Lotta Lindström
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Lindström with London City Lionesses in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hyvinkää, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City (on loan from London City Lionesses) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 11 | (3) |
| 2026– | → Birmingham City (loan) | 1 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–23 | Finland U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2023 | Finland U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023– | Finland | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 October 2025 | |||
Lotta Lindström (Finland Swedish: [ˈlɔtːa ˈlɪnːdstrøm]; born 10 September 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 club Birmingham City, on loan from London City Lionesses, 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]
On 14 September 2025, Lindström made her first appearance for the Lionesses in the Women's Super League, in a 5-1 loss to Manchester United.[8]
Birmingham City
On 7 January 2026, Lindström went on loan to Birmingham City for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[9]
International career
Lindström has represented Finland at various youth international levels.[10] She received her first call-up to Finland senior national team in October 2023 for 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B matches,[11] and eventually made her debut on 5 December 2023 against Slovakia.[12][13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 September 2024.[1]
| 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 | |||
| 2025-26 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 59 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Kansallinen Cup
International
- As of 24 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 October 2025 | Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland | Denmark | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off matches |
Honours
HJK
- Kansallinen Liiga: 2023 Runners-up
- Finnish Women's Cup: 2023 Runners-up
Finland
Individual
- Kansallinen Liiga Top Goalscorer: 2023
- Kansallinen Liiga Forward of the Year: 2023
- Kansallinen Liiga Rookie of the Year: 2023[14]
- Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Month: May 2023[15]
References
- ^ a b Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Lotta Lindström, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ HYPS KASVATTI SOPIMUKSEEN HJK NAISTEN KANSSA, hyps.fi
- ^ a b Lotta Lindström siirtyy Englantiin, hjk.fi, 1 February 2024
- ^ Huikean debyyttikauden tehnyt Lotta Lindström valittiin vuoden pelaajaksi, forzahjk.fi, 15 October 2023
- ^ HJK myi 19-vuotiaan maalitykkinsä Englantiin, Helsingin Sanomat, 1 February 2024
- ^ Lotta Lindström osui heti debyytissään, Finnish FA, 19 February 2024
- ^ London City Lionesses forward Lindström sustains ACL injury, yahoo.com, 19 September 2024
- ^ Smith, Emma (14 September 2025). "Man Utd Cruise to impressive win at London City".
- ^ Pentland, Daniel (2026-01-07). "Birmingham City sign London City Lionesses forward Lindström on loan". WSL Full-Time. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ Lotta Lindström on yksi neljästä – Kansallisen Liigan hyvinkääläinen maalitykki nimettiin U23-maajoukkueeseen, Aamuposti, 14 September 2023
- ^ Lotta Lindström nauttii ensimmäisestä A-maajoukkueleiristään: ”Minulle se suuri unelma”, Finnish FA, 30 October 2023
- ^ Lotta Lindström, 19, pelasi yli odotustensa ja nyt hänet valittiin ensimmäistä kertaa Helmareihin: ”En ehkä ihan tätä ajatellut”, Yle, 27 October 2023
- ^ Hyvinkääläisen jalkapallosensaation maajoukkueunelma toteutui, ja seuraava tavoitekin on jo tiedossa: "Olen valmis tekemään kaiken mahdollisen", Aamuposti, 9 April 2024
- ^ Captain's Ball 2023 – Palkitut osa 3, Finnish FA, 1 December 2023
- ^ Lotta Lindström Kansallisen Liigan kuukauden pelaaja, jpy.fi, 2 June 2023
External links
- Lotta Lindström at Soccerway