Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Lindgren said he wanted to stay at Ajax despite having new competitions in the midfield position. In the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Lindgren scored an important goal against PAOK F.C. in the UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round helping the club to move to the Play-off round, ultimately leading to qualification to the Group stage. However, he suffered a muscle injury and then a knee injury that saw him out for a month. 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. Nine days later on 28 September 2010, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a 79th minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw against A.C. Milan. 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. Since recovering from a knee injury, Lindgren made eight starts for Ajax in the next two months. During in which, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 4–1 win against Heracles Almelo on 30 October 2010. This last until Lindgren was sent–off at the last minute of the game for a foul on Ibrahim Afellay, as Ajax drew 0–0 against rivals, PSV Eindhoven on 20 November 2010. After the match, he served a two match suspension. Lindgren didn’t return to the first team until on 8 December 2010 against Milan in the UEFA Champions League match, coming on as a 82nd minute substitute, in a 2–0 win. 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. Despite this, Lindgren’s contributions to the club saw Ajax win the league. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he went on to make twenty–six appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.