Nicklas Helenius

Nicklas Helenius

Helenius playing for AaB in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Nicklas Helenius Jensen[1]
Date of birth	8 May 1991
Place of birth	Svenstrup, Denmark
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Silkeborg IF (on loan from AaB)
Number	11
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	13	(0)
2016	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	14	(4)
2016-	→ Silkeborg IF (loan)	7	(2)
National team^‡
2011	Denmark U20	2	(1)
2011–2013	Denmark U21	11	(4)
2012–	Denmark	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 Danish club Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. He is 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

1. "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
2. U-19 Drenge Ligaen (2010) - Topscorerliste Dansk Boldspil-Union
3. Helmin, Jesper. "AaB stiller med unge knægte" (in Danish). www.bold.dk. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
4. Bruun, Peter. "Season review: Denmark". UEFA. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
5. Ernst, Anders Junge (1 August 2013). "Villa-fansene er vilde med Helenius og AaB-sang". Retrieved 1 August 2013.
6. "Helenius relishing "big opportunity" after sealing Villa move". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
7. "VfL Bochum 1–1 Villa report: Helenius on target again". avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa Football Club. 14 July 2013.
8. "Aston Villa 1-2 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
9. Helenius makes temporary Aalborg return Goal.com, 9 July 2014
10. "Nicklas Helenius kommt von Aalborg BK" [Nicklas Helenius comes from Aalborg BK] (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
11. Helenius: AaB er førsteprioriteten
12. Smyth, Steve. Double the pain Danes, The Sun, 7 September 2011
13. "Nicklas Helenius". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
14. "Nicklas Helenius". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

• Nicklas Helenius at National-Football-Teams.com
• Danish Superliga statistics