Mathias Lindström

Mathias Jarl Valentin Lindström (born 14 January 1981) 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.

He was a failure at Fredrikstad FK, where he was sent off in his second match and only played one minute as a substitute after that.

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.

Career statistics

Honours AC Allianssi Winner Finnish League Cup: 2005

Tampere United Winner Veikkausliiga: 2006, 2007 Finnish Cup: 2007 Finnish League Cup: 2009

HJK Helsinki Winner Veikkausliiga: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Finnish Cup: 2010 (Runner Up), 2011

Individual Finland U21 Best Player of the Year: 2002

Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2011

Veikkausliiga All–Star Team (Pallokopla) : 2007, 2011, 2012