Oscar Carl Linnér (born 23 February 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club KTP.[1] He has represented the Sweden national team.
.jpg) Linnér with AIK in July 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Carl Linnér | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Danderyd, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KTP | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Stocksunds | ||
| 2007–2015 | FC Djursholm | ||
| 2009–2010 | → Brommapojkarna (loan) | ||
| 2012 | → Brommapojkarna (loan) | ||
| 2015 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | AIK | 81 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Brescia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | AaB | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Brommapojkarna | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Vendsyssel | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Petrolul Ploiești | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | KTP | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Sweden U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editAIK
editLinnér made his debut for AIK in a UEFA Europa League qualifier match against VPS.
Arminia Bielefeld
editOn 7 January 2020, Linnér joined Arminia Bielefeld on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[2][3]
Loan to Brescia
editLoan to Sundsvall
editAaB
editWith first goalkeeper Josip Posavec injured, Danish Superliga club AaB confirmed on 16 October that they had signed Linnér to a short contract for the remainder of 2022.[10]
Vendsyssel
editAfter a short spell at IF Brommapojkarna in Sweden, Linnér returned to Denmark, signing a short-term deal with Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF until the end of the season.[11] On May 29, 2024, Vendsyssel confirmed that Linnér would leave the club at the end of June 2024.[12]
Petrolul Ploiești
editOn 5 November 2024, Linnér joined Romanian Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești on a deal until June 2026.[13]
KTP
editOn 2 July 2025, Linnér signed with KTP in Finnish Veikkausliiga for the remainder of the season.[14]
International career
editLinnér made his debut for the Sweden national team on 11 January 2019 in a friendly against Iceland, as a starter.[15]
Personal life
editOscar Linnér has a two-years-younger brother, Albin Linnér, who is also professional footballer.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 July 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AIK | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 115 | 0 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brescia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| AaB | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brommapojkarna | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vendsyssel | 2023–24 | Danish 1st Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2024–25 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| KTP | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 135 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Oscar Linnér at Soccerway
- ↑ "DSC Arminia verpflichtet Oscar Linnér". Arminia Bielefeld. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ "Arminia gibt Ersatzkeeper Linner ab". Kicker (in German). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "Oscar Linnér till Brescia – värvas av Filippo Inzaghi" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "BRESCIA: OSCAR LINNER E' IL NUOVO PORTIERE DELLE RONDINELLE" (in Italian). BresciaSport.net. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ↑ "CIAO OSCAR!" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ "Oscar Linnér ansluter till GIF Sundsvall" (Press release) (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "GIF Sundsvall och Oscar Linnér går skilda vägar" (Press release) (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "ARMINIA VERPFLICHTET MARTIN FRAISL" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ AaB laver korttidskontrakt med svensk målmand, aabsport.dk, 16 October 2022
- ↑ VENDSYSSEL FF SKRIVER MED OSCAR LINNÉR, vendsysselff.dk, 9 March 2024
- ↑ OSCAR LINNÉR FORLADER VENDSYSSEL FF VED UDLØB, vendsysselff.dk, 29 May 2024
- ↑ "Oficial/Oscar Linner a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești!" (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ Oscar Linner tuo kokoa ja kokemusta KTP:n maalille, fcktp.fi, 2 July 2025
- ↑ "Sweden v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 11 January 2019.
- ↑ "O. LINNÉR". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
External links
edit- Oscar Linnér at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Oscar Linnér national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Oscar Linnér at National-Football-Teams.com