Maximus Tainio

Maximus Tainio
Personal information
Date of birth	24 May 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	Auxerre, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	HIFK
Youth career
2010	AFC
0000–2017	HJK Helsinki
2017–2020	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2021	FC Haka
2020	→ AC Kajaani (loan)
2022–	HIFK
National team‡
2016–2017	Finland U16
2017–2018	Finland U17
2018	Finland U18
2018–2019	Finland U19
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:34, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Maximus Tainio (born 24 May 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club HIFK. 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 11 August 2020^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Haka	2020	Veikkausliiga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
AC Kajaani	2020	Kakkonen	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Career total			4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Notes

References[]

^ 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.
^ "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "FC Haka". 27 May 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Maximus Tainio at Soccerway
^ "HIFK sopimukseen Maximus Tainion kanssa" (in Finnish). HIFK. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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[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.

[tot-2020-released-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.

[SW-5] Maximus Tainio at Soccerway

[6] "HIFK sopimukseen Maximus Tainion kanssa" (in Finnish). HIFK. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	Auxerre, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	HIFK
Youth career
2010	AFC
0000–2017	HJK Helsinki
2017–2020	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	FC Haka	38	(2)
2020	→ AC Kajaani (loan)	2	(0)
2022–	HIFK	0	(0)
National team^‡
2016–2017	Finland U16	4	(0)
2017–2018	Finland U17	8	(0)
2018	Finland U18	1	(0)
2018–2019	Finland U19	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:34, 11 August 2020 (UTC)