Filip Helander
![]() Helander with Sweden in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Filip Viktor Helander | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Omonia | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Kvarnby IK | |||||||||||||||||
Husie IF | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Malmö FF | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Malmö FF | 72 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Verona | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Bologna | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Rangers | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | OB | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Omonia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Sweden U21 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Sweden | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:42, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
Filip Viktor Helander (born 22 April 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot club AC Omonia and for the Sweden national team.
Club career
[edit]Malmö
[edit]Helander made his Allsvenskan debut in a match against Syrianska on 17 October 2011.[2] Helander played the first matches beside Pontus Jansson in 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 until the end of the 2015 season.[3] 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 defence. Helander played a total of 12 league matches for Malmö during the 2012 season.[citation needed]
The league title winning 2013 season proved to be the real breakthrough season for Helander as he played 18 matches for the club.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] He also scored his first league goal for Malmö in 2014 on 23 August in a 3–0 home win against IFK Norrköping.[4] For his performances in the league Helander was nominated for the award of Allsvenskan defender of the year.[5] He was also nominated for Swedish defender of the year at Fotbollsgalan.[6]
Hellas Verona
[edit]On 22 July 2015, Helander signed for Hellas Verona in the Italian Serie A.[citation needed] On 23 September, he made his debut against Internazionale in a 1–0 defeat at the San Siro.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Lazio went on to win the game 2–1.[citation needed]
Bologna
[edit]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.[7] On 12 June 2017, Helander joined Bologna on a definitive basis.[8]
The following season, his second with the Rossoblù, Helander found more space in the rotation under coach Roberto Donadoni, playing 29 games.[citation needed] His club season ended early in April 2018 because of an injury, but without risking the World Cup in which he participated as a reserve.
Rangers
[edit]Helander was announced as a new signing for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on 13 July 2019.[9] Helander's cost was £3.5 million.[10][failed verification] He made his debut in a Scottish League Cup tie against East Fife, scoring a goal as Rangers came out 3–0 victors.[11]
On 11 March 2021, Helander scored the equaliser for Rangers in a 1–1 draw away to Slavia Prague in their Europa League Round of 16 first leg match.[12]
On 29 August 2021, Helander scored the only goal of the game for Rangers against Celtic in the first Old Firm derby of the 2021–22 season.[13] On 15 September 2021, Rangers manager Steven Gerrard announced that Helander would be out for the foreseeable future after having undergone surgery on a knee injury sustained in a 2–1 win over St Johnstone four days prior.[14]
Rangers confirmed on 23 May 2023 that Helander would leave the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]
OB
[edit]On 31 August 2023, Helander joined Danish Superliga side OB on a one-year deal.[16] Made his debut in a 3-0 defeat to Silkeborg IF on 18 September 2023.
He left OB at the end of the season.[17]
AC Omonia
[edit]On 4 July 2024 his signing by cypriot club AC Omonia was announced.
International career
[edit]Helander was called up to the senior Sweden squad to face Moldova in October 2015.[18]
He was part of Sweden's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[19]
In May 2021, he was named in Sweden's squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/UEFA_EURO_qualifiers_Sweden_vs_Romania_20190323_Filip_Helander_13.jpg/220px-UEFA_EURO_qualifiers_Sweden_vs_Romania_20190323_Filip_Helander_13.jpg)
Club
[edit]- As of 17 April 2022[21]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Malmö FF | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2013 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2014 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 10[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
2015 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 71 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 12 | 0 | 94 | 3 | |||
Hellas Verona | 2015–16 | Serie A | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
Bologna | 2016–17 | Serie A | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 60 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 1 | ||||
Rangers | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | 18 | 2 |
2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 31 | 3 | |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Total | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 60 | 7 | ||
Career total | 191 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 245 | 13 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played on 19 November 2023[22]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Malmö FF
Rangers
- Scottish Premiership: 2020–21[23]
- Scottish Cup: 2021–22[24]
- Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2019–20[25]
Sweden U21
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "En debut att minnas för Helander" [A debut to remember for Helander]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 17 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Filip Helander tecknar A-lagskontrakt" [Filip Helander signs A-team contract] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Malmö FF 3–0 IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Här är vinnarna i Allsvenskans stora pris" [Here are the Winners of Allsvenskan Stora Pris] (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Nomineringarna till Fotbollsgalan 2014" [Nominations for the Football Gala 2014]. Fogis.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Helander signs for Bologna, Cherubin moves to Verona". Bologna FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Cherubin è gialloblù, Helander al Bologna" [Official: Cherubin is Gialloblu, Helander at Bologna] (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Rangers sign Filip Helander". Rangers FC. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Helander uppges läkarundersökas idag - hyllas av Gattuso: "Gillar spelaren"" [Helander is given medical examination today - hailed by Gattuso: "Likes the player"] (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "East Fife 0–3 Rangers". Rangers FC. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Rangers recovered from an early setback to earn a creditable away draw to Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie". BBC. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Filip Helander heads winner for Covid-19 depleted Rangers against Celtic". The Guardian. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Filip Helander: Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says defender out for 'foreseeable future' after surgery". Sky Sports. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Rangers: Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and Alfredo Morelos to leave Ibrox". BBC Sport. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Filip Helander er ny forsvarsspiller på Fyn, ob.dk, 31 August 2023
- ^ OB-legende lægger støvlerne på hylden, tv2fyn.dk, 18 June 2024
- ^ "Sweden 2–0 Moldova". BBC Sport. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Watson, Jack (9 June 2018). "Sweden World Cup squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Filip Helander gets Euro 2020 reward as Rangers star joins ex-Celtic defender in Sweden squad". Glasgow Live. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Filip Helander". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Filip Helander". EU-Football.info. 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points". BBC Sport. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Rangers 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Fraser Forster the hero as 10-man Celtic earn final victory over Rangers". The Guardian. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2015.
External links
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- Filip Helander at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Filip Helander at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Footballers from Malmö
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Allsvenskan players
- Serie A players
- Kvarnby IK players
- Malmö FF players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Odense Boldklub players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark