Maximus Tainio

Maximus Mikael 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 Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sarasota Paradise
Number 20
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 24 (3)
2026– Sarasota Paradise 2 (0)
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 21:14, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Maximus Mikael Tainio (born 24 May 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarasota Paradise in USL League One. 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 matches played on 14 March 2026[5]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haka 2020 Veikkausliiga 14000——140
2021 Veikkausliiga 24231——273
Total 382310000413
AC Kajaani (loan) 2020 Ykkönen 20———20
HIFK 2022 Veikkausliiga 15141—1[b]0202
AC Oulu 2023 Veikkausliiga 18040—6[b]0280
SalPa 2024 Ykkösliiga 24310—2[c]0273
Jippo 2025 Ykkösliiga 24310——253
Sarasota Paradise 2026 USL League One 2000—0020
Career total 1239132009014511
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Finnish Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes Ykkösliigacup

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. 1 2 3 Maximus Tainio at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "HIFK sopimukseen Maximus Tainion kanssa" (in Finnish). HIFK. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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