Samuel Lindeman

Samuel Lindeman
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kouvola, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Centre back
Team information
Current team
 VPS
Number 25
Youth career
Sudet
MYPA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Sudet II 1 (0)
2014 Peltirumpu 5 (0)
2015 Sudet 2 (0)
2016 Purha 4 (0)
2016–2020 MyPa 68 (12)
2021– VPS 79 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Samuel Lindeman (born 29 December 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Club career

Lindeman started football in his hometown Kouvola and played in the lower divisions in the Finnish football league system for Sudet, Peltirumpu and Inkeroisten Purha.[1]

He signed with MYPA for the 2017 season in the fourth-tier Kolmonen. The club won two consecutive promotions and earned a spot to the second-tier Ykkönen for the 2019 season.[2]

Lindeman left MYPA after the 2020 season, after the club were relegated to Kakkonen, and signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Ykkönen. At the end of his first season with VPS, the club won the Ykkönen title and were promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga.[3] In October 2022, Lindeman signed a contract extension with VPS.[4] In the 2023 season, VPS finished 3rd in the Veikkausliiga table and qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. Lindeman suffered an injury and missed the first half of the 2024 season. He scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on 20 September 2024, an equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against HJK Helsinki.[5] He scored his second league goal in the next round, in a 4–1 away win in a derby against SJK Seinäjoki on 28 September.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sudet 2 2013 Kolmonen 1 0 – – – 1 0
Peltirumpu 2015 Kolmonen 5 0 – – – 5 0
Sudet 2016 Kakkonen 2 0 – – – 2 0
Inkeroisten Purha 2016 Kolmonen 4 0 – – – 4 0
MYPA 2017 Kolmonen 16 9 4 0 – – 20 9
2018 Kakkonen 14 1 0 0 – – 14 1
2019 Ykkönen 23 2 0 0 – – 23 2
2020 Ykkönen 15 0 3 2 – – 18 2
Total 68 12 7 2 0 0 0 0 75 14
VPS 2021 Ykkönen 25 1 4 0 – – 29 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 25 0 3 0 3 0 – 31 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 18 0 3 0 0 0 – 21 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Total 79 3 12 0 3 0 0 0 94 3
Career total 159 15 19 2 3 0 0 0 181 17
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

MYPA

VPS

References

  1. ^ Kouvolalaisen jalkapalloilijan Samuel Lindemanin, 24, tie alasarjoista parrasvaloihin on poikkeuksellinen – "Lopettaminenkin kävi jo mielessä", Kouvolan Sanomat, 26 June 2022
  2. ^ Samuel Lindeman - Kouvolan Mylsältä Veikkausliigaan ja vähän Eurooppaankin, mypa.fi, 25 November 2023
  3. ^ Kouvolan Susien kasvatti Samuel Lindeman voitti SM-pronssia VPS:n kanssa – "Tuntuu mestaruudelta", Kouvolan Sanomat, 27 October 2023
  4. ^ Samuel Lindeman ja Mikko Pitkänen jatkavat Vepsussa!, vepsu.fi, 10 October 2022
  5. ^ Lindemanin ensimmäinen Veikkausliiga-maali, Ruutu Urheilu
  6. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Samuel Lindeman, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto