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

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who plays as a striker for

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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

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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

. 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

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side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. On 14 February, he scored in his league debut against SV Rödinghausen.

Dynamo Dresden

On 3 July 2015, he joined

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. 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.

HJK

On 17 July 2019, Väyrynen returned to Finland, joining HJK and signing a two-year contract.

Tirana

On 21 January 2021, Väyrynen joined Albanian club

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, signing a 1.5 years contract.

KuPS

On 2 August 2021, Väyrynen signed a contract with

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until the end of 2022.

Vaduz

On 21 February 2023, Väyrynen joined

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club

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on a one-year contract. On 20 December 2023, the club announced that his contract was extended until the summer of 2024.

IF Gnistan

On 17 July 2024, Väyrynen returned to Finland and signed with Gnistan in Veikkausliiga until the end of the 2025 season. He was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in

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, after scoring three goals and providing an assist in four matches during the month.Gnistanin Tim Väyrynen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja elokuussa
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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

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Personal life

His father is former Finnish league striker Mika Väyrynen (born, 1965, not to be confused with the former Finnish international Mika Väyrynen).

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Vaduz * Liechtenstein Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24 KuPS *

runner-up:

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Hansa Rostock *

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Dynamo Dresden *

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Viktoria Köln * Middle Rhine Cup: 2015 Honka * Finnish Cup:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

* Veikkausliiga: Runner-up 2013 Individual *

Player of the Month: June 2013, October 2013, May 2022, August

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Player of the Year:

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Top Scorer:

Striker of the Year:

Team of the Year:

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Player of the Year 2013

References

External links

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Why You Should Have Heard Of Tim Väyrynen
at The Inside Left * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vayrynen, Tim 1993 births Footballers from Espoo Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen 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 IF Gnistan 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