Noah Pallas
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 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
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Finland 3 (0)
Medal record
AC Oulu
Second placeFinnish League Cup2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023
‡ 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

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

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

After playing in Kakkonen for three seasons, with Käpylän Pallo and Honka II respectively, Pallas accepted an offer from the Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu, and signed a professional contract with the club on a two-year deal starting in 1 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 of AC Oulu in the league, and became 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

On 20 November 2023, it was reported in Finnish media that Pallas had signed a contract with HJK, on a multiple-year deal.[10] On 18 December 2023, HJK confirmed the signing of Pallas on a three-year deal, starting in January 2024.[11][12]

International career

Pallas was never part of any youth national teams of Finland.[13]

Pallas 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.[14]

Pallas made his international debut on 12 Jan 2023 against Estonia.[15] 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.[16][17][18] 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.[19]

Personal life

His twin brother Emil Pallas is also a professional football player, playing for newly promoted Veikkausliiga side Ekenäs IF.[20] Pallas speaks Swedish as his mother tongue.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 December 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KäPa 2019 Kakkonen 15000——150
Honka II 2020 Kakkonen 111003[lower-alpha 2]1—142
2021 20100——201
Total 312003100343
AC Oulu 2022 Veikkausliiga 231402[lower-alpha 3]1—292
2023 280407[lower-alpha 3]0—390
Total 511809100682
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga 0000000000
Career total 97380122001175
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Kakkonen Cup
  3. 1 2 Includes Finnish League Cup

International

As of match played on 17 November 2023.
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 20232[lower-alpha 1]0 1 0 3 0
Total 2 0 1 0 3 0

Honours

Club

AC Oulu

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "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 HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, hjk.fi, 18 December 2023
  12. ↑ HJK nappasi superlupauksen – Uusi joukkue alkaa muotoutua, Iltalehti, Janne Palomäki, 18 December 2023
  13. ↑ ""Pääkaupunkiseudulta vaikea breikata liigaan"". pallotv.fi. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tuomas Ollila sivuun tammikuun leiriltä - Noah Pallas Huuhkajiin". Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Innanen, Timo (17 March 2023). "MTV-Urheilun tiedot - yllätysnimi nousee Huuhkajiin". mtvuutiset.fi. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  16. ↑ FINLAND VS. SAN MARINO 6 - 0, soccerway.com
  17. ↑ "Finland-San Marino | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  18. ↑ AC Oulun maajoukkuepuolustaja Noah Pallas myöntää viimeisten kuukausien vaikeudet – "Se on vaikuttanut itseluottamukseen ja peli-iloon", Kaleva, Kai Nevala, 9 September 2023
  19. ↑ FINLAND VS. NORTHERN IRELAND 4 - 0, soccerway.com
  20. ↑ "Käpylän Pallon kasvatit Suomessa ja ulkomailla". kapylanpallo.fi. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  21. ↑ Vem är Noah Pallas – finlandssvensken som debuterade i fotbollslandslaget efter sensationellt år och tänker på en flytt utomlands?, Svenska Yle, 25 April 2023
  22. ↑ "Noah Pallas". flashscore.
  23. ↑ REF soccerway
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