Maximus Tainio

Maximus Mikael Tainio
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Auxerre, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SalPa
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)
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, correct as of 26 October 2024

Maximus Mikael Tainio (born 24 May 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club SalPa in Ykkösliiga. He is the son of former footballer Teemu Tainio.

Club career

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]

On 4 January 2022, he joined HIFK on a one-year deal.[6]

International career

Tainio has represented Finland at under-17 level.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 October 2024[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haka 2020 Veikkausliiga 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 24 2 3 1 — — 27 3
Total 38 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 41 3
AC Kajaani (loan) 2020 Ykkönen 2 0 — — — 2 0
HIFK 2022 Veikkausliiga 15 1 4 1 — 1[a] 0 20 2
AC Oulu 2023 Veikkausliiga 18 0 4 0 — 6[a] 0 28 0
SalPa 2024 Ykkösliiga 24 3 1 0 — 2[b] 0 27 3
Career total 97 6 12 2 0 0 9 0 118 8
Notes
  1. ^ a b Includes Finnish League Cup
  2. ^ Includes Ykkösliigacup

References

  1. ^ Olly Dawes (16 January 2017). "Almost nine years since leaving Spurs, Teemu Tainio's son has signed two-year deal with Tottenham". HITC. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "FC Haka". 27 May 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Haka-kaksikko Ojala ja Tainio lyhytaikaiselle lainalle AC Kajaaniin" [Haka duo Ojala and Tainio for a short-term loan to AC Kajaani]. www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  5. ^ a b c Maximus Tainio at Soccerway
  6. ^ "HIFK sopimukseen Maximus Tainion kanssa" (in Finnish). HIFK. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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