Altti Hellemaa

Altti Hellemaa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Trelleborg
Youth career
TiPS
0000–2021 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 (loan) 15 (0)
2024 JäPS 10 (2)
2025– Trelleborg 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Finland U16 5 (1)
2021 Finland U18 6 (0)
2022 Finland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ 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 Superettan club Trelleborg.

Club career

After playing in the youth sectors of Tikkurilan Palloseura (TiPS) and Käpylän Pallo (KäPa), 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 Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) 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 Järvenpään Palloseura (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]

International career

Hellemaa has represented Finland at under-16, under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KäPa 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 (loan) 2024 Ykkösliiga 15 0 1 0 0 0 – 16 0
JäPS 2024 Ykkösliiga 10 2 – – – 10 2
Trelleborg 2025 Superettan 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Career total 92 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 99 5
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

References

  1. ^ Komea viiden pelaajan KäPa edustus mukaan U18-maajoukkueen Liettua-otteluihin!, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 1 November 2021
  2. ^ Altti Hellemaa jatkosopimukseen ja lainalle SJK:hon, hjk.fi, 6 March 2023
  3. ^ Suomen U19-maajoukkueen Altti Hellemaa SJK-paitaan, sjk.fi, 6 March 2023
  4. ^ HJK:n pelaaja lähtee lainalle toiseen Veikkausliiga-seuraan, sportti.com, 7 March 2023
  5. ^ TERVETULOA ALTTI HELLEMAA, kpv.fi, 12 August 2023
  6. ^ KPV:n KäPa-kasvateilla katkera kohtalo Kalliossa - Paanasen maali pelasti pisteen vieraille, Keskipohjanmaa, 26 August 2023
  7. ^ LAHTI VS. HJK 3 - 0, soccerway
  8. ^ Altti Hellemaa lainalle JäPSiin, hjk.fi, 4 April 2024
  9. ^ Altti Hellemaa lainalle JäPSiin, japsedustus.fi, 4 April 2024
  10. ^ DEN CENTRALA MITTFÄLTAREN ÄR KLAR FÖR TRELLEBORGS FF., trelleborgsff.se, 2 December 2024