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Lotta Lindström

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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

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HyPS

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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