Benjamin Helander
Personal information
Born (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998
Karis, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Alingsås HK
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2014
 BK-46
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–2017
 Alingsås HK
2017–2018
 BK-46
2018–2021
 Alingsås HK
2021–2023
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2023–
 Alingsås HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
 Finland 25 (82)

Benjamin Helander (born 28 September 1998) is a Finnish handball player for Alingsås HK and the Finnish national team.[1]

Career

He moved to Sweden when he was 16 years old to attend a handball school, and at the same time started playing for the club Alingsås HK's younger team, playing in the third league division.[2] Because of military service, he moved back to Finland for a year in 2017/18. After that he went back to Alingsås HK, this time in Handbollsligan.[3]

In 2021 it was announced that he's signed a contract with the German club Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[4] With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023. Since the summer of 2023 he's back in Alingsås HK.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of javelin thrower and previous handball player Oliver Helander.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "MIESTEN MAAJOUKKUE". Finnhandball (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Helander stannade i Sverige". Västra Nyland (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "BENJAMIN HELANDER: "ALLTID LAGT MASSA STRAFFAR"". Handbollsligan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Benjamin Helander avancerar till Rhein-Neckar Löwen". Handbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Benjamin Helander sugen på handboll igen efter tung säsong i Finland". yle.fi. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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