Filip Helander

Filip Helander
Helander with Sweden U21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Filip Viktor Helander
Date of birth (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 18
Youth career
Kvarnby IK
0000–2006 Husie IF
2007–2011 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Malmö FF 72 (1)
2015–2016 Verona 24 (2)
2016– Bologna 43 (1)
National team‡
2010 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2011–2012 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2012–2015 Sweden U21 19 (0)
2017– Sweden 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2018

Filip Viktor Helander (born 22 April 1993) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Bologna as a centre back and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Malmö FF

Helander made his Allsvenskan debut in a match against Syrianska FC 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 FF 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 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.[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

On 22 July 2015, Helander signed for Hellas Verona in the Italian Serie A. On 23 September, he made his debut against Internazionale in a 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.[7] On 12 June 2017, Helander joined Bologna on a definitive basis.[8]

International career

Helander was called up to the senior Sweden squad to face Moldova in October 2015.[9]

In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics

Helander playing for Malmö FF in 2013

Club

As of 23 August 2018.[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2011 10000010
2012 12000—120
2013 1803020230
2014 28141100422
2015 1204100161
Total 711112120943
Hellas Verona 2015–16 24220—262
2016–17 0020—20
Total 2424000282
Bologna 2016–17 11100—111
2017–18 29000—290
2018–19 1010—20
Total 4111000421
Career total 13641621201646

International

As of 27 June 2018[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201730
201810
Total40

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

International

Sweden U21

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "En debut att minnas för Helander". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 17 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Filip Helander tecknar A-lagskontrakt". mff.se (in Swedish). 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Malmö FF 3–0 IFK Norrköping". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Här är vinnarna i Allsvenskans stora pris". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nomineringarna till Fotbollsgalan 2014". fogis.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Helander signs for Bologna, Cherubin moves to Verona". Bologna F.C. 1909. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ufficiale: Cherubin è gialloblù, Helander al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sweden 2–0 Moldova". BBC. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com".
  11. ↑ "Filip Helander". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Filip Helander". European Football. 30 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2015.
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