Julius Tauriainen
.jpg) Tauriainen in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julius Mikael Tauriainen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | FC Wild | ||
| 2016–2019 | HJK | ||
| 2019–2020 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Klubi 04 | 38 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | SC Freiburg II | 39 | (2) |
| 2022 | Miedź Legnica II | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lahti | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U21 | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 | |||
Julius Mikael Tauriainen (born 18 April 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Tauriainen grew up in Veikkola, Kirkkonummi and started playing football in the local club FC WILD, before joining the HJK organisation.[4]
Club career[edit]
Klubi 04[edit]
On 18 February 2018 it was reported that HJK had signed a 2+1 year contract with its own protégé Julius Tauriainen.[5]
SC Freiburg II[edit]
Following a successful loan stint with SC Freiburg youth academy, it was announced on 2 July 2020 that HJK had accepted an offer from SC Freiburg for a permanent transfer of Tauriainen, for an undisclosed fee.[6] He was registered to the club's reserve team SC Freiburg II. After the season, the club gained promotion to 3. Liga.
Miedź Legnica II[edit]
Miedź Legnica announced on 15 September 2022 that Tauriainen had joined the club and that he would represent Miedź Legnica II.[7] He departed the club after a few months.
FC Lahti[edit]
On 6 February 2023, Tauriainen returned to Finland and signed with Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on a two-year deal.[8]
International career[edit]
He has represented Finland at international youth levels and was in the starting eleven in 8 out of 10 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Tauriainen belongs to a football family. His grandfather Veikko Tauriainen played football in many clubs in Finland, his father is a former Finland international footballer Pasi Tauriainen, and his uncles Vesa Tauriainen and Kimmo Tauriainen are both former professional footballers. He is the older brother of Chelsea forward Jimi Tauriainen.[10]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2018 | Ykkönen | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 12 | 7 | – | – | – | 12 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
| HJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 28 | 1 | – | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Miedź Legnica II | 2022–23 | III liga | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Lahti | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 12 | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
Honours[edit]
SC Freiburg II
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Julius Tauriainen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Julius Tauriainen vahvistamaan FC Lahden puolustusta" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 6 February 2023.
- ^ "U21-miehet" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Julius Tauriainen vahvistamaan FC Lahden puolustusta, fclahti.fi, 6 February 2023
- ^ "HJK sopimukseen maajoukkuekonkarin pojan, 16, kanssa – "Tavoite menestyä paremmin kuin isä"" [HJK to an agreement with a son of a national team champion, 16 - "I aim to succeed better than father"] (in Finnish). Vantaan Sanomat. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Julius Tauriainen siirtyy SC Freiburgiin" [Julius Tauriainen moves to SC Freiburg] (in Finnish). HJK. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Julius Tauriainen wzmacnia Miedź II" [Julius Tauriainen strengthens Miedź II] (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Julius Tauriainen päätyi monen mutkan kautta FC Lahteen - "Pelaan nyt niin hyvin kuin pystyn", Veikkausliiga, 1 June 2023
- ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajien luottopelaaja vaihtaa seuraa – varusmiespalvelus alkaa syksyllä" [Key player of Little Eagle Owls changes club - his military service starts in the fall] (in Finnish). SuomiFutis. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Julius Tauriainen – Jalkapallosuvun soihdunkantaja, fclahti.fi, 1 June 2023
- ^ Julius Tauriainen at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Julius Tauriainen at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
External links[edit]
- Julius Tauriainen – SPL competition record
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