Altti Hellemaa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TiPS | |||
| –2021 | KäPa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | KäPa | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | Klubi 04 | 26 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → SJK II (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → KPV (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | JäPS | 25 | (2) |
| 2025 | Trelleborg | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Elfsborg | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | Finland U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 | |||
Altti Hellemaa (born 25 July 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.
Club career
After playing in the youth sectors of Tikkurilan Palloseura and Käpylän Pallo, Hellemaa made his senior debut with KäPa first team in the 2021 season in the third-tier 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 KPV Kokkola 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 JäPS until the end of July.[8][9] In August his deal was made permanent.
On 2 December 2024, Hellemaa signed with Swedish Superettan club Trelleborgs FF on a deal until the end of 2027.[10] However, on 21 March 2025, he was acquired by Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg on a five-year deal. Hellemaa played only four Svenska Cupen matches for Trelleborg prior to his departure.[11]
International career
Hellemaa has represented Finland at under-16, under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 29 June 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Käpylän Pallo | 2021 | Kakkonen | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Klubi 04 | 2022 | Kakkonen | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||
| SJK Akatemia (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| KPV (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JäPS | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |
| Trelleborg | 2025 | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Elfsborg | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 95 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Ykköscup, Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup
References
- ^ Komea viiden pelaajan KäPa edustus mukaan U18-maajoukkueen Liettua-otteluihin!, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 1 November 2021
- ^ Altti Hellemaa jatkosopimukseen ja lainalle SJK:hon, hjk.fi, 6 March 2023
- ^ Suomen U19-maajoukkueen Altti Hellemaa SJK-paitaan, sjk.fi, 6 March 2023
- ^ HJK:n pelaaja lähtee lainalle toiseen Veikkausliiga-seuraan, sportti.com, 7 March 2023
- ^ TERVETULOA ALTTI HELLEMAA, kpv.fi, 12 August 2023
- ^ KPV:n KäPa-kasvateilla katkera kohtalo Kalliossa - Paanasen maali pelasti pisteen vieraille, Keskipohjanmaa, 26 August 2023
- ^ LAHTI VS. HJK 3 - 0, soccerway
- ^ Altti Hellemaa lainalle JäPSiin, hjk.fi, 4 April 2024
- ^ Altti Hellemaa lainalle JäPSiin, japsedustus.fi, 4 April 2024
- ^ DEN CENTRALA MITTFÄLTAREN ÄR KLAR FÖR TRELLEBORGS FF., trelleborgsff.se, 2 December 2024
- ^ Välkommen till IF Elfsborg – Altti Hellemaa, elfsborg.se, 21 March 2025
- ^ Altti Hellemaata pidettiin Suomessa jo menetettynä lupauksena, mutta sitten hän päätti laittaa kaiken peliin ja kääntää uransa suunnan, apu.fi, 9 April 2025
External links
- Altti Hellemaa at Soccerway
- Altti Hellemaa at WorldFootball.net
- Altti Hellemaa at Finnish FA