.jpg) Helland in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pål André Helland | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Kyrksæterøra,Hemne, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ranheim (co-coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | KIL/Hemne | ||
| 2006–2008 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Rosenborg | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | →Ranheim (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2011 | →Ranheim (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Byåsen | 11 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Hødd | 39 | (11) |
| 2013–2021 | Rosenborg | 153 | (39) |
| 2021–2022 | Lillestrøm | 28 | (3) |
| 2023 | Løvenstad | 7 | (2) |
| 2024 | KIL/Hemne | 5 | (5) |
| Total | 252 | (72) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Norway U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Norway U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2008 | Norway U18 | 8 | (2) |
| 2009 | Norway U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Norway | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Lillestrøm U19 | ||
| 2025– | Ranheim | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2016 | |||
Pål André Helland (born 4 January 1990)[2] is a former Norwegian professionalfootballer, and current co-coach ofRanheim.
A prolific winger, Helland played for bothRosenborg andLillestrøm inEliteserien. Helland was also part of theHødd team that won the2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final. He played several games for Norway's different youth teams, and was capped six times for the senior team.
Helland came through the ranks at Rosenborg before the2009 season of the Norwegian top division, when he signed with them a three-year professional contract. He had been part of the youth setup at Rosenborg since summer 2006 and shortly after transfer made his debut with theirB team againstMolde FK. He continued on B team during the 2007 season and received thecaptains armband for impressive displays. He got his first minutes for the first team squad in pre-season 2008 in afriendly againstFK Bodø-Glimt as a central defender. Although he plays best as a winger, Helland can play in various positions in the midfield and defence.[3]
He left Rosenborg in August 2011 when his contract was not renewed. With lower divisionIL Hødd, they won the2012 Norwegian Football Cup, last done fifteen years earlier.
In July 2013 he signed a contract with Rosenborg, that originally started as of 1 January 2014, after his contract would expire.[4] On 10 July 2013, however, Rosenborg and Hødd agreed on a deal in the summer transfer window.He joined Rosenborg on 26 July 2013.[5] On 20 November 2016, Helland scored a hat-trick as Rosenborg defeatedKongsvinger 4–0 in the2016 Norwegian Football Cup final.[6]
After eight seasons at Rosenborg, Helland moved to fellowEliteserien sideLillestrøm, but because of injuries, only started four games, and only played 340 minutes of Eliteserien football in his first season.[7][8]
In November 2022, Helland decided to retire after two seasons at Lillestrøm. He cited his body not being able to handle the physique needed to play at the top anymore.[9][10]
Only a couple mounts after retiring from football, Helland returned to play for the amateur clubLøvenstad in the Norwegian4. divisjon.[11]
After one year at Løvenstad, Helland returned to his boyhood clubKIL/Hemne ahead of the 2024 season, again playing in the 4. divisjon.[12]
In 2005 Helland got his first international match, playing for Norway's U15 team. He subsequently made appearances for Norway'sU17, U18, andU19 team.[13]
Helland's first senior game came againstSweden in June 2025, replacingHåvard Nielsen in the 69th minute.[14] His first start for Norway came againstIceland in a friendly game, where he also scored his first and only international senior goal.[15]
After his professional retirement, Helland once again joinedLillestrøm, this time as a coach for their U19 squad.[16]
Ahead of the 2024 season, Helland joinedKåre Ingebrigtsen's coaching team inRanheim as a player developer. When Ingebrigtsen announced he was stepping down as head coach for the club after the season, the club announced thatChristian Eggen Rismark would take over as head coach, with Helland filling in the role as co-coach.[17][18]
In September 2021Viaplay announced that Helland would join them as their newest football pundit. In the beginning he covered the Europan competitions Viaplay had the rights to, before moving over to coveringPremier League games when the streamer acquired the rights before the 2022–23 season.[19][20]
In 2024, Helland was one of the contestants of the Norwegian television programMesternes Mester.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2009 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Ranheim (loan) | 2009 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Byåsen | 2011 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 10 | ||
| Hødd | 2012 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 10 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 33 | 16 | ||
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 51 | 18 | |||
| Rosenborg | 2013 | Eliteserien | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4[a] | 2 | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 11[a] | 4 | — | 38 | 25 | |||
| 2016 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2017 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
| 2018 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9[f] | 3 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 19 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 153 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 65 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2021 | Eliteserien | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3[g] | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| Løvenstad | 2023 | 4. divisjon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| KIL/Hemne | 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 252 | 72 | 43 | 26 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 109 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2016 | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo, Norway | 5 |  Iceland | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
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