Jimi Tauriainen
Finnish footballer (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimi Weikko Tauriainen (born 8 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier League club Chelsea.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimi Weikko Tauriainen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | FC Wild | ||
| 2016–2020 | HJK | ||
| 2020–2024 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (2) |
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 6 | (4) |
| 2022 | Finland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 | |||
Club career
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.[2][3] He joined professional outfit HJK in 2016, before trialling with Italian sides Juventus and Inter Milan, as well as English side Chelsea in 2020.[4][5]
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.[6] Initially a forward during his time in Finland, he was converted to a midfielder at Chelsea.[7]
He signed his first professional contract with The Blues on his seventeenth birthday, before extending this contract four months later, in July 2021.[8][9]
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.[10] 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. [11] On 2 May 2024, Tauriainen made his first appearance in Premier League, as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur.[12]
International career
Tauriainen has represented Finland from under-15 to under-19 level.[1]
Personal life
Tauriainen hails from a football family; his father, Pasi, is a former international for Finland, while his elder brother, Julius, currently plays for Finnish side Lahti.[2] His grandfather, Veikko and his uncles, Kimmo and Vesa, are also former footballers.[2][13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2024[14]
| Club | 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[a] | 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 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
Chelsea
References
External links
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