Valtteri Moren

Valtteri Moren

Personal information
Full name	Valtteri Moren
Date of birth	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 34) [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 Baltic Cup 2014 HJK Helsinki Veikkausliiga 2010 Finnish Cup 2010 Veikkausliiga 2011 Finnish Cup 2011 Finnish League Cup 2012 Veikkausliiga 2012 Veikkausliiga 2013 Veikkausliiga 2014 Finnish Cup 2014 Finnish League Cup 2015 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

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. ^[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

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

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

Club

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. Appearances in the Champions League
2. Appearances in the Europa League
3. 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

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

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

HJK Helsinki

• Finnish championship: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Finnish Cup: 2011, 2014, 2020
• Finnish League Cup: 2015

Finland

• 2014 Baltic Cup Bronze

References

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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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. 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.

External links

• Biography portal
• Association football portal
• Finland portal

• 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