Simon Lindholm (born 1 December 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Haka.
Early life
Lindholm was born in Inkoo, but moved to a nearby town Ekenäs when aged six. Subsequently he joined a youth team of a local football club Ekenäs IF. He featured also in the youth teams of another local Karjaa-based club BK-46, but he grew up as an EIF supporter. In his youth, his main sport was track and field and running for many years, until he signed his first professional contract with EIF and chose football.[1]
Club career
On 22 April 2017, Lindholm made his first senior appearance with the club's reserve team EIF Akademi in the fourth tier Kolmonen, in the season opening match against Malmin Ponnistajat.[2] Six months later, aged 16, he debuted with EIF's first team in the Finnish second tier, in away match against AC Oulu.[3] He started to play regularly with the first team in the 2019 Ykkönen season, when the team was coached by Gabriel Garcia Xatart. During the next few years, he featured for both the first team and the reserve team, and suffered also a knee injury. In the 2023 season, Lindholm contributed in 23 league appearances and a scored one goal, helping EIF to win the Ykkönen title and promotion to Veikkausliiga. The promotion was the second time in the club's entire history, after 90 years of playing in the lower tiers.
On 6 April 2024, Lindholm debuted in Veikkausliiga with his hometown club, in the opening game of the 2024 season against IFK Mariehamn.[4][5][6][7] He scored his first goal in the league on 26 May, in a 4–1 away defeat against Kuopion Palloseura.
After EIF was relegated, Lindholm joined fellow Veikkausliiga club Haka on 31 October 2024, on a one-year deal with a one-year option.[8] Prior to his departure from EIF, Lindholm had represented the club for over 15 years.
Personal life
Lindholm grew up as an EIF supporter and has attended the matches frequently since he was a child, when the first team was playing in Kolmonen and Kakkonen.
Lindholm fulfilled his mandatory conscription service in 2020.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 11 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| EIF Akademi | 2017 | Kolmonen | 19 | 3 | – | – | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Kolmonen | 21 | 4 | – | – | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | Kolmonen | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Kolmonen | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Kolmonen | 12 | 3 | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 11 | ||
| EIF II | 2021 | Nelonen | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ekenäs IF | 2017 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 4 | |
| Total | 115 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 151 | 9 | ||
| Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 182 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 223 | 21 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Ykköscup and Finnish League Cup
Honours
EIF
References
- ^ a b SIMON LINDHOLM SIIRTYI HAKAAN UUDEN HAASTEEN PERÄSSÄ – ”OLEN EHDOTTOMASTI JOUKKUEPELAAJA”, fchaka.fi, 19 March 2025
- ^ EIF Akademi 0 – 0 Ponnistajat, Football Association of Finland
- ^ AC Oulu 3 – 2 EIF, Football Association of Finland, 21 October 2017
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn – EIF". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ Mittfältsspelaren Simon Lindholm spelklar för Ekenäs IF i fotbollsettan – hoppas på en skadefri säsong, Svenska Yle, 27 November 2021
- ^ SIMON LINDHOLM: ”BLIR SPANSK FOTBOLL IGEN”, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 26 November 2022
- ^ Simon Lindholm gjorde viktigt segermål för EIF/Akademi, Västra Nyland, 24 September 2020
- ^ 2000 KAUSIKORTTIVARAUSTA RIKKI – KAKSI UUTTA PELAAJASOPIMUSTA JULKI!, fchaka.fi, 31 October 2024
- ^ ”Har aldrig varit så här stolt tidigare” – EIF:s egna produkter Simon Lindholm och William Lindqvist fick nypa sig i armen då ligafirandet startade, Svenska Yle, 2 October 2023
- ^ "Tämä ei ole mikään pikkujuttu" – EIF ylpeä palkinnosta vuoden uroteosta, veikkausliiga.com, 18 February 2024
External links
- Simon Lindholm at Soccerway
- Simon Lindholm at Finnish FA
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