Mika Väyrynen
Mika Vayrynen dives to head a ball off the line for the LA Galaxy
(Photo: Simon Heseltine) |
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| Date of birth | 28 December 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Eskilstuna, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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HIFK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | FC Lahti | 36 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Jokerit | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Heerenveen | 101 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | PSV | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Heerenveen | 57 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Leeds United | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | HJK Helsinki | 40 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | LA Galaxy | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | HIFK | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002– | Finland | 64 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:34, 2 May 2013 (UTC) |
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Mika Väyrynen (born 28 December 1981) is a Finnish footballer who plays for HIFK. He is a Finland international, with 64 caps since 2002.
Väyrynen started his career with FC Lahti and joined FC Jokerit for the 2001 season.
Midway through that year SC Heerenveen beat Internazionale to his signature, Väyrynen opting for the Dutch club in order to have a better chance of a regular starting place. He immediately broke into the Heerenveen side, though the switch from a summer to winter season meant he began to suffer from injury problems. However, in 2003–04 he became their key player in midfield, and ended up scoring 17 goals in 100 Eredivisie games.
In the summer of 2005, Väyrynen joined PSV, upon joining stating, "PSV is the best option for me. At Heerenveen I learned to play more simple football. I am not the player I was in Finland any more, tactically and physically especially I have grown a lot." He was brought in to replace Mark van Bommel by PSV manager Guus Hiddink. Väyrynen was, however, ruled out for much of the early 2005–06 season with an ankle injury. Väyrynen returned to action as a substitute on 17 December 2005 against Willem II, and immediately scored his first goal for PSV. He was not able to earn a regular starting place in the spring season, and mostly made substitute appearances, as PSV secured the Dutch title for the second year in a row.
Väyrynen was linked with a move to Rangers and newly promoted Premier League side Derby County as they looked to strengthen for the 2007–08 season. Väyrynen almost moved to Derby in August 2007, but the move collapsed because of a calf injury.
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