Background
He hails from the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland, but was born in Örebro, Sweden.
He hails from the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland, but was born in Örebro, Sweden.
Nordström played his first league match for IFK Mariehamn away at MYPA in October 2010. Even though he"s primarily known as a central defender, he played the position of full back for 90 minutes in this match. In January 2011, Nordström was a part of the U-18 team of Finland that drew with Russia and beat Italy 3 - 0 in an international tournament.
Nordström was chosen to be team captain, and featured in both matches for 90 minutes as a central defender.
He also played in the final, where Finland managed to beat China 2 - 0.