Altti Hellemaa (born 25 July 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club JäPS, on loan from HJK.

Altti Hellemaa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
JäPS (on loan from HJK)
Youth career
TiPS
0000–2021 KäPa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 KäPa 19 (0)
2022– Klubi 04 26 (3)
2022– HJK 0 (0)
2023SJK II (loan) 11 (0)
2023KPV (loan) 9 (0)
2024–JäPS (loan) 5 (0)
International career
2019 Finland U16 5 (1)
2021 Finland U18 6 (0)
2022 Finland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024

Club career edit

After playing in the youth sectors of Tikkurilan Palloseura (TiPS) and Käpylän Pallo (KäPa), Hellemaa made his senior debut with KäPa first team in the 2021 season in third-tier level Kakkonen.[1]

Hellemaa joined HJK Helsinki organisation in 2022, and was registered to their academy team Klubi 04. On 6 March 2023, he extended his deal with HJK until the end of 2025, and was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club SJK Akatemia.[2][3][4] On 12 August 2023, Hellemaa was loaned out to fellow Ykkönen club Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) for the remainder of the season.[5][6]

On 27 February 2024, he made his debut for HJK in a Finnish League Cup match against FC Lahti.[7] On 4 April 2024, Hellemaa was loaned out to Ykkösliiga club Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) until the end of July.[8][9]

International career edit

Hellemaa has represented Finland at under-16, under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.

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