Eva Ulrika Nyström (; born 29 November 1999) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Finland national team.

Club career

PK-35 Vantaa

Born in

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, Nyström started to play youth football with local club

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, 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

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, 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.

AIK and Umeå IK

On 14 January 2019, Nyström signed a one-year contract with AIK, in the Swedish second division

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. Throughout the year, she played 26 league games, scoring eight goals, although AIK missed out on a promotion by finishing 4th in the table. On 28 November 2019, Nyström signed a two-year contract with

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, Sweden's top tier, effective in January 2020. She went on to play 21 league games, scoring twice, but was unable to save the club from suffering a relegation.

Hammarby IF

On 4 December 2020, Nyström signed a two-year contract with

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in Damallsvenskan, effective in January 2021. She established herself as a starting

and enjoyed the team's style of play. Throughout the season, she made 21 league appearances, scoring once, helping her side to a 7th place in table. 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. 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

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. The club also won the

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, claiming its second Swedish championship after 38 years, with Nyström making 24 league appearances.

West Ham United

On 25 January 2025,

announced the signing of Nyström on a two-and-a-half-year contract until 2027.

International career

Nyström was called up to the senior Finnish national team for the first time for a

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fixture with

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in October 2020. She made her national team debut on 16 February 2022, in a 0–5 away loss to

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. On 19 June 2025, Nyström was called up to the Finland squad for the

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Personal life

Nyström is a self-confessed

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supporter, and harbours ambitions of playing for their

team.

Career statistics

Club

Eva Nyström stats

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International

International goals

Honours

PK-35 Vantaa * Naisten Liiga: 2018 *

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runner-up: 2017 Hammarby IF *

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Finland * Pinatar Cup:

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* Cyprus Women's Cup:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyström, Eva 1999 births Living people Footballers from Helsinki Finnish women's footballers Women's association football defenders FC Viikingit players PK-35 Vantaa (women) players AIK Fotboll (women) players Umeå IK players Hammarby Fotboll (women) players Naisten Ykkönen players Kansallinen Liiga players West Ham United F.C. Women players Elitettan players Damallsvenskan players Women's Super League players Finland women's youth international footballers Finland women's international footballers UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players Finnish expatriate women's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in England 21st-century Finnish sportswomen