Noah Pallas

Noah Pallas
Pallas with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back[1]
Team information
Current team
HJK
Number 30
Youth career
Honka
0000–2019 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 22 (1)
International career
2023– Finland 3 (0)
Medal record
AC Oulu
Second place Finnish League Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 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 career

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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

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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

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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, in a 6–1 away win against HIFK[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

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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] On 19 June 2024, Pallas scored his first goal for HJK in Veikkausliiga, a winning goal in a 3–1 home win against Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).[16]

International career

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Pallas didn't make any appearance for Finland at any youth international levels.[17]

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.[18]

Pallas made his international debut on 12 Jan 2023 against Estonia.[19] 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.[20][21][22] 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.[23]

Personal life

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His twin brother Emil Pallas is also a professional football player, playing for newly promoted Veikkausliiga side Ekenäs IF.[24] Their father Ben Pallas is a former footballer, who played, inter alia, in 83 games for HIFK in 1990s.[25][26] Pallas speaks Swedish as his mother tongue.[27]

Pallas is a Manchester United supporter.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 9 November 2024[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KäPa 2019 Kakkonen 15 0 15 0
Honka Akatemia 2020 Kakkonen 11 1 3 1 14 2
2021 Kakkonen 20 1 20 1
Total 31 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 34 3
AC Oulu 2022 Veikkausliiga 23 1 4 0 2 1 29 2
2023 Veikkausliiga 28 0 4 0 7 0 39 0
Total 51 1 8 0 9 1 0 0 68 2
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga 22 1 1 0 3 0 9[c] 0 35 1
Career total 119 4 9 0 15 2 9 0 152 6
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League

International

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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
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.

Honours

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AC Oulu

References

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  1. ^ a b Noah Pallas at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, N.Pallas, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  3. ^ REF Soccerway
  4. ^ NOAH PALLAS LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISIIN, acoulu.fi, 2 December 2021
  5. ^ "Mariehamn vs Oulu 2-1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ Nevala, Kai (16 October 2022). "Noah Pallas" (in Finnish). Kaleva. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Energiapakkaus". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  8. ^ HIFK 1 – ACO 6, Veikkausliiga
  9. ^ Analyysi: AC Oulun avauksesta menee puolet uusiksi – Muutamat pelaajat ilmoittivat jo jatkavansa muualla, Kaleva, Kai Nevala, 30 October 2023
  10. ^ HJK iski kiinni Huuhkajien lupaukseen – kiinnostusta myös ulkomaan kentiltä, mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, Antti Rämänen, 20 November 2023
  11. ^ Noah Pallas vill nå nya nivåer i HJK, Hufvudstadsbladet, 5 April 2024
  12. ^ Noah Pallas HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, hjk.fi, 18 December 2023
  13. ^ HJK nappasi superlupauksen – Uusi joukkue alkaa muotoutua, Iltalehti, Janne Palomäki, 18 December 2023
  14. ^ Noah Pallas siirtyy HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, Yle, 18 December 2023
  15. ^ Liigacup alkoi HJK:n voitolla – IFK Mariehamn nurin 1-0, Veikkausliiga, 26 January 2024
  16. ^ HJK:lta kova temppu – KuPSin johto suli dramaattisesti, Iltalehti, 19 June 2024
  17. ^ ""Pääkaupunkiseudulta vaikea breikata liigaan"". pallotv.fi. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Tuomas Ollila sivuun tammikuun leiriltä - Noah Pallas Huuhkajiin". Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  19. ^ Innanen, Timo (17 March 2023). "MTV-Urheilun tiedot - yllätysnimi nousee Huuhkajiin". mtvuutiset.fi. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  20. ^ FINLAND VS. SAN MARINO 6 - 0, soccerway.com
  21. ^ "Finland-San Marino | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  22. ^ AC Oulun maajoukkuepuolustaja Noah Pallas myöntää viimeisten kuukausien vaikeudet – "Se on vaikuttanut itseluottamukseen ja peli-iloon", Kaleva, Kai Nevala, 9 September 2023
  23. ^ FINLAND VS. NORTHERN IRELAND 4 - 0, soccerway.com
  24. ^ "Käpylän Pallon kasvatit Suomessa ja ulkomailla". kapylanpallo.fi. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  25. ^ Pallas, hifk twitter, 11 October 2023
  26. ^ Loviisalaisisän vesa nousi Huuhkajapelaajaksi ja mestareiden haaviin, uusimaa.fi, 18 December 2022
  27. ^ Vem är Noah Pallas – finlandssvensken som debuterade i fotbollslandslaget efter sensationellt år och tänker på en flytt utomlands?, Svenska Yle, 25 April 2023
  28. ^ "Noah Pallas". flashscore.
  29. ^ REF soccerway
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