Altti Hellemaa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Jaro (on loan from Elfsborg) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| 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 | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Jaro (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | Finland U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Altti Hellemaa (born 25 July 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jaro, on loan from Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]Hellemaa has represented Finland at under-16, under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.[12]
Hellemaa received his first call-up to the Finland U21 national team in September 2025 for UEFA Euro qualifying match against Cyprus, as a replacement for Liam Möller.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 20 March 2026
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ↑ Includes Ykköscup, Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- Altti Hellemaa at Soccerway
- Altti Hellemaa at WorldFootball.net
- Altti Hellemaa at Finnish FA
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Ykkösliiga players
- Allsvenskan players
- Tikkurilan Palloseura players
- Käpylän Pallo players
- Klubi 04 players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- SJK Akatemia players
- Kokkolan Palloveikot players
- Järvenpään Palloseura players
- Trelleborgs FF players
- IF Elfsborg players
- FF Jaro players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Finland men's youth international footballers