Valtteri Moren

Valtteri Moren (born 15 June 1991) is a Finnish professional football defender who plays for HJK[4] and represents the Finnish 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 name Valtteri Moren
Date of birth (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club 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 0 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2019
‡ 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

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]

International career

Moren 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 Jarkko Hurme as a substitute on 62nd minute.[10] He scored his first goal for national team in 2014 Baltic Cup in a 2-0 victory match against Estonia.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 May 2019[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cups Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2009 Ykkönen 30000030
2010 22100002211
2011 Kakkonen 30000030
2012 81000081
Total 3620000362
HJK Helsinki 2010 Veikkausliiga 20300050
2011 60422[lower-alpha 1]0122
2012 71101[lower-alpha 2]091
2013 274602[lower-alpha 1]0354
2014 250604[lower-alpha 1]1351
2015 120402[lower-alpha 1]0180
Total 7952121111118
Waasland-Beveren 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 1402000160
2016–17 2012000221
2017–18 1601000170
2018–19 2101000220
Total 7116000776
Career total 186827211122411
  1. Appearances in the Champions League
  2. Appearances in the Europa League

International
As of matches played on 29 March 2016[14]
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 201300 1 0 1 0
201400 1 1 1 1
201500 2 0 2 0
201600 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 5 1 5 1

International goals
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[15]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 2014Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils, Latvia Estonia2–02–02014 Baltic Cup

Honours and achievements

Club

HJK Helsinki

International

Finland national football team

References
  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. "Mexico beats Finns, but not convincingly". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  11. "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.
  12. "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  13. "V. Moren". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  14. Valtteri Moren at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.


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