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Mika Väyrynen
	Mika Väyrynen
Personal information
Full name	Mika Väyrynen
Date of birth	December 28, 1981 (age 27)
Place of birth	Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height	180 cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	SC Heerenveen
Number	10
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 23:53, 31 August 2008 (UTC).; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 23:53, 22 August 2008 (UTC).; * Appearances (Goals)

Mika Väyrynen (born December 28, 1981 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen.

[edit] Club career

A two-way midfielder, Väyrynen played for FC Lahti and FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga before joining the Netherlands' SC Heerenveen in 2001. During his four seasons at Heerenveen he became one of the club's key players, making a total of 101 appearances and scoring 17 goals in the league.

In the summer of 2005 Väyrynen took the next step in his career by joining Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. He was, however, ruled out for much of the early 2005-06 season with an ankle injury. Väyrynen returned to action as a substitute on December 17, 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 started his career with FC Lahti and joined FC Jokerit for the 2001 season. Midway through that year SC Heerenveen beat FC Internazionale Milano to his signature, Väyrynen opting for the Dutch club in order to have a better chance of a regular 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 before joining PSV Eindhoven in summer 2005. "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," said Väyrynen, who went on to collect a championship medal in 2006.

Väyrynen was linked with a move to Rangers^[1] 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.

In the summer of 2008 however, he has again been linked with Rangers F.C and an undisclosed Belgian team, believed to be Club Bruges. ^[2] He was also been linked with Derby County for the second time on 22 July 2008 according to Derby's local radio despite being relegated to the Coca Cola Championship. The deal fell through last time because Mika got injured two or three day's before his medical. August 31, 2 days before the closing of the transfer window he was signed back to his previous club SC Heerenveen to a contract until 2011 with an option of one year more.^[3]^[4] He picked up a knee injury in a January 2009 match against AFC Ajax, which will rule him out of play ntil the end of 2009.

[edit] International career

Väyrynen is also one of the key players for the Finnish national team. He made his debut on March 20, 2002 against South Korea. Väyrynen's breakthrough for Finland came in June 2003, when he was the star performer in matches against Serbia and Montenegro and Italy. He is expected to form a strong midfield partnership with Teemu Tainio for years to come. Väyrynen was also a key player for Finland at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

[edit] Career stats

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Finland			League		Finnish Cup		Europe		Total
1999-00	FC Lahti	Veikkausliiga	15	1					15	1
2000-01	FC Lahti	Veikkausliiga	21	10					21	10
2001-02	FC Jokerit	Veikkausliiga	30	4					30	4
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
2001-02	SC Heerenveen	Eredivisie	18	0					18	0
2002-03			22	4					22	4
2003-04			32	5					32	5
2004-05			29	8					29	8
2005-06	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	11	2	2	0	1	0	14	2
2006-07			17	0	4	0	8	1	29	1
2007-08			1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
2008-09			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09	SC Heerenveen	Eredivisie	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	Finland		66	15					66	15
Total	Netherlands		142	20	6	0	11	1	148	20
Career Total			209	35	6	0	11	1	214	35

[edit] Clubs

1999-2000 FC Lahti
2001 FC Jokerit
2001-2005 SC Heerenveen
2005-2008 PSV Eindhoven
2008- SC Heerenveen

[edit] Honours

Dutch Championship: 2005-06, 2006-07

KNVB Cup: 1

2009

[edit] References

^ Rangers Target Mika Up For Sale (from Evening Times)
^ PSV have put him on the transfer list and want £750 000 for him.
^ http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/web/show/id=42457/contentid=7950
^ http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/futis/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/futis/2008/08/694821

[edit] External links

[0] Rangers Target Mika Up For Sale (from Evening Times)

[1] PSV have put him on the transfer list and want £750 000 for him.

[2] ttp://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/web/show/id=42457/contentid=7950

[3] ttp://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/futis/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/futis/2008/08/694821

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