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.

Mika Helin
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-04-07) 7 April 1978 (age 46)
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)
2002FJK (loan) 2 (0)
2003 FC Haka 2 (0)
2003PS-44 (loan) 4 (1)
2003TPS (loan) 10 (0)
2004–2005 TPS 35 (0)
2006–2007 FC Honka 31 (0)
2007Atlantis 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

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Football

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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

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Helin appeared twice with the Finnish national U19 team, making his debut against Moldova in 1996.[3]

Futsal

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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

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Helin is 175 cm tall (5' 9) and weighs 68 kg (149.9 lbs).

References

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Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Mika Helin; see its history for attribution.

  1. ^ "Pelajaatilastot: Helin, Mika". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Kiffenin Jokkue 2011, Miesten kakkonen". FC Kiffen (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ Lahtinen, Esko S.; Forsblom, Mauri; Heinonen, Markku; Lahtinen, Kristi; Soininen, Heidi, eds. (1997). "Jalkapallokirja 1997". Jalkapallokirja (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto: 65. ISSN 0787-7188.
  4. ^ Asplund, Bubi (6 February 2017). "HFC förlorade mot Kiffen i futsaltvåan". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Finnish national futsal team players 1998". futsal.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 October 2013.