Jimi Tauriainen
Jimi Weikko Tauriainen (born 9 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier League club Chelsea.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jimi Weikko Tauriainen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 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 | 49 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2016 | FC Wild | ||
2016–2020 | HJK | ||
2020– | Chelsea | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (2) |
2019 | Finland U16 | 6 | (4) |
2022 | Finland U18 | 2 | (1) |
2022– | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2022 |
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]
International career
Tauriainen has represented Finland from under-15 to under-19 level.[1]
Personal life
Tauriainen hails from a footballing family; his father, Pasi, was an international for Finland, while his brother, Julius, currently plays for Finnish side Lahti.[2] His uncles, Kimmo and Vesa, were also footballers.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 December 2022[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- Jimi Tauriainen at WorldFootball.net
- "Suomalainen futislupaus solmi ammattilaissopimuksen Chelsean kanssa" [The Finnish football star signed a professional contract with Chelsea]. mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- Korvenkari, Mikko (29 April 2020). "RoPS-legenda Pasi Tauriainen hengittää yhä jalkapalloa – Juuri nyt silmäteränä ovat ammattilaiseksi siirtyvät omat pojat" [RoPS legend Pasi Tauriainen still breathes football – Right now, the focus is on his own sons who are turning professional]. lapinkansa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 December 2022. (subscription required)
- Kinsella, Nizaar (10 March 2020). "Chelsea beat Juventus & Inter to sign 16-year-old Finland ace Tauriainen". goal.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- Chatterjee, Sayan (10 March 2020). "Jimi Tauriainen poses with Frank Lampard in Chelsea shirt as Blues reportedly seal move for Finnish starlet". tribuna.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- "HJK:n Jimi Tauriainen siirtyy Chelsean riveihin" [HJK's Jimi Tauriainen moves to Chelsea]. hjk-j.fi (in Finnish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- "Jimi Tauriainen uudessa roolissa Chelseassa – "Koen, että vahvuuteni pääsevät esiin keskellä"" [Jimi Tauriainen in a new role at Chelsea - "I feel that my strengths come out in the middle"]. palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- Tuominen, Mico (9 March 2021). "Virallista! Hyökkääjälupaus Jimi Tauriainen solmi ammattilaissopimuksen Chelsean kanssa" [Official! Forward promise Jimi Tauriainen signed a professional contract with Chelsea]. valioliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- Tuominen, Mico (7 July 2021). "Virallista! Hyökkääjälupaus Jimi Tauriainen, 17, allekirjoitti uuden sopimuksen Chelsean kanssa" [Official! Forward promise Jimi Tauriainen, 17, signed a new contract with Chelsea]. valioliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- Jimi Tauriainen at Soccerway