Eva Nyström
 Nyström with Hammarby in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eva Ulrika Nyström | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Viikingit | ||
| 2015–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Viikingit | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | PK-35 Vantaa | 22 | (3) |
| 2019 | AIK | 26 | (8) |
| 2020 | Umeå IK | 21 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Hammarby IF | 94 | (7) |
| 2025– | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2015 | Finland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Finland | 24 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023 | |||
Eva Ulrika Nyström (born 29 November 1999) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a centre-back for West Ham United in Women's Super League and the Finland national team.
Club career
[edit]PK-35 Vantaa
[edit]Born in Helsinki, Nyström started to play youth football with local club FC Viikingit, and made her senior debut in 2014 for the club's first team in Naisten Ykkönen, the second level in Finland. One year later, she moved to PK-35 Vantaa, and in 2017, she made her debut for the club in the Kansallinen Liiga, the domestic top tier, making ten league appearances in total. The following season, in 2018, the club was crowned Finnish champions, with Nyström only playing 12 league games due to injuries.[1][2][3][4]
AIK and Umeå IK
[edit]On 14 January 2019, Nyström signed a one-year contract with AIK, in the Swedish second division Elitettan.[5] Throughout the year, she played 26 league games, scoring eight goals, although AIK missed out on a promotion by finishing 4th in the table.[6]
On 28 November 2019, Nyström signed a two-year contract with Umeå IK in Damallsvenskan, Sweden's top tier, effective in January 2020.[7] She went on to play 21 league games, scoring twice, but was unable to save the club from suffering a relegation.[8]
Hammarby IF
[edit]On 4 December 2020, Nyström signed a two-year contract with Hammarby IF in Damallsvenskan, effective in January 2021.[9] She established herself as a starting centre-back and enjoyed the team's style of play.[10] Throughout the season, she made 21 league appearances, scoring once, helping her side to a 7th place in table.[11]
In 2022, Nyström featured in 25 league games, scoring three goals. She regularly captained the side, as Hammarby finished 5th in the table. On 5 November 2022, Nyström signed a new three-year contract with the club.[12][13]
On 6 June 2023, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen. Nyström appeared in the final, that ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken.[14] The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, claiming its second Swedish championship after 38 years, with Nyström making 24 league appearances.[15][11]
West Ham United
[edit]On 25 January 2025, West Ham United in Women's Super League announced the signing of Nyström on a two-and-a-half-year contract until 2027.[16]
International career
[edit]Nyström was called up to the senior Finnish national team for the first time for a UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group E fixture with Scotland in October 2020.[17] She made her national team debut on 16 February 2022, in a 0–5 away loss to France.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Nyström is a self-confessed Manchester United supporter, and harbours ambitions of playing for their Women's Super League team.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 2 February 2025[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viikingit | 2014 | Naisten Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2016 | Naisten Liiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Naisten Liiga | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2018 | Naisten Liiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| AIK | 2019 | Elitettan | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | – | 31 | 8 | |
| Umeå IK | 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |
| Hammarby | 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 120 | 8 | ||
| West Ham United | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 167 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 206 | 23 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 February 2024 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Philippines |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]PK-35 Vantaa
- Naisten Liiga: 2018
- Finnish Women's Cup runner-up: 2017
Hammarby IF
Finland
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eva Nyström" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Eva Nyström siirtyy ruotsalaisen AIK:n riveihin" (in Swedish). PK-35 Vantaa. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Eva Nyström" (in Swedish). AIK. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Eva Nyström" (in Swedish). Damallsvenskan. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Eva Nyström klar för damlaget" (in Swedish). AIK. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Truppnyheter (damlaget) 2019-11-28" (in Swedish). AIK. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Eva Nyström ansluter till UIK" (in Swedish). Umeå IK. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Avgörande mot gamla bekantingar" (in Swedish). Umeå IK. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Eva Nyström klar för Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Simonsen, Mattias (11 October 2021). "Eva Nyström njöt av historiska derbyatmosfären då Hammarby och AIK slog publikrekord: "Visar att vi ska få lika mycket synlighet – början på något häftigt"" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Eva Nyström" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Hammarby förlänger med Eva Nyström – "Vill spela i Europa med Bajen"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll (women). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Ruotsissa saatiin kausi päätökseen – Nyströmille jatkosopimus" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Hammarby IF vinner Svenska Cupen 2022/23" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Hammarby svenska mästare 2023" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ West Ham United sign Finland international Eva Nyström, whufc.com, 25 January 2025
- ^ a b Hirvonen, Hinn (20 November 2020). "Eva Nyström löi läpi Damallsvenskanissa ja sai kutsun maajoukkueeseen – seuraavaksi tavoitteena on vakiinnuttaa paikka Helmareissa ja myöhemmin murtautua Manchester Unitediin" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Eva Nyström stats, Football Association of Finland
External links
[edit]- Eva Nyström at Soccerway.com
- Eva Nyström at FBref.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Finnish women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- PK-35 Vantaa (women) players
- AIK Fotboll (women) players
- Umeå IK players
- Hammarby Fotboll (women) players
- Naisten Ykkönen players
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Elitettan players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Finland women's international footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- 21st-century Finnish sportswomen
- FC Viikingit players