Julius Mikael Tauriainen (born 18 April 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.[2][3]
 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 | 36 | (2) |
| 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 26 July 2024 | |||
Early life
editTauriainen grew up in Veikkola, Kirkkonummi and started playing football in the local club FC WILD, before joining the HJK organisation.[4]
Club career
editKlubi 04
editOn 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
editFollowing 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
editMiedź 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
editOn 6 February 2023, Tauriainen returned to Finland and signed with Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on a two-year deal.[8] On 24 July 2024, it was announced that Tauriainen is sidelined for indefinite period of time due to surgery-requiring knee injury.[9]
International career
editHe 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.[10]
Personal life
editTauriainen 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.[11]
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 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 14 | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
Honours
editSC 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
- ^ Julius Tauriaisen kausi on ohi, fclahti, 24 July 2024
- ^ "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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