Valtteri_Moren
Valtteri Moren
Finnish footballer (born 1991)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valtteri Moren | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Kiffen | ||
| 2005–2006 | PK-35 | ||
| 2007–2008 | HJK Helsinki[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Klubi-04 | 36 | (2) |
| 2010–2015 | HJK | 79 | (5) |
| 2015–2020 | Waasland-Beveren | 76 | (1) |
| 2020– | HJK | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Finland U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013– | Finland | 5 | (1) |
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*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.
HJK Helsinki
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
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
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]
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]
Club
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2009 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 8 | ||
| Waasland-Beveren | 2015–16 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 83 | 1 | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 202 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 269 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in the Champions League
- Appearances in the Europa League
International
- As of matches played on 29 March 2016[16]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[17]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 May 2014 | Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils, Latvia |  Estonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 Baltic Cup |
Club
HJK Helsinki
International
Finland national football team
- 2014 Baltic Cup Bronze
- "V. Moren". soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- "V. Moren". soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- "Moren jatkaa HJK-paidassa". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- "4 Valtteri Moren" (in Dutch). waasland-beveren.be. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Valtteri Moren" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "HJK myi Valtteri Morenin Belgiaan" [HJK sold Valtteri Moren to Belgium] (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "Fins international Valtteri Moren tekent voor drie jaar bij W-B" (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- "Waasland-Beveren 3-3 Mouscron". ESPN. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- HJK:lle huippuvahvistus - Valtteri Moren palaa Veikkausliigaan, veikkausliiga.com, 26 July 2020
- "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.
- "Mexico beats Finns, but not convincingly". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- "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.
- "V. Moren". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "V. Moren". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- Valtteri Moren at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- Waasland-Beveren official profile (in Dutch)
- Valtteri Moren – SPL competition record
- Valtteri Moren – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Valtteri Moren at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valtteri Moren at Soccerbase
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