Filip Helander

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Filip Helander
UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Romaina 20190323 Filip Helander 14 (cropped).jpg
Helander with Sweden in 2019
Personal information
Full name Filip Viktor Helander [1]
Date of birth (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 4
Youth career
Kvarnby IK
Husie IF
2007–2011 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 4 (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
Men's football
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2015
*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.

Contents

Club career

Malmö

Helander made his Allsvenskan debut in a match against Syrianska on 17 October 2011. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] For his performances in the league Helander was nominated for the award of Allsvenskan defender of the year. [6] He was also nominated for Swedish defender of the year at Fotbollsgalan. [7]

Hellas Verona

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

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. [8] On 12 June 2017, Helander joined Bologna on a definitive basis. [9]

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

Helander was announced as a new signing for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on 13 July 2019. [10] Helander's cost was £3.5 million. [11] [ 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. [12]

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. [13]

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. [14] 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. [15]

Rangers confirmed on 23 May 2023 that Helander would leave the club at the end of the 2022–23 season. [16]

OB

On 31 August 2023, Helander joined Danish Superliga side OB on a one-year deal. [17] Made his debut in a 3-0 defeat to Silkeborg IF on 18 September 2023.

He left OB at the end of the season. [18]

AC Omonia

On 4 July 2024 his signing by cypriot club AC Omonia was announced.

International career

Helander was called up to the senior Sweden squad to face Moldova in October 2015. [19]

He was part of Sweden's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [20]

In May 2021, he was named in Sweden's squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [21]

Career statistics

Helander in 2019 UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Romania 20190323 Filip Helander 13.jpg
Helander in 2019

Club

As of 17 April 2022 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2011 Allsvenskan 1000—0010
2012 Allsvenskan12000——120
2013 Allsvenskan18030—2 [a] 0230
2014 Allsvenskan28141—10 [b] 0422
2015 Allsvenskan12041—00161
Total711112—120943
Hellas Verona 2015–16 Serie A 24220——262
2016–17 Serie B 0020——20
Total24240——282
Bologna 2016–17 Serie A11100——111
2017–18 Serie A29000——290
2018–19 Serie A20030——230
Total60130——631
Rangers 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 8100416 [a] 0182
2020–21 Scottish Premiership22130006 [a] 2313
2021–22 Scottish Premiership6121003 [c] 0112
Total3635141152607
Career total19172334127224513
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played on 19 November 2023 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201730
201830
201950
202020
202150
202210
202340
Total230

Honours

Malmö FF

Rangers

Sweden U21

Individual

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