Samuel Lindeman

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Samuel Lindeman
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Kouvola, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Centre back
Team information
Current team
 VPS
Number 25
Youth career
Sudet
MYPA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Sudet II 1 (0)
2014 Peltirumpu 5 (0)
2015 Sudet 2 (0)
2016 Purha 4 (0)
2016–2020 MyPa 68 (12)
2021– VPS 79 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Samuel Lindeman (born 29 December 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

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Club career

Lindeman started football in his hometown Kouvola and played in the lower divisions in the Finnish football league system for Sudet, Peltirumpu and Inkeroisten Purha. [1]

He signed with MYPA for the 2017 season in the fourth-tier Kolmonen. The club won two consecutive promotions and earned a spot to the second-tier Ykkönen for the 2019 season. [2]

Lindeman left MYPA after the 2020 season, after the club were relegated to Kakkonen, and signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Ykkönen. At the end of his first season with VPS, the club won the Ykkönen title and were promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga. [3] In October 2022, Lindeman signed a contract extension with VPS. [4] In the 2023 season, VPS finished 3rd in the Veikkausliiga table and qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. Lindeman suffered an injury and missed the first half of the 2024 season. He scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on 20 September 2024, an equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against HJK Helsinki. [5] He scored his second league goal in the next round, in a 4–1 away win in a derby against SJK Seinäjoki on 28 September.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024. [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sudet 22013 Kolmonen 10–––10
Peltirumpu2015Kolmonen50–––50
Sudet 2016 Kakkonen 20–––20
Inkeroisten Purha 2016Kolmonen40–––40
MYPA 2017Kolmonen16940––209
2018Kakkonen14100––141
2019 Ykkönen 23200––232
2020 Ykkönen15032––182
Total68127200007514
VPS 2021Ykkönen25140––291
2022 Veikkausliiga 2503030–310
2023 Veikkausliiga1803000–210
2024 Veikkausliiga112200000132
Total7931203000943
Career total15915192300018117

Honours

MYPA

VPS

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