Tim Väyrynen
Tim Väyrynen (born 30 March 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish side HJK on loan from Roda JC Kerkrade and represents the Finland national football team.[1] Väyrynen was born in Espoo, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Honka, before signing with Borussia Dortmund II at age 20 in 2014.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tim Väyrynen | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Number | 19 | ||
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– | HJK Helsinki | 9 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2019 |
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
FC Honka
He was selected as the Player of the Month for June 2013[2] and October 2013[3] and to the Team of the Month for June, September and October 2013 in Veikkausliiga.[4]
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[5] and the player of the year 2013.[6]
Borussia Dortmund II
On 10 January 2014, he joined reserve side Borussia Dortmund II for an undisclosed fee.[7] On 22 February, Väyrynen scored on his 3. Liga debut against MSV Duisburg.[8]
Viktoria Köln
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.[9] On 14 February, he scored in his league debut against SV Rödinghausen.
Dynamo Dresden
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
On 19 January 2017 it was announced that Väyrynen had signed a contract with Hansa Rostock.[10]
International career
Youth
Väyrynen scored a hat-trick when Finland U21 beat Wales U21 5-1 in Bangor 14 August 2013 in UEFA U21 qualifications.[12]
Senior
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.[13] He made his second appearance for Finland national football team in match against Czech Republic on 21 May 2014.[14] 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.[15]
Personal life
His father is former Finnish league striker Mika Väyrynen (not to be confused with the Finnish international Mika Väyrynen).[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 September 2019[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |||
2012 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 13 | ||||
2013 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 28 | 17 | |||
Total | 81 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 38 | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
2014–15 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |||
Hansa Rostock | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||||
Total | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |||
Roda | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
HJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 10 | 4 | ||
Career total | 188 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 60 |
- Appearances in the Europa League
- Appearances in the Champions League
Honours and achievements
Club
Honka
- Finnish Cup: 2012
- Finnish League Cup: 2010, 2011
- Veikkausliiga: Runner-up 2013
Viktoria Köln
- Middle Rhine Cup: 2015
Dynamo Dresden
Hansa Rostock
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the year 2013
- Veikkausliiga Top Scorer 2013
- Veikkausliiga Striker of the year 2013
- Finland national under-21 football team Player of the Year 2013[19]
References
- "Tim Väyrynen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "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.
- "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.
- "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. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Tim Väyrynen" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- "Tim Väyrynen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- "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
- Tim Väyrynen at WorldFootball.net
- Tim Väyrynen – UEFA competition record
- Tim Väyrynen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Why You Should Have Heard Of Tim Väyrynen at The Inside Left
- Tim Väyrynen at Soccerway