Helland arrived at Rosenborg, on 26 July 2013, after having won with IL Hødd the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

Helland came through the ranks at Rosenborg before the 2009 season of the Norwegian top division, when he signed with them a three-year professional contract.

He had been part of the youth setup at Rosenborg since summer 2006 and shortly after transfer made his debut with their B team against Molde FK.

With lower division IL Hødd, they won the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, last done fifteen years earlier.

[4] On 20 November 2016, Helland scored a hat-trick as Rosenborg defeated Kongsvinger 4–0 in the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup final.