diff --git a/social_core/backends/linkedin.py b/social_core/backends/linkedin.py
index dcc49bb8c..d3c6ac76a 100644
--- a/social_core/backends/linkedin.py
+++ b/social_core/backends/linkedin.py
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ class LinkedinOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
     name = "linkedin-oauth2"
     AUTHORIZATION_URL = "https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization"
     ACCESS_TOKEN_URL = "https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken"
-    USER_DETAILS_URL = "https://api.linkedin.com/v2/userinfo?projection=({projection})"
+    USER_DETAILS_URL = "https://api.linkedin.com/v2/me?projection=({projection})"
     USER_EMAILS_URL = (
         "https://api.linkedin.com/v2/emailAddress"
         "?q=members&projection=(elements*(handle~))"
     )
     REDIRECT_STATE = False
-    DEFAULT_SCOPE = ["email", "profile", "openid"]
+    DEFAULT_SCOPE = ["r_liteprofile"]
     EXTRA_DATA = [
         ("id", "id"),
         ("expires_in", "expires"),
@@ -65,7 +65,14 @@ class LinkedinOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
     ]
 
     def user_details_url(self):
-        return self.USER_DETAILS_URL
+        # use set() since LinkedIn fails when values are duplicated
+        fields_selectors = list(
+            {"id", "firstName", "lastName", *self.setting("FIELD_SELECTORS", [])}
+        )
+        # user sort to ease the tests URL mocking
+        fields_selectors.sort()
+        fields_selectors = ",".join(fields_selectors)
+        return self.USER_DETAILS_URL.format(projection=fields_selectors)
 
     def user_emails_url(self):
         return self.USER_EMAILS_URL
@@ -75,10 +82,10 @@ def user_data(self, access_token, *args, **kwargs):
             self.user_details_url(), headers=self.user_data_headers(access_token)
         )
 
-        if "email" in set(self.setting("FIELD_SELECTORS", [])):
+        if "emailAddress" in set(self.setting("FIELD_SELECTORS", [])):
             emails = self.email_data(access_token, *args, **kwargs)
             if emails:
-                response["email"] = emails[0]
+                response["emailAddress"] = emails[0]
 
         return response
 
@@ -88,20 +95,38 @@ def email_data(self, access_token, *args, **kwargs):
         )
         email_addresses = []
         for element in response.get("elements", []):
-            email_address = element.get("handle~", {}).get("email")
+            email_address = element.get("handle~", {}).get("emailAddress")
             email_addresses.append(email_address)
         return list(filter(None, email_addresses))
 
     def get_user_details(self, response):
         """Return user details from Linkedin account"""
-        response = self.user_data(access_token=response["access_token"])
+
+        def get_localized_name(name):
+            """
+            FirstName & Last Name object
+            {
+                  'localized': {
+                     'en_US': 'Smith'
+                  },
+                  'preferredLocale': {
+                     'country': 'US',
+                     'language': 'en'
+                  }
+            }
+            :return the localizedName from the lastName object
+            """
+            locale = "{}_{}".format(
+                name["preferredLocale"]["language"], name["preferredLocale"]["country"]
+            )
+            return name["localized"].get(locale, "")
+
         fullname, first_name, last_name = self.get_user_names(
-            first_name=response["given_name"],
-            last_name=response["family_name"],
+            first_name=get_localized_name(response["firstName"]),
+            last_name=get_localized_name(response["lastName"]),
         )
-        email = response.get("email", "")
+        email = response.get("emailAddress", "")
         return {
-            "id": response.get("sub", ""),
             "username": first_name + last_name,
             "fullname": fullname,
             "first_name": first_name,
diff --git a/social_core/tests/backends/test_linkedin.py b/social_core/tests/backends/test_linkedin.py
index 6a90d4894..0f3bcff04 100644
--- a/social_core/tests/backends/test_linkedin.py
+++ b/social_core/tests/backends/test_linkedin.py
@@ -41,23 +41,24 @@ def test_invalid_nonce(self):
 
 
 class BaseLinkedinTest:
-    user_data_url = "https://api.linkedin.com/v2/userinfo"
+    user_data_url = "https://api.linkedin.com/v2/me?projection=(firstName,id,lastName)"
     expected_username = "FooBar"
     access_token_body = json.dumps({"access_token": "foobar", "token_type": "bearer"})
 
     # Reference:
-    # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/consumer/integrations/self
-    # -serve/sign-in-with-linkedin-v2#response-body-schema
+    # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/consumer/integrations/self
+    # -serve/sign-in-with-linkedin?context=linkedin/consumer/context#api-request
     user_data_body = json.dumps(
         {
-            "sub": "782bbtaQ",
-            "name": "FooBar",
-            "given_name": "Foo",
-            "family_name": "Bar",
-            "picture": "https://media.licdn-ei.com/dms/image/C5F03AQHqK8v7tB1HCQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/",
-            "locale": "en-US",
-            "email": "doe@email.com",
-            "email_verified": True,
+            "id": "1010101010",
+            "firstName": {
+                "localized": {"en_US": "Foo"},
+                "preferredLocale": {"country": "US", "language": "en"},
+            },
+            "lastName": {
+                "localized": {"en_US": "Bar"},
+                "preferredLocale": {"country": "US", "language": "en"},
+            },
         }
     )