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

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

Tauriainen grew up in

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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 Tauriainen signed a contract with HJK.

SC Freiburg II

Following a successful loan stint with

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U19 team, 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. 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

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announced on 15 September 2022 that Tauriainen had joined the club and that he would represent

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. He departed the club after a few months.

FC Lahti

On 6 February 2023, Tauriainen returned to Finland and signed with

side

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on a two-year deal. On 24 July 2024, it was announced that Tauriainen is sidelined for indefinite period of time due to surgery-requiring knee injury.

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 hails from a football family; his father,

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, is a former international for

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. His grandfather, Veikko and his uncles, Kimmo and

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, are also former footballers. While his younger brother

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is playing for Chelsea.

Career statistics

Notes

Honours

SC Freiburg II *

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References

External links

Julius Tauriainen
– SPL competition record 2001 births Living people 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks 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 Miedź Legnica players FC Lahti players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players Ykkönen 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

Julius Julius may refer to: People * Julius (name), a masculine given name and surname (includes a list of people with the name) * Julius (nomen), the name of a Roman family (includes a list of Ancient Romans with the name) ** Julius Caesar (100– ...

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