Julius Tauriainen
Finnish footballer (born 2001)
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Julius Mikael Tauriainen (born 18 April 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.[2][3]
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Tauriainen with Finland U21 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 | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Turku | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | FC Wild | ||
| 2016–2018 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Klubi 04 | 38 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | SC Freiburg II | 39 | (2) |
| 2022 | Miedź Legnica II | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Lahti | 36 | (2) |
| 2025– | Inter Turku | 4 | (0) |
| 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 as of 19 November 2025 | |||
Early life
Tauriainen grew up in Veikkola, Kirkkonummi and started playing football in the local club FC WILD, before joining the HJK organisation.[4]
Club career
Klubi 04
On 18 February 2018, it was reported that Tauriainen signed a contract with HJK.[5]
SC Freiburg II
Following a successful loan stint with SC Freiburg U19 team,[6] 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.[7] He was registered to the club's reserve team SC Freiburg II in Regionalliga. After the season, the club gained promotion to 3. Liga.
Miedź Legnica II
Miedź Legnica announced on 15 September 2022 that Tauriainen had joined the club and that he would represent Miedź Legnica II.[8] He departed the club after a few months.
FC Lahti
On 6 February 2023, Tauriainen returned to Finland and signed with Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on a two-year deal.[9] On 24 July 2024, it was announced that Tauriainen is sidelined for indefinite period of time due to surgery-requiring knee injury.[10]
International career
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.[11]
Personal life
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 118 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 14 | ||
Notes
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
Honours
SC Freiburg II
