Frederik Helstrup

Frederik Helstrup Jensen (born 16 March 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Almere City in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie.

Frederik Helstrup
Personal information
Full name Frederik Helstrup Jensen
Date of birth (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Almere City
Number 3
Youth career
Gladsaxe-Hero BK
Virum-Sorgenfri BK
Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Lyngby 35 (3)
2013–2015 Horsens 35 (1)
2015 → Helsingborgs IF (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2017 Helsingborgs IF 50 (2)
2017–2020 Arka Gdynia 74 (1)
2020– Almere City 2 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Denmark U18 8 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U19 9 (2)
2012 Denmark U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 September 2020

Club career

Helstrup started his career as youth prospect of the amateur clubs Gladsaxe-Hero BK,[1] Virum-Sorgenfri BK and later professional club Lyngby Boldklub.[1] In the summer of 2011, Lyngby's coaching staff promoted him to the first team squad.[2] On 14 August 2011, he made his Superliga debut in a 1–1 draw against AC Horsens. In the 2011–12 season, Lyngby relegated to the Danish 1st Division, where he played for another year. In September 2013, he signed a three-year contract with AC Horsens, for whom he made 35 appearances at the 1st Division.[1][3]

In March 2015, Helstrup was loaned for four months to Swedish club Helsingborgs IF, coached by Henrik Larsson.[4][5] On 4 April 2015, he made his Allsvenskan debut in a goalless match against Kalmar FF.[6] Before the end of the loan period, the club decided to sign Helstrup on a permanent transfer.[7] For two consecutive seasons he was a starter in the defense. After the 2016 season ended, Helsingborgs IF suffered relegation to Superettan, after losing 2–3 to Halmstads BK.[8] Helstrup played in both matches, scoring an own goal in the first one.

In the summer of 2017, he moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia led by head coach Leszek Ojrzyński.[9][10] In the seventh matchday of the 2017–18 season, he made his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Lech Poznań.[11] In the same season, Helstrup reached the finals of the Polish Cup with Arka Gdynia.[12] In 2018, he won the Polish SuperCup with Arka after a 3–2 victory over Legia Warsaw.[13]

In 2020, Helstrup moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie club Almere City FC as a free agent, where he signed a two-year contract.[14]

Honours
Arka Gdynia

References
  1. "AC Horsens køber Frederik Helstrup" (in Danish). AC Horsens. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. Blond, Mikael (26 July 2011). "Lyngby rykker fem mand op". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. Helmin, Jesper (2 September 2013). "Horsens køber Lyngby-stopper". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. "AC Horsens udlejer Frederik Helstrup til Helsingborgs IF" (in Danish). AC Horsens. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "Helsingborg lånar dansk back". www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. "42-årige Andersson spikade igen för HIF" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. "Officiellt: Helsingborgs IF köper loss Frederik Helstrup". fotbollstransfers.com (in Swedish). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. Carlsvärd, Emil; Nilsson, Tomas; Arvidsson, Mattias (20 November 2016). "HIF tappade ledning till förlust – superettan nästa" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. "Frederik Helstrup piłkarzem Arki" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. "Frederik Helstrup piłkarzem Arki" (in Polish). 90minut. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  11. Dajos, Marcin (7 September 2017). "Styl Arki lekko skandynawski". sport.trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. "Puchar Polski dla Legii". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. "Arka obroniła Superpuchar". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  14. "Ambitieus Almere City haalt ervaren Deen: 'Serieus meestrijden om promotie'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International}. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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