His club season ended early in April 2018 because of an injury, but without risking the World Cup in which he participated as a reserve. Rangers Helander was announced as a new signing for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on 13 July 2019. Helander's cost was £3.5 million. He made his debut in a Scottish League Cup tie against East Fife, scoring a goal as Rangers came out 3–0 victors. On 11 March 2021, Helander scored the equaliser for Rangers in a 1–1 draw away to Slavia Prague in their Europa League Round of 16 first leg match. On 29 August 2021, Helander scored the only goal of the game for Rangers against Celtic in the first Old Firm derby of the 2021–22 season. On 15 September 2021, Rangers manager Steven Gerrard announced that Helander would be out for the foreseeable future after having undergone surgery on a knee injury sustained in a 2–1 win over St Johnstone four days prior. International career Helander was called up to the senior Sweden squad to face Moldova in October 2015. He was part of Sweden's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In May 2021, he was named in Sweden's squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Career statistics Club International Honours Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2013, 2014 Svenska Supercupen: 2014 Rangers Scottish Premiership: 2020–21 Scottish Cup: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2019–20 Sweden U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015 Individual UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Team of the Tournament: 2015 References External links Living people 1993 births Footballers from Malmö Swedish footballers Footballers from Skåne County Association football defenders Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden youth international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2020 players Allsvenskan players Serie A players Kvarnby IK players Malmö FF players Hellas Verona F.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Rangers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland