| Julius Tauriainen | |
| Fullname: | Julius Mikael Tauriainen |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Lahti |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Wild |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | HJK |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | → SC Freiburg (loan) |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Klubi 04 |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | SC Freiburg II |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Miedź Legnica II |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Lahti |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam5: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 26 July 2024 |
Julius Mikael Tauriainen (born 18 April 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.[1] [2]
Tauriainen grew up in Veikkola, Kirkkonummi and started playing football in the local club FC WILD, before joining the HJK organisation.[3]
On 18 February 2018 it was reported that HJK had signed a 2+1 year contract with its own protégé Julius Tauriainen.[4]
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.[5] He was registered to the club's reserve team SC Freiburg II. After the season, the club gained promotion to 3. Liga.
Miedź Legnica announced on 15 September 2022 that Tauriainen had joined the club and that he would represent Miedź Legnica II.[6] He departed the club after a few months.
On 6 February 2023, Tauriainen returned to Finland and signed with Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on a two-year deal.[7] On 24 July 2024, it was announced that Tauriainen is sidelined for indefinite period of time due to surgery-requiring knee injury.[8]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | 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 | ||||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 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 | |||
SC Freiburg II