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Valtteri Moren
Personal information
Full name Valtteri Moren
Date of birth (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
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)
2020–2023 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)
2013–2016 Finland 5 (1)
Medal record
Finland national football team
Third place Baltic Cup 2014
HJK Helsinki
First place Veikkausliiga 2010
Second place Finnish Cup 2010
First place Veikkausliiga 2011
First place Finnish Cup 2011
Second place Finnish League Cup 2012
First place Veikkausliiga 2012
First place Veikkausliiga 2013
First place Veikkausliiga 2014
First place Finnish Cup 2014
First place Finnish League Cup 2015
Third place Veikkausliiga 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2016

Valtteri Moren (born 15 June 1991) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender.[4][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]

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

He announced his retirement in November 2024 at the age of 33, due to multiple knee injuries.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Return to HJK

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In July 2020, Moren returned to HJK on a deal until the end of 2022.[10] After two matches in the Klubi-04 reserve team he debuted in HJK on 18 August 2020 in a match against Haka.[11]

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.[12] He scored his first goal for national team in 2014 Baltic Cup in a 2–0 victory match against Estonia.[13] Moren was called up for four matches in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifications but he remained as an unused substitute.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 December 2023[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Ykkönen 22 1 0 0 — — 22 1
2011 Kakkonen 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2012 Kakkonen 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 Veikkausliiga 6 0 4 2 2[a] 0 — 12 2
2012 Veikkausliiga 7 1 1 0 1[b] 0 — 9 1
2013 Veikkausliiga 27 4 6 0 2[a] 0 — 35 4
2014 Veikkausliiga 25 0 6 0 4[a] 1 — 35 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 12 0 4 0 2[a] 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 Belgian First Division A 12 0 2 0 — 8[c] 1 22 1
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 15 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 17 0
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 14 0 1 0 — 7[c] 0 22 0
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 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 Veikkausliiga 23 1 3 0 14[d] 0 — 40 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Total 37 1 6 0 14 0 2 0 59 1
Klubi 04 2020 Kakkonen 2 0 — — — 2 0
2023 Kakkonen 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 217 8 34 2 25 1 18 1 291 12
  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[17]
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

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Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[18]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 May 2014 Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils, Latvia  Estonia 2–0 2–0 2014 Baltic Cup

Honours

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HJK Helsinki

Finland

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. ^ Valtteri Morenin ura on ohi, hjk.fi, 6 November 2024
  8. ^ "Fins international Valtteri Moren tekent voor drie jaar bij W-B" (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Waasland-Beveren 3-3 Mouscron". ESPN. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. ^ HJK:lle huippuvahvistus - Valtteri Moren palaa Veikkausliigaan, veikkausliiga.com, 26 July 2020
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Mexico beats Finns, but not convincingly". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "V. Moren". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  16. ^ "V. Moren". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  17. ^ Valtteri Moren at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "Moren, Valtteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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