Simon Lindholm (born 1 December 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Veikkausliiga club VPS.
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.SIMON LINDHOLM SIIRTYI HAKAAN UUDEN HAASTEEN PERÄSSÄ – ”OLEN EHDOTTOMASTI JOUKKUEPELAAJA”, fchaka.fi, 19 March 2025
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 .EIF Akademi 0 – 0 Ponnistajat, Football Association of Finland Six months later, aged 16, he debuted with EIF's first team in the Finnish second tier, in away match against AC Oulu.AC Oulu 3 – 2 EIF, Football Association of Finland, 21 October 2017 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.Mittfältsspelaren Simon Lindholm spelklar för Ekenäs IF i fotbollsettan – hoppas på en skadefri säsong, Svenska Yle, 27 November 2021SIMON LINDHOLM: ”BLIR SPANSK FOTBOLL IGEN”, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 26 November 2022Simon Lindholm gjorde viktigt segermål för EIF/Akademi, Västra Nyland, 24 September 2020 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.2000 KAUSIKORTTIVARAUSTA RIKKI – KAKSI UUTTA PELAAJASOPIMUSTA JULKI!, fchaka.fi, 31 October 2024 Prior to his departure from EIF, Lindholm had represented the club for over 15 years. On 5 April, Lindholm scored his first goal for Haka in the season opening match, helping his side to win IF Gnistan 3–2 home at Tehtaan kenttä stadium.
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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEIF Akademi2017Kolmonen193––1932018Kolmonen214––2142019Kolmonen70––702020Kolmonen71––712021Kolmonen123––123Total661100006611EIF II2021Nelonen11––11Ekenäs IF2017Ykkönen10––102018Ykkönen1020–302019Ykkönen19030–2202020Ykkönen7051–1212021Ykkönen10020–1202022Ykkönen27131513532023Ykkönen23140403112024Veikkausliiga2723052354Total11542221431519Haka2025Veikkausliiga721050132Career total1891823219323123
Honours EIF Ykkönen: 2023”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
References
External links
Simon Lindholm at Finnish FA