Tim Väyrynen

Tim Väyrynen (born 30 March 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liechtensteiner club Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League.

Tim Väyrynen
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Vaduz
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2009 Honka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Honka 81 (34)
2014–2015 Borussia Dortmund II 19 (2)
2015Viktoria 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– Vaduz 13 (2)
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)
Medal record
Honka
First placeFinnish League Cup2010
First placeFinnish League Cup2011
First placeFinnish Cup2012
Viktoria Köln
First placeMiddle Rhine Cup2015
Third placeRegionalliga West2015
Dynamo Dresden
First place3. Liga2016
Hansa Rostock
First placeMecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup2017
First placeMecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ 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[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

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

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

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.[9]

Roda

After two seasons in Hansa on Väyrynen joined Roda JC on a one-year contract with an option for two more years.[10]

KuPS

On 2 August 2021, he signed a contract with KuPS until the end of 2022.[11]

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Honka 2010 Veikkausliiga 1000100020
2011 27700312[lower-alpha 1]0328
2012 291041323613
2013 241700202[lower-alpha 1]02817
Total 8134419340009838
Borussia Dortmund II 2013–14 3. Liga 8282
2014–15 110110
Total 19200192
Viktoria Köln (loan) 2014–15 Regionalliga West 13700137
Dynamo Dresden 2015–16 3. Liga 143143
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 100010
Total 153000000153
Hansa Rostock 2016–17 3. Liga 121121
2017–18 29400294
Total 415000000415
Roda 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 1300011141
HJK 2019 Veikkausliiga 62004[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]2104
Career total 1885341104820021060
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Champions League

International

As of 11 January 2019[17][18]
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 201300 1 0 1 0
201400 1 0 1 0
201510 3 0 4 0
201600 1 0 1 0
201700 1 0 1 0
201800 3 0 3 0
201900 2 0 2 0
Total 1 0 12 0 13 0

Honours and achievements

Club

Honka

Viktoria Köln

Dynamo Dresden

Hansa Rostock

Individual

References

  1. "Veikkausliiga | Tim Väyrynen kesäkuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. "Veikkausliiga | Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. "Veikkausliiga | Erfan Zenelistä syyskuun Kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. "Veikkausliiga | Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "Veikkausliiga | SPL ja Veikkausliiga palkitsivat kauden parhaita". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Tim Väyrynen verstärkt U23". Borussia Dortmund (in German). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. "Väyrynen trifft bei seinem BVB-Debüt". Reviersport (in German). 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  8. "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.
  9. "Tim Väyrynen klar för Hansa" [Tim Väyrynen ready for Hansa] (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  10. "Roda JC contracteert Tim Väyrynen" [Roda JC contracts Tim Väyrynen] (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  11. "Tim Väyrynen siirtyy KuPS:aan" (in Finnish). KuPS. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. "European Championship qualifier: Wales U21 1-5 Finland U21". BBC Sport. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  13. "Mexico beats Finns, but not convincingly". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  14. "T. Väyrynen". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  15. "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.
  16. "Tulikuuma Tim Väyrynen maalin päässä isänsä ennätyksestä - "Kiva olisi päästä ohi"". mtv.fi (in Finnish). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  17. "Tim Väyrynen" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  18. Tim Väyrynen at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. "Moisander ja Korpela Vuoden pelaajat". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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