Andreas Linde

{{short description|Swedish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Andreas Linde

| image = Molde-Zenit (1).jpg

| caption = Linde with Molde in 2018

| fullname = Andreas Christopher Linde

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|07|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glumslöv, Sweden

| height = 1.96 m{{cite web |url=https://www.sgf1903.de/teams/profis/spieler/2022-2023/andreas-linde/ |title=Andreas Linde |publisher=SpVgg Greuther Fürth |access-date=9 August 2022}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Häcken

| clubnumber = 1

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007

| youthclubs1 = Rydebäcks IF

| youthyears2 = 2008–2012

| youthclubs2 = Helsingborgs IF

| years1 = 2011–2015

| clubs1 = Helsingborgs IF

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = → IFK Värnamo (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013

| clubs3 = → HIF Akademi (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2021

| clubs4 = Molde

| caps4 = 138

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–2024

| clubs5 = Greuther Fürth

| caps5 = 43

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Häcken

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2013–2016

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21/O

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2017

| nationalteam4 = Sweden

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|SWE}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}

{{Medal|W|2015 Czech Republic|}}

| club-update = 7 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 17:20, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

}}

Andreas Christopher Linde (born 24 July 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Häcken as a goalkeeper.

Club career

=Early career=

Linde was born in Glumslöv.{{cite web | url=https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/andreas-linde.html | title=Andreas Linde | publisher= Swedish Olympic Committee }} At the age of 14, he joined Helsingborgs IF from Rydebäcks IF.{{cite web | url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/hif-s-andremalvakt-lamnar | title=HIF:s andremålvakt lämnar | date=27 January 2015 }}

=Molde=

Linde signed for Norwegian club Molde in 2015, having agreed a two-year contract with the club.{{cite web|title=Ny keeper signert for Molde Fotballklubb |url=http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/4ntorvgzox2f1d5bk1yibt35m/title/ny-keeper-signert-for-molde-fotballklubb |publisher=Svenskfotboll |accessdate=27 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132147/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/4ntorvgzox2f1d5bk1yibt35m/title/ny-keeper-signert-for-molde-fotballklubb |archivedate=28 January 2015 }} In December 2016, Molde extended his contract till the end of the 2019 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/b5L8J5/Linde-blir-Molde-keeper-i-tre-ar-til |title=Linde blir Molde-keeper i tre år til |website=aftenposten.no |publisher=Aftenposten |language=Norwegian |date=29 December 2016 |accessdate=12 July 2019}} On 21 July 2015, Linde made his debut for the club in Molde's 5–0 win against Armenian side Pyunik in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, second leg. He was sent off in the 72nd minute of his league debut for Molde against Odd on 9 August 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3105412 |title=Andreas Christopher Linde profile |website=fotball.no |publisher=Football Association of Norway |language=Norwegian |accessdate=12 July 2019}} Molde led the game 2–1 when Linde fouled an Odd player and gave away a penalty. The match ended with a 2–2 draw. In May, he injured his knee and had to go through surgery.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/eliteserien/2019/forstekeeperen-ute-med-skade-slik-skal-molde-lose-keepersituasjonen_sto7389680/story.shtml |title=Førstekeeperen ute med skade – slik skal Molde løse keepersituasjonen |website=eurosport.no |publisher=Eurosport |language=Norwegian |date=26 July 2019 |accessdate=7 October 2019}}

On 12 July 2019, Molde announced that Linde's contract had been extended till the end of the 2021 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/andreas-linde-forlenger-kontrakten |title=Andreas Linde forlenger kontrakten! |website=moldefk.no |publisher=Molde FK |language=Norwegian |date=12 July 2019 |accessdate=12 July 2019}} He returned to the first team squad on 23 September 2019, in a match against Stabæk, and placed in the starting XI on 6 October against Brann. He kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw at Brann Stadion, his first league game since 20 May.{{cite web |url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/JoGrXR/barmen-etter-00-mot-molde-vi-er-best-og-hadde-fortjent-alle-tre-poengene |title=Barmen etter 0–0 mot Molde: – Vi er best og hadde fortjent alle tre poengene |website=vg.no |publisher=VG |language=Norwegian |date=6 October 2019 |accessdate=7 October 2019}}

=Greuther Fürth=

On 10 January 2022, Linde signed a contract with German club Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2024.{{cite press release|publisher=Greuther Fürth|url=https://www.sgf1903.de/aktuell/nachrichten/profis/story-des-tages/2021-2022/20220110-andreas-linde/|title=ERFAHRENER TORHÜTER: LINDE KOMMT|date=10 January 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|language=de}}

=Häcken=

On 31 January 2024, Linde was announced at Häcken on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://bkhacken.se/nyhet/bk-hacken-varvar-andreas-linde|title=BK Häcken värvar Andreas Linde|language=Swedish|website=bkhacken.se|date=31 January 2024 }}

International career

Linde was part of the Sweden U21 team that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, serving as a backup goalkeeper behind Patrik Carlgren.{{Cite web|title=Andreas Linde - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/andreas-linde/3bc59564-4193-483e-aa15-651842262ff5/|url-status=live|access-date=10 January 2022|website=svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022155207/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/andreas-linde/3bc59564-4193-483e-aa15-651842262ff5/ |archive-date=22 October 2021 }}

He represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and played in all three games as Sweden failed to advance from the group stage.

On 12 January 2017, he made his full international debut for Sweden in a 6–0 friendly win against Slovakia.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 31 October 2023}}{{Soccerway|andreas-linde/179685}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Helsingborg

|2011

|Allsvenskan

|0

000colspan="2"|—00
2012

|Allsvenskan

|0

0000000
2013

|Allsvenskan

|0

0000000
2014

|Allsvenskan

|2

010colspan="2"|—30
colspan="2"|Total

!2

0100030
IFK Värnamo (loan)

|2013

|Superettan

|0

020colspan="2"|—20
HIF Akademi (loan)

|2013

|Division 2

|11

000colspan="2"|—110
rowspan="8"|Molde

|2015

|Tippeligaen

|2

0101Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.040
2016

|Tippeligaen

|9

03000120
2017

|Eliteserien

|30

050colspan="2"|—350
2018

|Eliteserien

|29

0108Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.0380
2019

|Eliteserien

|16

00000160
2020

|Eliteserien

|27

00011Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.0380
2021

|Eliteserien

|25

01040300
colspan="2"|Total

!138

01102301720
rowspan="4"|Greuther Fürth

|2021–22

|Bundesliga

|12

000colspan="2"|—120
2022–23

|2. Bundesliga

|30

000colspan="2"|—300
2023–24

|2. Bundesliga

|1

010colspan="2"|—20
colspan="2"|Total

!43

010colspan="2"|—440
colspan="3"|Career total

!196

01502302340

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= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |title=Andreas Linde - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/andreas-linde/3bc59564-4193-483e-aa15-651842262ff5/ |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

Sweden

|2017

|1

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!1

!0

:

Honours

References

{{Reflist}}