Mika Antero Helin (born 7 April 1978) is a Finnish retired footballer. He played a total of 84 games in the Veikkausliiga during a senior career which spanned 1998 to 2012. Helin also played futsal at a high level and competed internationally with the Finnish national futsal team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989 | FC Kiffen | ||
| 1990–1992 | MPS | ||
| 1993–1997 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | PK-35 | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | FinnPa | 24 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | FC Jokerit | 62 | (5) |
| 2002 | → FJK (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | FC Haka | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | → PS-44 (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2003 | → TPS (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | TPS | 35 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Honka | 31 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Atlantis FC (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2008 | FC Viikingit | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Kiffen | 48 | (3) |
| Total | 232 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Football edit
Helin played in the top-tier Veikkausliiga during 1998 and 2001–2007, representing PK-35, FC Jokerit, FC Haka, TPS, and FC Honka.[1] He played a total of 84 games in the Veikkausliiga and won Finnish Cup silver with FC Haka in 2003 and Finnish Cup bronze with PK-35 in 1998.
In his post-Veikkausliiga career, Helin played with FC Viikingit in the 2008 Ykkönen. During 2009–2012, he served as player-coach for FC Kiffen of the Kakkonen.[2]
International edit
Helin appeared twice with the Finnish national U19 team, making his debut against Moldova in 1996.[3]
Futsal edit
Helin also played futsal at a professional level and was active with the FC Kiffen futsal team as recently as 2017.[4] He appeared in 10 international matches with the Finnish national futsal team and scored 1 goal.[5]
Personal information edit
Helin is 175 cm tall (5' 9) and weighs 68 kg (149.9 lbs).
References edit
Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Mika Helin; see its history for attribution.
- ^ "Pelajaatilastot: Helin, Mika". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Kiffenin Jokkue 2011, Miesten kakkonen". FC Kiffen (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Lahtinen, Esko S.; Forsblom, Mauri; Heinonen, Markku; Lahtinen, Kristi; Soininen, Heidi, eds. (1997). "Jalkapallokirja 1997". Jalkapallokirja (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto: 65. ISSN 0787-7188.
- ^ Asplund, Bubi (6 February 2017). "HFC förlorade mot Kiffen i futsaltvåan". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Finnish national futsal team players 1998". futsal.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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