Van Helden joined the Genk youth academy in 2011 from his childhood club Genker VV.
He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2021,[2] after having torn the anterior cruciate ligament on his right knee a few months earlier in February 2021.
[3] On 13 August 2022, Van Helden joined Eerste Divisie club MVV on a one-season loan deal.
[4] There, he made his professional debut on 19 August 2022, replacing Mart Remans in injury time of a 3–1 league win over ADO Den Haag.
[13][14] He would later go on to coach Bilzerse Waltwilder VV, Eendracht Mechelen-aan-de-Maas and KFC Park Houthalen.