Benjamin Helander

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Benjamin Helander
Personal information
Born (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 23)
Karis, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Rhein-Neckar Löwen
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–
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
 Finland 25 (82)

Benjamin Helander (born 28 September 1998) is a Finnish handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Finnish national team.[1]

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]

He debuted in Finland's senior national team in 2017, and has before that played for their youth national team.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "MIESTEN MAAJOUKKUE". Finnhandball (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Helander stannade i Sverige". Västra Nyland (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "BENJAMIN HELANDER: "ALLTID LAGT MASSA STRAFFAR"". Handbollsligan (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Benjamin Helander avancerar till Rhein-Neckar Löwen". Handbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "MIESTEN MAAJOUKKUE - PELATUT A-MAAOTTELUT 1947-2021". Finnhandball (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.


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