| Jimi Tauriainen | |
| Fullname: | Jimi Weikko Tauriainen |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Currentclub: | Chelsea |
| Clubnumber: | 49 |
| Position: | Midfielder, forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Wild |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | HJK |
| Youthyears3: | 2020–2024 |
| Youthclubs3: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Chelsea |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 May 2024 |
Jimi Weikko Tauriainen (born 8 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier League club Chelsea.
Born in Helsinki, Tauriainen began his footballing career with academy side FC Wild, a club his father had been involved in creating, at the age of five.[1] [2] He joined professional outfit HJK in 2016, before trialling with Italian sides Juventus and Inter Milan, as well as English side Chelsea in 2020.[3] [4]
In March 2020, shortly after his sixteenth birthday, HJK announced on their website that Tauriainen would join Chelsea in July of the same year, following his successful trial.[5] Initially a forward during his time in Finland, he was converted to a midfielder at Chelsea.[6]
He signed his first professional contract with The Blues on his seventeenth birthday, before extending this contract four months later, in July 2021.[7] [8]
On 25 February 2024, Tauriainen was named in the Chelsea first team squad in the League Cup final against Liverpool but remained an unused substitute.[9] He made his senior debut three days later, coming on as a late substitute for Mykhailo Mudryk in the FA Cup fifth round match against Leeds United. [10] On 2 May 2024, Tauriainen made his first appearance in Premier League, as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Tottenham.[11]
Tauriainen has represented Finland from under-15 to under-19 level.
Tauriainen hails from a footballing family; his father, Pasi, is a former international for Finland, while his brother, Julius, currently plays for Finnish side Lahti.[1] His uncles, Kimmo and Vesa, are also former footballers.[1]
| Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chelsea U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Chelsea | 2023–24 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
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