# Tim Väyrynen

Tim Väyrynen (born 30 March 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga 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 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 2013 Veikkausliiga. 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 Borussia Dortmund II for an undisclosed fee. On 22 February, Väyrynen scored on his 3. Liga debut against MSV Duisburg.

### 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 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.

### Roda

After two seasons in Hansa on Väyrynen joined Roda JC 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 KF Tirana, signing a 1.5 years contract.

### KuPS

On 2 August 2021, Väyrynen signed a contract with KuPS until the end of 2022.

### Vaduz

On 21 February 2023, Väyrynen joined Swiss Challenge League club FC Vaduz 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 August, after scoring three goals and providing an assist in four matches during the month.

## 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 friendly match in Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego against Mexico when he replaced Mikael Forssell as a substitute for the second half. He made his second appearance for Finland national football team in match against Czech Republic on 21 May 2014. 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.

## 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

    As of 1 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FC Honka | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC Honka | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| FC Honka | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 13 |
| FC Honka | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 17 |
| FC Honka | Total | Total | 81 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 38 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | Total | Total | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Viktoria Köln (loan) | 2014–15 | Regionalliga West | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 8 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Dynamo Dresden | Total | Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Hansa Rostock | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Hansa Rostock | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 9 |
| Hansa Rostock | Total | Total | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| Roda | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| HJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 13 |
| HJK | Total | Total | 33 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 |
| Tirana | 2020–21 | Kategoria Superiore | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 16 |
| KuPS | Total | Total | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 25 |
| Vaduz | 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Vaduz | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Vaduz | Total | Total | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Gnistan | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 5 |
| Gnistan | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 4 |
| Gnistan | Total | Total | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 302 | 89 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 368 | 116 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup and Liechtenstein Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup, Middle Rhine Cup and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the Champions League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of 11 January 2019
| National team | Year | Competitive | Competitive | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Finland | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Finland | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 |

## Honours

Vaduz
* Liechtenstein Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24
KuPS
* Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021, 2022
* Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022
Hansa Rostock
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup: 2017, 2018
Dynamo Dresden
* 3. Liga: 2016
Viktoria Köln
* Middle Rhine Cup: 2015
Honka
* Finnish Cup: 2012
* Finnish League Cup: 2010, 2011
* Veikkausliiga: Runner-up 2013
Individual
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2013, October 2013, May 2022, August 2024
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2013
* Veikkausliiga Top Scorer: 2013
* Veikkausliiga Striker of the Year: 2013
* Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021
* Finland national under-21 football team Player of the Year 2013