Valtteri Moren

Valtteri Moren (born 15 June 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club HJK[4] and the Finland national team.[5] Moren was born in Vantaa, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Klubi-04, before making his league debut for HJK at age 19 in 2010. After winning his first trophy, the Veikkausliiga, during his first season on league level, he helped HJK win five successive Veikkausliiga titles, two Cups and a League Cup. After five full seasons in HJK he was sold to Belgian First Division A side Waasland-Beveren.[6]

Valtteri Moren
Personal information
Full nameValtteri Moren
Date of birth (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birthVantaa, Finland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)Centre back
Team information
Current team
HJK
Number16
Youth career
1996–2004Kiffen
2005–2006PK-35
2007–2008HJK Helsinki[3]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012Klubi-0436(2)
2010–2015HJK79(5)
2015–2020Waasland-Beveren76(1)
2020–HJK37(1)
International career
2009Finland U1812(0)
2010Finland U192(0)
2010Finland U201(0)
2010–2011Finland U215(0)
2013–Finland5(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2016

Moren made his international debut for Finland in October 2013, at the age of 22.

Club career

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HJK Helsinki

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Moren made his debut for HJK's reserves, Klubi-04, during the 2009 season and finished the season with three appearances. During the next season he was dual-registered with both the A and B-team and made his Veikkausliiga debut against MYPA 13 June 2010.

Waasland-Beveren

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In July 2015 it was announced that Moren had signed a three-year contract with Waasland-Beveren.[7] He made his Belgian First Division A debut on 22 August 2015 in a match against Mouscron when he replaced Miloš Marić as a substitute on 39th minute.[8]

Return to HJK

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In July 2020, Moren returned to HJK on a deal until the end of 2022.[9] After two matches in the Klubi-04 reserve team he debuted in HJK on 18 August 2020 in a match against Haka.[10]

International career

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Moren made his debut for the Finland national team on 30 October 2013 in a friendly match in Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego against Mexico when he replaced Jarkko Hurme as a substitute on 62nd minute.[11] He scored his first goal for national team in 2014 Baltic Cup in a 2–0 victory match against Estonia.[12] Moren was called up for four matches in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifications but he remained as an unused substitute.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 11 September 2021[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupsContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 042009Ykkönen300030
2010Ykkönen22100221
2011Kakkonen300030
2012Kakkonen810081
Total362000000362
HJK Helsinki2010Veikkausliiga20300050
2011Veikkausliiga60422[a]0122
2012Veikkausliiga71101[b]091
2013Veikkausliiga274602[a]0354
2014Veikkausliiga250604[a]1351
2015Veikkausliiga120402[a]0180
Total795212111001118
Waasland-Beveren2015–16Belgian First Division A1402000160
2016–17Belgian First Division A120208[c]1221
2017–18Belgian First Division A150101[c]0170
2018–19Belgian First Division A140107[c]0220
2019–20Belgian First Division A50100060
Total6007000161831
Klubi 042020Kakkonen200020
HJK Helsinki2020Veikkausliiga10010110
2021Veikkausliiga150308[d]0260
Total250408000370
Career total202732219116126911
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the Belgian Europa League play-offs
  4. ^ Includes four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

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As of matches played on 29 March 2016[16]
National teamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Finland2013001010
2014001111
2015002020
2016001010
Total005151

International goals

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Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[17]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 2014Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils, Latvia  Estonia2–02–02014 Baltic Cup

Honours

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Club

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HJK Helsinki

International

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Finland national football team

References

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  1. ^ "V. Moren". soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ "V. Moren". soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Moren jatkaa HJK-paidassa". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ "4 Valtteri Moren" (in Dutch). waasland-beveren.be. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Valtteri Moren" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "HJK myi Valtteri Morenin Belgiaan" [HJK sold Valtteri Moren to Belgium] (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Fins international Valtteri Moren tekent voor drie jaar bij W-B" (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Waasland-Beveren 3-3 Mouscron". ESPN. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. ^ HJK:lle huippuvahvistus - Valtteri Moren palaa Veikkausliigaan, veikkausliiga.com, 26 July 2020
  10. ^ "HJK jyräsi Hakan – Ferhan Hasani juhli hattutemppua" [HJK crushed Haka - Ferhan Hasani celebrated a hattrick] (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Mexico beats Finns, but not convincingly". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Suomi kukisti Viron ja vei Baltic cupin pronssin" [Finland beats Estonia and wins the Baltic Cup bronze] (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  13. ^ "V. Moren". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  15. ^ "V. Moren". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  16. ^ Valtteri Moren at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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