Julius Mikael Tauriainen (born 18 April 2001) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

Early life

Tauriainen grew up in

Veikkola Veikkola () is a village in Kirkkonummi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. It is located about north of the municipal center along the Helsinki–Turku Highway ( E18), near the border of Vihti. The regional road 110 also passes through the villa ...

Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi (; sv, Kyrkslätt, , Sweden ) is a Municipalities of Finland, municipality of inhabitants () in southern Finland. The literal meaning of the words "''Kirkkonummi''" and "''Kyrkslätt''" in English language, English is "church heath". ...

and started playing football in the local club FC WILD, before joining the HJK organisation.

Club career

Klubi 04

On 18 February 2018 it was reported that HJK had signed a 2+1 year contract with its own protégé Julius Tauriainen.

SC Freiburg II

Following a successful loan stint with

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youth academy, it was announced on 2 July 2020 that HJK had accepted an offer from

for a permanent transfer of Tauriainen, for an undisclosed fee. He was registered to the club's reserve team

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. After the season, the club gained promotion to

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Miedź Legnica II

Miedź Legnica announced on 15 September 2022 that Tauriainen had joined the club and that he would represent Miedź Legnica II. He departed the club after a few months.

FC Lahti

On 6 February 2023, Tauriainen returned to

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and signed with Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on a two-year deal.

International career

He has represented Finland at international youth levels and was in the starting eleven in 8 out of 10

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matches.

Personal life

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 Pasi Tauriainen (born 4 October 1964) is a Finnish former international footballer. He is the father of current Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec Unit ...

, and his uncles Vesa Tauriainen and

Kimmo Tauriainen Kimmo Tauriainen (born 16 March 1972) is a Finnish former footballer. Career He has played for RoPS, KePS, Kontu, FC Jokerit, MyPa and Atlantis FC. He also played one season in Norwegian IK Start. He won the Finnish Cup with Atlantis FC in 20 ...

are both former professional footballers. He is the older brother of Chelsea forward

Jimi Tauriainen Jimi Weikko Tauriainen (born 9 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier League club Chelsea. Club career Born in Helsinki, Tauriainen began his footballing career with academy side FC Wild ...

Career statistics

Club

Notes

Honours

SC Freiburg II * Regionalliga Südwest:

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References

External links

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competition record 2001 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Klubi 04 players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players SC Freiburg players SC Freiburg II players Kuopion Palloseura players Miedź Legnica players FC Lahti players Kakkonen players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players III liga players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub