Tim Väyrynen (born 30 March 1993) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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for Liechtensteiner club

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in the

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. 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 and October 2013 and to the Team of the Month for June, September and October 2013 in Veikkausliiga. Väyrynen finished the season as the top goal scorer with 17 league goals in 24 appearances for the

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. At the end of the season, he was officially selected as the striker of the year and the player of the year 2013.

Borussia Dortmund II

On 10 January 2014, he joined reserve side

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for an undisclosed fee. On 22 February, Väyrynen scored on his

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debut against

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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. On 14 February, he scored in his league debut against

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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

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Roda

After two seasons in Hansa on Väyrynen joined

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on a one-year contract with an option for two more years.

KuPS

On 2 August 2021, he signed a contract with

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until the end of 2022.

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.

Senior

He made his debut for the Finnish national team on 30 October 2013 in a

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against

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when he replaced

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as a substitute for the second half. He made his second appearance for

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in match against Czech Republic on 21 May 2014. He made his

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qualification match debut on 7 September 2015 in a match against

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when he entered as a 74th minute substitute for Riku Riski.

Personal life

His father is former Finnish league striker Mika Väyrynen (not to be confused with the Finnish international

Mika Väyrynen Mika Väyrynen (born 28 December 1981) is a Swedish-born Finnish former footballer. Club career Early career Väyrynen started his career with FC Lahti and joined FC Jokerit for the 2001 season. Heerenveen Midway through that year SC Heerenv ...

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours and achievements

Club

Honka * Finnish Cup:

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* Finnish League Cup:

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* Veikkausliiga: Runner-up 2013 Viktoria Köln *

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: 2015 Dynamo Dresden *

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Hansa Rostock * Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup:

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Individual

* Veikkausliiga Player of the Year 2013 * Veikkausliiga Top Scorer 2013 * Veikkausliiga Striker of the Year 2013 * Veikkausliiga Team of the Year

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* Finland national under-21 football team Player of the Year 2013

References

External links

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at The Inside Left * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vayrynen, Tim 1993 births Footballers from Espoo Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Honka players Borussia Dortmund II players FC Viktoria Köln players Dynamo Dresden players FC Hansa Rostock players Roda JC Kerkrade players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players KF Tirana players Kuopion Palloseura players FC Vaduz players Veikkausliiga players 3. Liga players 2. Bundesliga players Eerste Divisie players Kategoria Superiore players Swiss Challenge League players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein