Filip Helander
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Viktor Helander | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kvarnby IK | |||
| –2006 | Husie IF | ||
| 2007–2011 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Malmö FF | 64 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012– | Sweden U21 | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Filip Helander (born 22 April 1993) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan as a centre back.
Career
Club career
Helander made his Allsvenskan debut in a match against Syrianska FC on 17 October 2011.[1] Helander played the first matches beside Pontus Jansson in the defense before being replaced by Daniel Andersson after the second round of matches. On 17 July 2012 Helander signed a first team contract with Malmö FF until the end of the 2015 season.[2] When Andersson played less and less after the summer break Helander established himself in the starting lineup and finished the season as a regular starter in the defense. Helander played a total of 12 league matches for Malmö FF during the 2012 season.
The league title winning 2013 season proved to be the real breakthrough season for Helander as he played 18 matches for the club. He was injured in the early stages of the season and was replaced in the starting line-up by Erik Johansson but later reclaimed this spot in the second part of the season. For the 2014 season Helander played regularly throughout the entire season as the club defended their league title and qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. He also scored his first league goal for Malmö FF in 2014 on 23 August in a 3–0 home win against IFK Norrköping.[3] For his performances in the league Helander was nominated for the award of Allsvenskan defender of the year.[4] He was also nominated for Swedish defender of the year at Fotbollsgalan.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 29 April 2015.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malmö FF | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 3 | |
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 3 | |
Honours
Club
- Malmö FF
References
- ↑ "En debut att minnas för Helander". Sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 17 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ↑ "Filip Helander tecknar A-lagskontrakt". mff.se (in Swedish). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ "Malmö FF 3–0 IFK Norrköping". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Här är vinnarna i Allsvenskans stora pris". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Nomineringarna till Fotbollsgalan 2014". fogis.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Filip Helander". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
External links
- Malmö FF profile (Swedish)
- SvFF profile (Swedish)
- Filip Helander profile at Soccerway
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