Friendlies
Serie B - Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy
Thigh Injury
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Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo
Joel Pohjanpalo attacks space as a target man, pulling centre-backs and looking to finish inside the box. Pohjanpalo's career started with a prolific spell at HJK Helsinki. He rose quickly through the ranks. In 2016 he joined Bayer Leverkusen, scoring early goals and proving his finishing instinct. He later led Venezia FC to Serie A promotion and finished as Serie B top scorer. In 2025 he moved to Palermo for a reported fee and continued to threaten behind the line with headers, while he also contributed to Finland at Euro 2020. Pohjanpalo is a centre-forward who wins aerial duels, controls crosses, and holds the ball to link play before one-touches. On the pitch, Pohjanpalo keeps runs beyond the line to finish moves.
Xtra rating
1618
Global rank
9231
Updated: 5 June 2026
Country of Birth
Finland
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
N/A
Latest Signing Fee
N/A
Date of Birth
13 September 1994
Position
Forward
Shoes
N/A
Wage
N/A
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 3292 | 23 | 7 | 0.63 | 0.19 |
| 2024 | 50 | 3725 | 18 | 3 | 0.43 | 0.07 |
| 2023 | 38 | 3141 | 23 | 5 | 0.66 | 0.14 |
| 2022 | 46 | 3378 | 21 | 8 | 0.56 | 0.21 |
| 2021 | 36 | 2134 | 16 | 1 | 0.67 | 0.04 |
| 2020 | 37 | 1757 | 9 | 2 | 0.46 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 15 | 921 | 9 | 0 | 0.88 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 0.89 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 164 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 254 | 6 | 0 | 2.13 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | 1731 | 4 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 |
| 2014 | 33 | 1989 | 12 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 |
| 2013 | 55 | 3119 | 11 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 |
| 2012 | 38 | 2455 | 15 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | 2297 | 33 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis <:season:> 2025
Role: AttackerTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Teams
Transfers
03 Feb 2025
Transfer
Venezia
Palermo
19 Aug 2022
€ 2.5M
Bayer Leverkusen
Venezia
01 Jul 2022
N/A
Rizespor
Bayer Leverkusen
05 Sep 2021
Loan
Bayer Leverkusen
Rizespor
01 Jul 2021
N/A
Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen
30 Sep 2020
Loan
Bayer Leverkusen
Union Berlin
01 Jul 2020
N/A
Hamburger SV
Bayer Leverkusen
24 Jan 2020
Loan
Bayer Leverkusen
Hamburger SV
01 Jul 2016
N/A
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Bayer Leverkusen
01 Jul 2014
Loan
Bayer Leverkusen
Fortuna Düsseldorf
03 Sep 2013
Loan
Bayer Leverkusen
VfR Aalen
01 Sep 2013
Loan
HJK helsinki
Bayer Leverkusen
Injuries & Sidelined
Knock
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Knock
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Ankle/Foot Injury
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Ankle Injury
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Foot Injury
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Ankle/Foot Injury
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Ankle/Foot Injury
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No injury records for this player.
Honors
No honors recorded for this player.