Maximus Tainio

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.

Maximus Tainio
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001
Place of birth Auxerre, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 HIFK
Number 19
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)

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Haka 2020 Veikkausliiga 2000000020
AC Kajaani 2020 Kakkonen 20——0020
Career total 4000000040
Notes

    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. Maximus Tainio at Soccerway
    6. "HIFK sopimukseen Maximus Tainion kanssa" (in Finnish). HIFK. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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