[3] Lindgren sat on the bench in an Allsvenskan game against Örebro SK in 2003 as an unused substitute, but never made his senior debut for the team.

[14] Three days later, on 16 February 2005, Lindgren made his European debut, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against Auxerre in the first leg of the UEFA Cup Round of 32.

[22] On 1 March 2006 it was announced that Lindgren would sign a new deal, making him a FC Groningen player for four years, with the transfer fee reportedly to have cost €300,000.

[29] In a match against Excelsior on 25 October 2006, Lindgren sent up the club's first goal of the game, but was sent–off for a professional foul on Sieme Zijm in the 81st minute, as FC Groningen won 2–1.

[39] He made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, against rivals, Feyenoord on 3 February 2008 and set up a goal for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who scored twice, in a 3–0 win.

[44] Lindgren played in both legs against SC Heerenveen in the play–offs for the UEFA Champions League spot, as the club won 5–2 on aggregate.

[51] Although Lindgren recovered, he didn't return to the first team until on 8 February 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 4–1 loss against SBV Vitesse.

[53] However during a 2–1 loss against Marseille in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Last Sixteen, he suffered a concussion and was substituted in the 22nd minute.

[62] Lindgren didn't make his first team appearance until on 22 September 2009 when he started and played 120 minutes against AZ Alkmaar in the second round of the KNVB Beker, as Ajax lost 2–0.

[69] However during a match against SC Heerenveen on 13 February 2010, he suffered a knee injury and was substituted at half time, as Ajax won 2–0.

[75] By early–September, Lindgren recovered from a knee injury and didn't make his return to the first team against rivals, Feyenoord on 19 September 2010, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 win.

[77] Prior to the match, Lindgren suffered a minor knee complaints but was included in the squad, though he was on the substitute bench as a result.

[82] Lindgren didn't return to the first team until on 8 December 2010 against Milan in the UEFA Champions League match, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win.

[83] However, following his return from suspension, the situation did not change in the next season under new head-coach Frank de Boer and found his playing time, mostly from the substitute bench, as well as, his own injury concerns.

[90] He made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 4–1 win against Liepājas Metalurgs in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round.

[93] Lindgren returned to the starting line–up against FC Wacker Innsbruck on 24 July 2011, only to be sent–off for the second bookable offence in the last game, as the club won 1–0.

[94] He played in both legs of the UEFA Europa League Play–Off Round against AC Omonia, as Red Bull Salzburg went through to the group stage following a 2–2 draw on aggregate, thanks to away goal.

A bunch of Germans came in and replaced everything and sent down six men in the B-team, they told me that I had one year left on the contract and that they wanted to invest entirely in young players.

[109] On 20 January 2013, he made his second debut in FC Groningen's starting line-up, playing 83 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–0 loss to Utrecht.

[113] He played in both legs of the play–offs against the opposition team, as the club lost 4–2 on aggregate, resulting in FC Groningen would not qualify for the Europa League next season.

[124] At the start of the 2014–15 season, Lindgren played in both legs of the second round of the UEFA Europa League against Aberdeen, as the club lost 2–1 on aggregate.

[126] After serving a one match suspension, Lindgren returned to the starting line–up against BVV Barendrecht in the second round of the KNVB Cup, as he helped FC Groningen win 4–1.

[131] Four days later on 8 April 2015, Lindgren helped FC Groningen reach the final of the KNVB Cup after the club beat Excelsior 3–0 in the semi-finals.

[139] Lindgren didn't make his return from injury until on 8 January 2016 against Oostende in a friendly match, as FC Groningen won 1–0.

Following this, it was announced on 21 March 2016 that Lindgren would be leaving FC Groningen at the end of the 2015–16 season, with a return move to Sweden as his preferred destination.

[147] In May 2016 Lindgren signed with the Allsvenskan side BK Häcken, marking his first professional club in Sweden and his return to his country in fourteen years.

[159] Lindgren helped BK Häcken keep two consecutive clean sheets in the first two league matches against AIK and Djurgårdens IF.

[172] Lindgren returned to the starting line–up from suspension against Djurgårdens IF on 12 August 2018 and helped BK Häcken keep a clean sheet, in a 5–0 win.

At the start of the 2020 season, Lindgren appeared two times in BK Häcken's Svenska Cupen matches, keeping two clean sheets against GAIS and Östersunds.

[192] Lindgren helped BK Häcken finish third place in the league following a 0–0 draw against Kalmar in the last game of the season.