Julius Mikael Tauriainen (born 18 April 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti. and the Finland U21. He is the older brother of Chelsea forward Jimi Tauriainen, and the son of former Finland international footballer Pasi Tauriainen. Club career Klubi 04 On 18 February 2018 it was reported that HJK had signed a 2+1 year contract with its own protégé Julius Tauriainen. SC Freiburg II On 2 July 2020 HJK announced that it had accepted SC Freiburgs offer for a permanent transfer of Tauriainen. Miedź Legnica II Miedź Legnica announced on 15 September 2022 that Tauriainen had joined the club and that he would represent Miedź Legnica II. 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. Career statistics Club Notes References External links Julius Tauriainen – SPL competition record 2001 births Living people Finnish footballers Association football midfielders Finland youth international footballers Finland under-21 international footballers Kakkonen players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players Klubi 04 players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players SC Freiburg players SC Freiburg II players Kuopion Palloseura players Miedź Legnica players Finnish expatriate footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Poland