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 | The Mighty Leeds United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kvarnby IK | |||
| –2006 | Husie IF | ||
| 2007–2011 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Malmö FF | 72 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Verona | 24 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bologna (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017– | Bologna | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Sweden U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2017– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017 | |||
Filip Viktor Helander (born 22 April 1993) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Bologna in Serie A as a centre back.
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 defence 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]
Hellas Verona
On July 22, Helander signed for Hellas Verona in the Italian Serie A. On September 23, he made his debut against Internazionale in an 1–0 defeat at the San Siro. In the next game against Lazio at home he again was in the starting line up and in the 33rd minute he scored his first Serie A goal. Lazio went on to win the game 2–1.
Bologna
On 31 August 2016, Helander joined Bologna on a season-long loan deal, with an obligation to sign outright at the end of season. As part of the deal, Nicolò Cherubin moved to Verona.[6] On 12 June 2017 Helander joined Bologna on a definitive basis.[7]
International career
Helander was called up to the senior Sweden squad to face Moldova in October 2015.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 8 August 2017.[9]
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 3 | |
| Hellas Verona | 2015–16 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Bologna | 2016–17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 106 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 133 | 6 | |
Honours
Club
- Malmö FF
International
Sweden U21
Individual
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.
- ↑ "Helander signs for Bologna, Cherubin moves to Verona". Bologna F.C. 1909. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Ufficiale: Cherubin è gialloblù, Helander al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Sweden 2-0 Moldova". BBC. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "Filip Helander". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ↑ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015.
External links
- Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)
- SvFF profile (in Swedish)
- Filip Helander at Soccerway