Finland at various youth international levels.[8] She received her first call-up to Finland senior national team in October 2023 for 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B matches,[9] and eventually made her debut on 5 December 2023 against Slovakia.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2024.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HyPS 2018 Naisten Nelonen 3 2 – – – 3 2
2019 Naisten Kolmonen 6 7 – – – 6 7
2020 Naisten Kolmonen 11 14 – – – 11 14
Total 20 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 23
HJK 2023 Kansallinen Liiga 23 17 4 4 – 6[b] 8 33 29
London City Lionesses 2023–24 Women's Championship 6 3 0 0 – – 6 3
2024–25 Women's Championship 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Total 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Career total 50 43 4 4 0 0 6 8 60 55
  1. ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Kansallinen Cup

Honours

HJK

Finland

Individual

  • Kansallinen Liiga Top Goalscorer: 2023
  • Kansallinen Liiga Forward of the Year: 2023
  • Kansallinen Liiga Rookie of the Year: 2023[12]
  • Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Month: May 2023[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Lotta Lindström, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  2. ^ HYPS KASVATTI SOPIMUKSEEN HJK NAISTEN KANSSA, hyps.fi
  3. ^ a b Lotta Lindström siirtyy Englantiin, hjk.fi, 1 February 2024
  4. ^ Huikean debyyttikauden tehnyt Lotta Lindström valittiin vuoden pelaajaksi, forzahjk.fi, 15 October 2023
  5. ^ HJK myi 19-vuotiaan maalitykkinsä Englantiin, Helsingin Sanomat, 1 February 2024
  6. ^ Lotta Lindström osui heti debyytissään, Finnish FA, 19 February 2024
  7. ^ London City Lionesses forward Lindström sustains ACL injury, yahoo.com, 19 September 2024
  8. ^ Lotta Lindström on yksi neljästä – Kansallisen Liigan hyvinkääläinen maalitykki nimettiin U23-maajoukkueeseen, Aamuposti, 14 September 2023
  9. ^ Lotta Lindström nauttii ensimmäisestä A-maajoukkueleiristään: ”Minulle se suuri unelma”, Finnish FA, 30 October 2023
  10. ^ Lotta Lindström, 19, pelasi yli odotustensa ja nyt hänet valittiin ensimmäistä kertaa Helmareihin: ”En ehkä ihan tätä ajatellut”, Yle, 27 October 2023
  11. ^ Hyvinkääläisen jalkapallosensaation maajoukkueunelma toteutui, ja seuraava tavoitekin on jo tiedossa: "Olen valmis tekemään kaiken mahdollisen", Aamuposti, 9 April 2024
  12. ^ Captain's Ball 2023 – Palkitut osa 3, Finnish FA, 1 December 2023
  13. ^ Lotta Lindström Kansallisen Liigan kuukauden pelaaja, jpy.fi, 2 June 2023