Noah Pallas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Honka | |||
| –2019 | KäPa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | KäPa | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Honka II | 31 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | AC Oulu | 51 | (1) |
| 2024– | HJK | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Finland | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||
Noah Pallas (born 9 February 2001) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a left back for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland national team.
Early years[edit]
Pallas was born in Helsinki. In his early playing career, he played for the youth sectors of FC Honka in Espoo and Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) in Helsinki.[2]
Club career[edit]
Pallas made his senior debut with KäPa first team in the third tier level Kakkonen, on 4 May 2019 against Pallo-Iirot.[3] He played one season with KäPa in Kakkonen before moving back to FC Honka organisation to their reserve team Honka II in 2020.
AC Oulu[edit]
After playing in Kakkonen for three seasons, with Käpylän Pallo and Honka II respectively, Pallas accepted an offer from the Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu. He signed a professional contract with the club on a two-year deal starting in January 2022, on a free transfer.[4]
Pallas made his Veikkausliiga debut on 24 April 2022 after being named in the starting line-up in away game against IFK Mariehamn, playing full 90 minutes.[5] He quickly made a breakthrough and established his place in the starting line-up in the league, becoming an integral part of the team.[6][7] Pallas scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on 11 September 2022 against HIFK, in a 1–6 away win.[8]
In the 2023 season, Pallas played more minutes than any other player in the team. After the season, it was announced that Pallas will depart from AC Oulu.[9]
HJK Helsinki[edit]
On 20 November 2023, it was reported in Finnish media that Pallas had signed a contract with HJK, on a multiple-year deal.[10][11] On 18 December 2023, HJK confirmed the signing of Pallas on a three-year deal, starting in January 2024.[12][13][14] He debuted with his new club on 26 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup win against IFK Mariehamn, playing full 90 minutes.[15]
International career[edit]
Pallas didn't make any appearance for Finland at any youth international levels.[16]
He received his first call up to the Finland senior national team on 4 Jan 2023, for two friendly matches against Sweden and Estonia, as a replacement for Tuomas Ollila.[17]
Pallas made his international debut on 12 Jan 2023 against Estonia.[18] He made his competitive national team debut on 19 June 2023 in a 6–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win against San Marino, playing the second half as the 46th minute substitute to Jere Uronen.[19][20][21] On 17 November 2023, Pallas made his second appearance in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers, as a 83rd minute substitute to Nikolai Alho, in a 4–0 home win against Northern Ireland.[22]
Personal life[edit]
His twin brother Emil Pallas is also a professional football player, playing for newly promoted Veikkausliiga side Ekenäs IF.[23] Their father Ben Pallas is a former footballer, who played, inter alia, in 83 games for HIFK in 1990s.[24][25] Pallas speaks Swedish as his mother tongue.[26]
Pallas is a Manchester United supporter.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 27 April 2024[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KäPa | 2019 | Kakkonen | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Honka II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 101 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup
- ^ a b c Includes Finnish League Cup
International[edit]
- As of match played on 17 November 2023.
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2023 | 2[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.
Honours[edit]
AC Oulu
- Finnish League Cup: 2023[28] Runners-up
References[edit]
- ^ a b Noah Pallas at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, N.Pallas, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ REF Soccerway
- ^ NOAH PALLAS LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISIIN, acoulu.fi, 2 December 2021
- ^ "Mariehamn vs Oulu 2-1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Nevala, Kai (16 October 2022). "Noah Pallas" (in Finnish). Kaleva. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Energiapakkaus". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ HIFK 1 – ACO 6, Veikkausliiga
- ^ Analyysi: AC Oulun avauksesta menee puolet uusiksi – Muutamat pelaajat ilmoittivat jo jatkavansa muualla, Kaleva, Kai Nevala, 30 October 2023
- ^ HJK iski kiinni Huuhkajien lupaukseen – kiinnostusta myös ulkomaan kentiltä, mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, Antti Rämänen, 20 November 2023
- ^ Noah Pallas vill nå nya nivåer i HJK, Hufvudstadsbladet, 5 April 2024
- ^ Noah Pallas HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, hjk.fi, 18 December 2023
- ^ HJK nappasi superlupauksen – Uusi joukkue alkaa muotoutua, Iltalehti, Janne Palomäki, 18 December 2023
- ^ Noah Pallas siirtyy HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, Yle, 18 December 2023
- ^ Liigacup alkoi HJK:n voitolla – IFK Mariehamn nurin 1-0, Veikkausliiga, 26 January 2024
- ^ ""Pääkaupunkiseudulta vaikea breikata liigaan"". pallotv.fi. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Tuomas Ollila sivuun tammikuun leiriltä - Noah Pallas Huuhkajiin". Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Innanen, Timo (17 March 2023). "MTV-Urheilun tiedot - yllätysnimi nousee Huuhkajiin". mtvuutiset.fi. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ FINLAND VS. SAN MARINO 6 - 0, soccerway.com
- ^ "Finland-San Marino | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ AC Oulun maajoukkuepuolustaja Noah Pallas myöntää viimeisten kuukausien vaikeudet – "Se on vaikuttanut itseluottamukseen ja peli-iloon", Kaleva, Kai Nevala, 9 September 2023
- ^ FINLAND VS. NORTHERN IRELAND 4 - 0, soccerway.com
- ^ "Käpylän Pallon kasvatit Suomessa ja ulkomailla". kapylanpallo.fi. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Pallas, hifk twitter, 11 October 2023
- ^ Loviisalaisisän vesa nousi Huuhkajapelaajaksi ja mestareiden haaviin, uusimaa.fi, 18 December 2022
- ^ Vem är Noah Pallas – finlandssvensken som debuterade i fotbollslandslaget efter sensationellt år och tänker på en flytt utomlands?, Svenska Yle, 25 April 2023
- ^ "Noah Pallas". flashscore.
- ^ REF soccerway
External links[edit]
- Noah Pallas at Soccerway
- Noah Pallas at WorldFootball.net