Name: Elena Linari
Nationality: Italy
Date of Birth: April 15, 1994
Position: Defender
Current club: London City Lionesses
Women's Super League clubs played for: London City Lionesses
Defender Elena Linari plays for London City Lionesses and has taken part in the vast majority of the side's Women's Super League matches in 2025/2026, making 14 appearances overall and playing 1,224 minutes. She has been selected in the starting XI in all 14 of these appearances across their 18 fixtures.
The last time that Linari featured in the league came on March 21 for London City Lionesses against Chelsea; a game that she played 90 minutes in during a 1-1 draw. In total, she has scored one Women's Super League goal in 2025/2026, and chipped in with one assist. She has been booked once.
Her opening goal of the campaign came in the 1-0 victory against Liverpool on October 5.
Next up in the league for London City Lionesses is a trip to West Ham United on March 29.
Last season for Roma, Linari made 22 Serie A Women appearances and scored two goals.
Linari switched to London City Lionesses in August 2025 from Roma, for whom she made 94 league appearances in total, scoring 13 goals and providing two assists.
