Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gnistan | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Honka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Honka | 81 | (34) |
2014–2015 | Borussia Dortmund II | 19 | (2) |
2015 | → Viktoria Köln (loan) | 13 | (7) |
2015–2017 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Hansa Rostock | 41 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 13 | (0) |
2019–2021 | HJK Helsinki | 33 | (11) |
2021 | Tirana | 14 | (0) |
2021–2022 | KuPS | 37 | (20) |
2023–2024 | Vaduz | 21 | (2) |
2024– | Gnistan | 6 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Finland U16 | 15 | (6) |
2009–2010 | Finland U17 | 13 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Finland U18 | 21 | (5) |
2011 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Finland U21 | 17 | (7) |
2013– | Finland | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2019 |
Tim Väyrynen (born 30 March 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan.
Väyrynen made his international debut for Finland in October 2013, at the age of 20 and has since had over 10 caps, including appearing in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.
Club career
[edit]FC Honka
[edit]He was selected as the Player of the Month for June 2013[1] and October 2013[2] and to the Team of the Month for June, September and October 2013 in Veikkausliiga.[3]
Väyrynen finished the season as the top goal scorer with 17 league goals in 24 appearances for the 2013 Veikkausliiga. At the end of the season, he was officially selected as the striker of the year[4] and the player of the year 2013.[5]
Borussia Dortmund II
[edit]On 10 January 2014, he joined reserve side Borussia Dortmund II for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 22 February, Väyrynen scored on his 3. Liga debut against MSV Duisburg.[7]
Viktoria Köln
[edit]On 30 January 2015, Väyrynen left Dortmund II and joined fourth tier Regionalliga West side Viktoria Köln on loan for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[8] On 14 February, he scored in his league debut against SV Rödinghausen.
Dynamo Dresden
[edit]On 3 July 2015, he joined Dynamo Dresden. On 25 July 2015, Väyrynen scored on his Dynamo Dresden 3. Liga debut against Stuttgart II besides assisting two goals. During season 2015–16 he gained 14 caps and scored 3 goals.
Hansa Rostock
[edit]On 19 January 2017 it was announced that Väyrynen had signed a contract with Hansa Rostock.[9]
Roda
[edit]After two seasons in Hansa on Väyrynen joined Roda JC on a one-year contract with an option for two more years.[10]
HJK
[edit]On 17 July 2019, Väyrynen returned to Finland, joining HJK and signing a two-year contract.[11]
Tirana
[edit]On 21 January 2021, Väyrynen joined Albanian club KF Tirana, signing a 1.5 years contract.[12]
KuPS
[edit]On 2 August 2021, Väyrynen signed a contract with KuPS until the end of 2022.[13]
Vaduz
[edit]On 21 February 2023, Väyrynen joined Swiss Challenge League club FC Vaduz on a one-year contract.[14] On 20 December 2023, the club announced that his contract was extended until the summer of 2024.[15]
IF Gnistan
[edit]On 17 July 2024, Väyrynen returned to Finland and signed with Gnistan in Veikkausliiga until the end of the 2025 season.[16]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Väyrynen scored a hat-trick when Finland U21 beat Wales U21 5-1 in Bangor 14 August 2013 in UEFA U21 qualifications.[17]
Senior
[edit]He made his debut for the Finnish national team on 30 October 2013 in a friendly match in Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego against Mexico when he replaced Mikael Forssell as a substitute for the second half.[18] He made his second appearance for Finland national football team in match against Czech Republic on 21 May 2014.[19] He made his UEFA European Championship qualification match debut on 7 September 2015 in a match against Faroe Islands when he entered as a 74th minute substitute for Riku Riski.[20]
Personal life
[edit]His father is former Finnish league striker Mika Väyrynen (not to be confused with the Finnish international Mika Väyrynen).[21]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 26 August 2024[19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Honka | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2011 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
2012 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 36 | 13 | ||
2013 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 17 | |
Total | 81 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 38 | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
2014–15 | 3. Liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||||
Viktoria Köln (loan) | 2014–15 | Regionalliga West | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 7 | ||
Dynamo Dresden | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |||
Hansa Rostock | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 3. Liga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
Total | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |||
Roda | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |
HJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b][a] | 2 | 16 | 4 |
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 13 | ||
Total | 33 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | ||
Tirana | 2020–21 | Kategoria Superiore | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 9 |
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6[c] | 2 | 37 | 16 | |
Total | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 25 | ||
Vaduz | 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
Total | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
Gnistan | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 4 | |
Career total | 294 | 88 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 346 | 105 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Finland | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Vaduz
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021, 2022
- Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022
Hansa Rostock
Dynamo Dresden
Viktoria Köln
- Middle Rhine Cup: 2015
Honka
- Finnish Cup: 2012
- Finnish League Cup: 2010, 2011
- Veikkausliiga: Runner-up 2013
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2013,[24] October 2013,[25] May 2022[26]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2013[27]
- Veikkausliiga Top Scorer: 2013[28]
- Veikkausliiga Striker of the Year: 2013[29]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021
- Finland national under-21 football team Player of the Year 2013[30]
References
[edit]- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Tim Väyrynen kesäkuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Erfan Zenelistä syyskuun Kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | SPL ja Veikkausliiga palkitsivat kauden parhaita". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Tim Väyrynen verstärkt U23". Borussia Dortmund (in German). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Väyrynen trifft bei seinem BVB-Debüt". Reviersport (in German). 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Neuer Stürmer für Viktoria Köln ausgeliehen" [New striker for Viktoria Köln loaned] (in German). FC Viktoria Köln. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Tim Väyrynen klar för Hansa" [Tim Väyrynen ready for Hansa] (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Roda JC contracteert Tim Väyrynen" [Roda JC contracts Tim Väyrynen] (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Jupe (17 July 2019). "Tim Väyrynen Klubiin". HJK Helsinki. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Prezantim në ditën e derbit, Tim Vayrynen: Në kryeqytet për të fituar titullin". www.balkanweb.com (in Albanian). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Tim Väyrynen siirtyy KuPS:aan" (in Finnish). KuPS. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Vaduz verpflichtet finnischen Stürmer Väyrynen". Vaterland online. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "FC Vaduz verpflichtet Allen Njie". www.fcvaduz.li (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ TIM VÄYRYNEN JA IF GNISTAN SOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 17 July 2024
- ^ "European Championship qualifier: Wales U21 1-5 Finland U21". BBC Sport. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Mexico beats Finns, but not convincingly". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ a b "T. Väyrynen". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Huuhkajat löi Färsaaret – EM-haave elää yhä" [Eagle Owls beat Faroe Islands - Dream of the European Championships still alive] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Tulikuuma Tim Väyrynen maalin päässä isänsä ennätyksestä - "Kiva olisi päästä ohi"". mtv.fi (in Finnish). 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Tim Väyrynen" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Tim Väyrynen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Tim Väyrynen kesäkuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013. Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja] (in Finnish)
- ^ Tim Väyrynen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 10 June 2022
- ^ Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
- ^ Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ "Moisander ja Korpela Vuoden pelaajat". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Tim Väyrynen at WorldFootball.net
- Tim Väyrynen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Tim Väyrynen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Why You Should Have Heard Of Tim Väyrynen at The Inside Left
- Tim Väyrynen at Soccerway