Mathias Lindström
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 January 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Houtskär, Finland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1991 | Vasa IFK | ||
1991–2000 | Pargas IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | FC Inter Turku | 100 | (8) |
2005 | AC Allianssi | 18 | (1) |
2005 | Fredrikstad FK | 3 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Tampere United | 72 | (5) |
2009–2013 | HJK Helsinki | 61 | (4) |
2013−2014 | FC Inter Turku | 24 | (3) |
International career | |||
–1999 | Finland U-18 | 2 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Finland U-21 | 17 | (4) |
2008 | Finland B | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2013 |
Mathias Lindström (born 14 January 1981 in Houtskär) is a retired Finnish footballer, who played as a central defender. He has played for FC Inter Turku, AC Allianssi, Fredrikstad FK, Tampere United and HJK Helsinki. Lindström last represented FC Inter Turku.
In his career, he has played 224 games and has scored 16 goals. He is the player with most Veikkausliiga titles, currently 7. Lindström won the Veikkausliiga with Tampere United in 2006 and 2007 and with HJK Helsinki 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He also won the Finnish League Cup with AC Allianssi in 2005 and with Tampere United in 2009. He won the Finnish Cup with Tampere United in 2007 and with HJK Helsinki in 2011.
Mathias graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Åbo Akademi University in Turku. He is currently studying Journalism (Bachelor's degree) at the Swedish School of Social Science at the University of Helsinki.
Honours
Club
- Winner
- Finnish League Cup: 2005
- Winner
- Veikkausliiga: 2006, 2007
- Finnish Cup: 2007
- Finnish League Cup: 2009
- Winner
- Veikkausliiga: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Finnish Cup: 2010 (Runner Up), 2011
Individual
- Best player of the Year 2002 in Finland U-21
- Best defenseman of Veikkausliiga 2011
- Voted in Veikkausliiga All-Star team (Pallokopla): 2007, 2011, 2012
References
- Use dmy dates from May 2011
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Finnish footballers
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Finland B international footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Eliteserien players
- Tampere United players
- Fredrikstad FK players
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Finland youth international footballers
- Finland under-21 international footballers
- Finnish football biography stubs