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Liam Möller

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Liam Möller
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
HJK
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2016 EPS
2017– HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Klubi 04 36 (2)
2023– HJK 13 (3)
International career
2019 Finland U16 2 (0)
2021 Finland U18 1 (0)
2022– Finland U19 1 (0)
2024– Finland U21 3 (0)
Medal record
HJK
First place Veikkausliiga 2023
First place Finnish League Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Liam Möller (born 21 December 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK.[1][2]

Club career

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HJK Helsinki

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Born in Espoo and raised in Kaitaa neigbourhood,[3] Möller started playing football in Espoon Palloseura (EPS), before joining HJK youth academy at the age of 12. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 January 2022, on a three-year deal.[4] Since 2021 Möller has been playing with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in the second-tier Ykkönen and the third-tier Kakkonen. He made his debut with HJK first team in the early 2023, in the Finnish League Cup tournament, scoring two goals in three matches.

Möller scored a goal for HJK in his Veikkausliiga debut on 9 May 2023, in a 3–3 away draw against Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP), after coming in from the bench as a substitute to Aleksi Paananen on the 83rd minute.[5][6][7]

Möller made his debut in the European competitions with HJK first team on 19 July 2023, after being substituted in the 2nd leg of the first qualifying round of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League against Larne FC.[8] Möller also represented HJK youth in the 2023-24 UEFA Youth League, scoring one goal in four matches in total, against Malmö FF and Nantes.[9]

On 26 April 2024, while he was still recovering after a surgery, his contract was extended until the end of 2026 with a one-year option.[10] On 24 October, in a UECL league phase match against Dinamo Minsk, Möller scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home victory.[11]

International career

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Möller has represented Finland at under-16, under-18, and under-19 youth national team levels. He debuted with the Finland U21 national team on 6 September 2024, in an away win against Armenia in the 2025 UEFA Euro U21 Championship qualification.

Career statistics

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As of 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2021 Ykkönen 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022 Kakkonen 17 0 0 0 17 0
2023 Kakkonen 16 2 0 0 16 2
2024 Ykkönen 2 0 2 0
Total 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
HJK 2023 Veikkausliiga 1 1 1 0 3 2 1[a] 0 6 3
2024 Veikkausliiga 12 2 2 1 3 0 8[b] 1 25 4
Total 13 3 3 1 6 2 9 1 31 7
Career total 49 5 3 1 6 2 9 1 67 9

Honours

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HJK

References

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