Henrik Ölander (born 29 October 1997) is a Finnish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Gnistan IF Gnistan (''The Spark'' in English) is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish league system. IF Gnistan play their home matches at Must ...

, as a

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Career

Ölander's senior career began when he was promoted to HJK's second team,

Klubi 04 Klubi 04 is a Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football club based in Helsinki. It is the reserve team of Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi for whom a number of the players are also registered. History Klubi 04 was founded in 2004 when HJK bought FC ...

. During the 2015–2017 seasons, Ölander played a total of 49 matches in

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...

, but was unable to play for HJK's first team. Ölander then moved to

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...

club, PS Kemi, for the 2018 season. Ölander made his debut in the

on May 3, 2018 against VPS. He played a total of 12 league matches in the 2018 season. PS Kemi was relegated to

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...

at the end of the season and later went bankrupt. He then moved to

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, who played in the

for the 2019 season. Ölander played a total of 14 league matches in the 2019 season. Ölander moved to

club

AC Oulu AC Oulu (ACO) is a Finnish football club based in Oulu. Formed in 2002, the club have played two seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and seven seasons in the second highest league Ykkönen. The club are currently playing ...

for the 2020 season. On 29 December 2021, he signed with

for the 2022 season.

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* 1997 births Living people Finnish footballers Klubi 04 players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Kemi City F.C. players Rovaniemen Palloseura players AC Oulu players IF Gnistan players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players Association football fullbacks {{Finland-footy-defender-stub