# Lotta Lindström

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

## International career

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

## Career statistics
### Club

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

### International

    As of 3 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honours

HJK
* Kansallinen Liiga: 2023 Runners-up
* Finnish Women's Cup: 2023 Runners-up
Finland
* Pinatar Cup: 2024
Individual
* Kansallinen Liiga Top Goalscorer: 2023
* Kansallinen Liiga Forward of the Year: 2023
* Kansallinen Liiga Rookie of the Year: 2023
* Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Month: May 2023