Nicklas Helenius

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Nicklas Helenius
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Helenius playing for AaB in 2011
Personal information
Full name Nicklas Helenius Jensen[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Svenstrup, Denmark
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 SC Paderborn
(on loan from AaB)
Number 8
Youth career
Svenstrup-Godthåb IF
2005–2010 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 AaB 95 (34)
2013–2015 Aston Villa 3 (0)
2014–2015 → AaB (loan) 32 (8)
2015– AaB 10 (0)
2016– → SC Paderborn (loan) 14 (4)
International career‡
2011 Denmark U20 2 (1)
2011–2013 Denmark U21 11 (4)
2012– Denmark 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:06, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Nicklas Helenius Jensen (born 8 May 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a striker for the German club SC Paderborn, on loan from AaB.

Club career

Aalborg BK

Helenius joined the Aalborg BK youth squad at the age of 13 and received his first contract while in the U19 squad. In the 2009–2010 season, he became the top goalscorer of the Aalborg BK under-19 squad in the Danish under-19 league with 22 goals. This was enough for him to finish second on the overall goal scorer list, only beaten by Brent McGrath who scored 29 goals for Brøndby IF.[2]

After the 2009-10 season, he made his professional football debut for Aalborg BK on 16 May 2010 against HB Køge.[3] Helenius scored his first goal for Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga on 10 September 2010 against AC Horsens and got his first breakthrough in the AaB lineup after scoring a total of four goals in four consecutive league games and one goal in the Danish Cup in October and November 2010.

Following the 2012–13 season, he was selected as player of the season in the Danish Superliga on the UEFA website.[4]

A popular chant amongst the AaB supporters was "vi elsker vold og kokain – og Nicklas Helenius", directly translated to "we love violence and cocaine – and Nicklas Helenius", as a sarcastic reference to the hooligan culture. The chant was based on the tune Eviva Espana.[5]

Aston Villa

On 18 June 2013, Helenius signed for Aston Villa on a three-year deal believed to be in the region of £1.2m.[6] He scored a header on his debut in Villa's first pre-season game of the season, against German team SV Rödinghausen. He followed this up with another headed goal against VfL Bochum on his second appearance for the club.[7] He made his Premier League debut on 24 August 2013 at Villa Park against Liverpool which ended in a 1–0 defeat. Helenius scored his first goal for the club on 4 January 2014 against Sheffield United in an FA Cup third round tie at Villa Park.[8]

AaB return

On 9 July 2014, Helenius returned to his previous club AaB on loan before joining them full time.[9]

SC Paderborn 07

On February 1 2016, it was confirmed, that Helenius will play for SC Paderborn on loan from AaB.[10]

International career

Helenius got his first international call up in January 2010 for the Danish under-19, but had to leave it due to an ankle sprain.[11] One year later, he was called up to the Denmark U21 squad for a training camp in Dubai. He got his under-21 debut on 20 January 2011 in a training match against China. Helenius' goals at U-21 Level include the opening goal of the 3–0 victory over Northern Ireland in September 2011.[12]

On 15 August 2012 he made his debut for the Denmark national football team against Slovakia.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2014[13][14]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aalborg BK 2009–10 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 Danish Superliga 29 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 6
2011–12 Danish Superliga 32 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 14
2012–13 Danish Superliga 33 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 16
2014–15 Danish Superliga 32 8 2 1 0 0 10 1 44 10
2015–16 Danish Superliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 130 43 5 2 0 0 10 1 145 46
Aston Villa 2013–14 Premier League 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 1
Total 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 1
Career total 133 43 6 3 2 0 10 1 151 47

References

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  2. ↑ U-19 Drenge Ligaen (2010) - Topscorerliste Dansk Boldspil-Union
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Helenius makes temporary Aalborg return Goal.com, 9 July 2014
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Helenius: AaB er førsteprioriteten
  12. ↑ Smyth, Steve. Double the pain Danes, The Sun, 7 September 2011
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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