# Linda Sällström

Linda Charlotta Sällström (born 13 July 1988) is a Finnish international footballer. She currently plays for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan and the Finland women's national football team.

## Career

She made her debut for the senior Finland team on 31 May 2007; playing 17 minutes against Norway.
Sällström missed the entire 2012 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. She re–injured the knee in March 2013 and was ruled out of contention for a place in Finland's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 squad.
On 25 January 2014 Sällstrom injured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again, making it likely she would miss the 2014 season.
In total Sällström has endured three ACL injuries in her career. Coming back from injury to finish as second highest goalscorer in the 2017–18 Damallsvenskan season.
On 8 October 2019, Sällström scored four goals against Albania to become the all-time top scorer for Finland, surpassing Laura Österberg Kalmari.
On 7 November 2019, Sällström played her 100th match against Cyprus.

## Personal life

Sällström is openly lesbian.

## International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 29 September 2007 | Helsinki, Finland | Scotland | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 May 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | Italy | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 28 May 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | Italy | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 22 July 2009 | Pori, Finland | Sweden | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 September 2009 | Turku, Finland | England | 2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
| 6 | 24 February 2010 | Lagos, Portugal | China | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
| 7 | 19 June 2010 | Vantaa, Finland | Spain | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 23 June 2010 | Vantaa, Finland | Italy | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 25 August 2010 | Mariehamn, Finland | Slovenia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 25 August 2010 | Mariehamn, Finland | Slovenia | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 25 August 2010 | Mariehamn, Finland | Slovenia | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 16 February 2011 | Tammela, Finland | Russia | 1–1 | 5–4 | Friendly |
| 13 | 16 February 2011 | Tammela, Finland | Russia | 3–2 | 5–4 | Friendly |
| 14 | 16 February 2011 | Tammela, Finland | Russia | 5–4 | 5–4 | Friendly |
| 15 | 18 September 2011 | Helsinki, Finland | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 22 October 2011 | Vantaa, Finland | Estonia | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 17 | 22 October 2011 | Vantaa, Finland | Estonia | 4–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 18 | 22 October 2011 | Vantaa, Finland | Estonia | 5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 19 | 27 October 2011 | Maladzyechna, Belarus | Belarus | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 20 | 27 October 2011 | Maladzyechna, Belarus | Belarus | 2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 21 | 1 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | France | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 22 | 4 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Switzerland | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 23 | 4 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Switzerland | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 24 | 4 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Switzerland | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 25 | 6 March 2012 | Larnaca, Cyprus | South Korea | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 26 | 14 February 2013 | Tammela, Finland | Russia | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 27 | 21 September 2015 | Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 28 | 12 April 2016 | Petrovac, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 7–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 29 | 3 June 2016 | Valkeakoski, Finland | Republic of Ireland | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 30 | 22 January 2017 | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | Slovakia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 31 | 5 March 2017 | Stara Pazova, Serbia | Serbia | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 32 | 11 June 2017 | Changzhou, China | China | 2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 33 | 26 November 2017 | Helsinki, Finland | Israel | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 34 | 26 November 2017 | Helsinki, Finland | Israel | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 35 | 7 March 2018 | Paralimni, Cyprus | Hungary | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 36 | 31 August 2018 | Santander, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 37 | 4 September 2018 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | Austria | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 38 | 2 September 2019 | Elbasan, Albania | Albania | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 39 | 2 September 2019 | Elbasan, Albania | Albania | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 40 | 8 October 2019 | Vaasa, Finland | Albania | 5–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 41 | 8 October 2019 | Vaasa, Finland | Albania | 6–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 42 | 8 October 2019 | Vaasa, Finland | Albania | 7–1 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 43 | 8 October 2019 | Vaasa, Finland | Albania | 8–1 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 44 | 7 November 2019 | Helsinki, Finland | Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 45 | 12 November 2019 | Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 46 | 11 March 2020 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Slovakia | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 47 | 19 February 2021 | Helsinki, Finland | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 48 | 23 February 2021 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 49 | 21 October 2021 | Tsibili, Georgia | Georgia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 50 | 25 November 2021 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Sweden | 1–1 | 1–2 | FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 51 | 9 July 2022 | Milton Keynes, England | Spain | 1–0 | 1–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 52 | 16 February 2023 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Croatia | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 53 | 19 February 2023 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Hungary | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 54 | 19 February 2023 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Hungary | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 55 | 19 February 2023 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Hungary | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 56 | 22 September 2023 | Turku, Finland | Slovakia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 57 | 27 October 2023 | Helsinki, Finland | Croatia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 58 | 30 November 2023 | Turku, Finland | Romania | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 59 | 30 November 2023 | Turku, Finland | Romania | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 60 | 25 October 2024 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 61 | 29 October 2024 | Tampere, Finland | Montenegro | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
* ↑ Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.
Correct as of 24 July 2022