Palermo

Joel Pohjanpalo

Forward#20

Bio

Born in Helsinki in 1994, Joel Pohjanpalo made his senior debut with Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi in 2010 and now plays for Palermo F.C.. He has also played for Klubi-04, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfR Aalen. He plays as a forward. He has represented the Finland national under-19 football team and the Finland men's national football team.

Key facts

Age: 32
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 83 kg
Number: #20
Born: 13/9/1994
Birthplace: Helsinki
Debut: 2010
Position: Forward
Nationality: Finland

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2010–now

2010–2011Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
2010–2011Klubi-04
2011–2013Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
2013Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2013–2014VfR Aalen
2014–2016Fortuna Düsseldorf
2020Hamburger SV
2020–20211. FC Union Berlin
2021–2022Çaykur Rizespor
2022–2025Venezia F.C.
2025–Palermo F.C.
2011–Finland national under-19 football teamNational team
2012–Finland men's national football teamNational team
2012–Finland national under-21 football teamNational team
Finland national under-17 football teamNational team

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 UEFA Nations League	4	4	2	3	0	11	6	1
2026-27 Italian Serie B	11	8	4	2	3	26	9	1
2026-27 Coppa Italia	1	0	0	3	0	4	3	0
2026 International Friendly	3	2	0	1	0	7	2	1

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueFinland	4	3	0	11	6	271	0	0	1	4	1	3	2	0	–	1	0
2026 International FriendlyFinland	4	1	0	7	2	199	0	0	1	4	1	2	0	0	–	3	0
2024-25 Serie AVenezia	20	6	0	36	15	1,615	1	0	4	20	1	11	15	0	1	29	0
2024 UEFA Nations LeagueFinland	5	1	0	6	2	226	0	0	1	5	3	4	0	0	1	6	0
2024 International FriendlyFinland	2	–	–	–	–	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 International FriendlyFinland	3	0	1	5	3	174	1	0	0	3	1	3	1	0	–	2	0
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueFinland	5	2	0	6	3	257	1	0	1	5	3	4	1	0	–	1	0
2022-23 BundesligaBayer Leverkusen	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
2021-22 BundesligaBayer Leverkusen	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	–	0	0
2021 International FriendlyFinland	2	2	0	4	2	138	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	–	3	0
2020-21 Bundesliga1. FC Union Berlin / Bayer Leverkusen	20	6	0	32	15	856	0	0	3	20	10	7	8	0	–	9	0
2020 UEFA Nations LeagueFinland	5	0	0	8	1	262	0	0	3	5	1	1	1	0	–	1	0
2019-20 BundesligaBayer Leverkusen	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
2017-18 BundesligaBayer Leverkusen	7	1	0	5	3	110	0	0	0	7	7	2	2	0	–	2	0
2016-17 BundesligaBayer Leverkusen	11	6	0	18	8	182	0	0	0	11	10	4	0	0	–	4	0
2016-17 UEFA Champions LeagueBayer Leverkusen	2	0	0	1	1	69	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	–	1	0
2012-13 UEFA Europa LeagueHJK Helsinki	1	1	–	–	–	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012-13 UEFA Champions LeagueHJK Helsinki	3	2	–	–	–	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career18 seasons	98	31	1	139	61	4,719	3	0	14	92	44	42	30	0	2	62	0

Recent games

Nov '267
@ Ascoli
5 SHOT · 2 SOG
D 1-1
Nov '262
v Vicenza
3 SHOT · 1 SOG
W 3-1
Oct '2629
@ Pisa
1 A · 1 SHOT
D 3-3
Oct '2626
v Carrarese
3 SHOT · 1 FA
W 2-1
Oct '2618
@ Mantova
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC · 1 FA · 1 OFF
W 2-0
Oct '2611
@ Empoli
1 G · 5 SHOT · 2 SOG
W 4-2
Sept '2619
v Padova
1 SHOT · 3 FC
W 2-1
Sept '2614
@ US Avellino
1 A · 1 SHOT · 1 FC
D 1-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game
7 Oct @ BelarusL 0-1 7 Oct	0	1	0	32	0	1	1	0	0	–	0
3 Oct v AlbaniaW 2-1 3 Oct	0	2	1	90	0	1	0	1	1	–	1
30 Sept v BelarusD 0-0 30 Sept	0	1	0	59	0	1	0	2	1	–	0
27 Sept @ San MarinoW 7-0 27 Sept	3	7	5	90	1	1	0	0	0	–	0

Splits, UEFA Nations League

Split
HomeHome or away · won 4 of 10	10	0.3	1.5	0.6	59.0	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.3	1.0	0.2	–	0.7
AwayHome or away · won 4 of 9	9	0.3	1.8	0.7	47.3	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
LossesResult	9	0.1	1.4	0.3	50.6	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.9
WinsResult	8	0.6	2.1	1.1	60.9	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	–	0.1
DrawsResult	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	37.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	–	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 8 of 19	19	0.3	1.6	0.6	53.5	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.5
Republic of IrelandOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	0.3	1.0	0.5	44.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.3
BelarusOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	1.0	0.0	45.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	–	0.0
BulgariaOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	2.0	0.5	50.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	–	0.0
GreeceOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	1.0	0.0	47.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	–	1.5
MontenegroOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	1.0	1.5	1.0	67.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	–	0.0
RomaniaOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	1.5	0.5	52.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	–	0.5
AlbaniaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	1.0
Bosnia-HerzegovinaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
EnglandOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	2.0
San MarinoOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	3.0	7.0	5.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
WalesOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	3.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.0
Helsinki Olympic StadiumGround · won 4 of 10	10	0.3	1.5	0.6	59.0	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.3	1.0	0.2	–	0.7
Aviva Stadium, DublinGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	1.0	0.0	44.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Arena Giulesti, BucurestiGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	3.0	1.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	–	1.0
Bilino Polje, ZenicaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, PiraeusGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	28.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, BudapestGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	32.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
Podgorica City StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
San Marino Stadium, SerravalleGround · won 1 of 1	1	3.0	7.0	5.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
Vasil Levski National Stadium, SofiaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	35.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0

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