Maximus Tainio
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Date of birth
24 May 2001
Place of birth
Auxerre, France
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Auxerre, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarasota Paradise | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | AFC | ||
| –2017 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| 2017–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Haka | 38 | (2) |
| 2020 | → AC Kajaani (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | HIFK | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | AC Oulu | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | SalPa | 24 | (3) |
| 2025 | Jippo | 24 | (3) |
| 2026– | Sarasota Paradise | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:14, 15 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Maximus Mikael Tainio (born 24 May 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarasota Paradise in USL League One. He is the son of former footballer Teemu Tainio.
Tainio signed to Tottenham on a two-year deal in January 2017.[1] Spurs released the player near the end of July 2020.[2] Tainio joined up with his father at Veikkausliiga club FC Haka.[3] On 29 July 2020, he was sent on a short-term loan to AC Kajaani.[4] He played two games in August 2020 in the Ykkönen, the second level of Finnish football, before returning to Haka the same month.[5]
