Maximus Tainio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Auxerre, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jippo | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | Jippo | 15 | (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 as of 1 August 2025 | |||
Maximus Mikael Tainio (born 24 May 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club Jippo 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 | |
| Jippo | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 8 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes Ykkösliigacup
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.