Linda Nyman

Finnish footballer (born 1994)

Linda NymanPersonal information

Full name|  Lotta Linda Maria Nyman[1]
Date of birth|  (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth|  Kokkola, Finland
Height|  1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Team information

Current team

|  HB Køge Women
Youth career
|  GBK
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2011–2013|  GBK|  64|  (12)
2014–2018|  FC Honka|  105|  (14)
2019|  Kungsbacka DFF|  21|  (0)
2020–2021|  Inter Milan|  5|  (0)
2021|  Logroño|  13|  (1)
2021–2022|  AGF|  8|  (0)
2022–2023|  HJK|  27|  (0)
2024|  Åland United|  19|  (1)
2025–|  HB Køge Women|  0|  (0)
International career‡
2018–|  Finland|  8|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:41, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:41, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Lotta Linda Maria Nyman (born 21 January 1994), known as Linda Nyman, is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for HB Køge Women and the Finland women's national team.

She previously played for Honka of the Naisten Liiga, Kungsbacka DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A Femminile.

## Club career

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### GBK

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Nyman made her league debut against PK-35 Vantaa on 23 March 2013.[2] She scored her first league goal against ONS Oulu on 21 September 2013, scoring in the 55th minute.[3]

### FC Honka

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Nyman made her league debut against Åland United on 22 March 2014.[4] She scored her first league goal against NiceFutis on 17 May 2014, scoring in the 56th minute.[5]

### Kungsbacka DFF

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On 19 February 2019, Nyman was announced at Kungsbacka DFF.[6] She made her league debut against Göteborg FC on 13 April 2019.[7]

### Inter Milan

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In January 2020 Nyman completed a transfer from Kungsbacka DFF to Inter Milan.[8] She joined a colony of five other Finnish players in the Italian Serie A.[9] Nyman made her league debut against Florentia on 11 Januaryry 2020.[10] During check-ups during the covid pandemic, it was revealed that Nyman had a defect in her heart.[11]

### Logroño

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On 26 January 2021, Nyman was announced at Logroño.[12] She made her league debut against FC Barcelona on 6 February 2021.[13] She scored her first league goal against CD Santa Teresa on 28 February 2021, scoring in the 84th minute.[14]

### AGF

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On 9 September 2021, Nyman was announced at AGF.[15] She made her league debut against AaB on 10 September 2021.[16]

### HJK

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In April 2022 she joined Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi with a contract extending till the end of 2022 season.[17] She made her league debut against PK-35 vantaa on 8 August 2022.[18] On 10 November 2022, Nyman signed a contract extension for the 2023 season.[19]

### Åland United

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On 17 January 2024, Nyman was announced at Åland United for the 2024 season.[20] She made her league debut against KuPS on 14 April 2024.[21] Nyman scored her first league goal against PK-35 Helsinki on 25 May 2024, scoring in the 47th minute.[22]

## International career

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Nyman was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup, replacing Tia Hälinen.[23] She made her debut for the Finland women's national team on 2 March 2018, in a 4–0 defeat by Switzerland at the 2018 Cyprus Cup.[24]

Nyman was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[25]

## Personal life

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Nyman was born in Kokkola.[9]

## References

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1. ^ "RCD Espanyol 1–0 EDF Logroño – Acta oficial". RFEF (in Spanish). 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
2. ^ "Pk-35 Vantaa vs GBK - 23 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
3. ^ "GBK vs ONS - 21 September 2013". int.soccerway.com.
4. ^ "Honka vs Åland United - 22 March 2014". int.soccerway.com.
5. ^ "Nice Futis vs Honka - 17 May 2014". int.soccerway.com.
6. ^ "Linda Nyman till Damallsvenskan/Ruotsin pääsarjaan". www.gbk.fi (in Finnish).
7. ^ "Kungsbacka vs Göteborg - 13 April 2019". int.soccerway.com.
8. ^ "Linda Nyman signs for Inter Women". Inter Milan. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
9. ^ a b Simonsen, Mattias (10 January 2020). "Linda Nyman klar för Inter Milano – blir sjätte finländskan i den italienska toppligan: "Hjärtligt välkommen"" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
10. ^ "Internazionale vs Florentia - 11 January 2020". int.soccerway.com.
11. ^ Nyman, Marianne (14 May 2023). "Minä riitän". yle.fi (in Finnish).
12. ^ "Linda Nymanin ura jatkuu Espanjassa". yle.fi (in Finnish). 26 January 2021.
13. ^ "Logroño vs Barcelona - 6 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
14. ^ "Logroño vs Santa Teresa - 28 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
15. ^ "Velkommen Linda Et varmt Aarhus velkommen til Linda Nyman, der er ny spiller i Gjensidige Kvindeliga truppen". www.facebook.com (in Norwegian).
16. ^ "AaB vs AGF - 10 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
17. ^ "hjk". 13 April 2022.
18. ^ "PK-35 Vantaa vs HJK - 8 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
19. ^ "Linda Nyman Klubissa myös 2023". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 10 November 2022.
20. ^ "Välkommen till Åland United Linda Nyman!". www.alandunited.ax (in Finnish).
21. ^ "Åland United vs KuPS - 14 April 2024". int.soccerway.com.
22. ^ "Åland United vs PK-35 Helsinki - 25 May 2024". int.soccerway.com.
23. ^ "Naisten A-maajoukkue Cyprus Cupiin julkaistu" [Women's A-Team National Team Cyprus Cup released] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 13 February 2018.
24. ^ "Brakförlust mot Schweiz – Nyman gjorde landslagsdebut" (in Swedish). Hufvudstadsbladet. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
25. ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.

## External links

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* Linda Nyman at Soccerway
* Linda Nyman Archived 11 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)

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HB Køge (women) - current squad

* 1 Vingum
* 2 Uhre
* 3 Schultz
* 4 Ruedt
* 5 Huisman
* 6 Stengs
* 7 Pelkowski
* 8 Nyman
* 9 Winther
* 10 Garcia
* 11 Korhonen
* 12 Thygesen
* 14 Sutela
* 16 Aleksić
* 17 Madsen
* 18 Brandt
* 19 Markvardsen
* 21 Andersen
* 22 Oskarsdottír
* 23 Gejl
* 24 Simonsen
* 25 Callesen
* 27 Luplau
* 29 Briggs
* 30 Møller
* 33 Alexander
* 66 Fleming-Hübertz
* Jereko
* Williams

* Manager: Daugaard

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