Joel Pohjanpalo
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Striker
25
Goals
7
Assists
0
Started
40
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 57%
18.21
xG
24
Goals
99
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5 |  Hungary | L2 - 1 | 66 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| May 31 |  Germany | L4 - 0 | 32 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| May 20 |  Catanzaro | W2 - 0 | 90 | 1 | — | — | 7.5 |
| May 17 | Catanzaro | L3 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| May 8 |  Venezia | L2 - 0 | 30 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| May 1 | Catanzaro | W3 - 2 | 90 | 1 | — | — | 7.7 |
| Apr 25 |  Reggiana | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Apr 18 |  Cesena | W2 - 0 | 88 | 2 | — | — | 9.0 |
| Apr 10 |  Frosinone | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | 1 | — | 7.7 |
| Apr 5 |  Avellino | W2 - 0 | 90 | — | 1 | — | 7.8 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Joel Pohjanpalo
Joel Pohjanpalo is a professional 31-year-old footballer who plays as a striker for Palermo, born on September 12, 1994, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Joel Pohjanpalo on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Joel Pohjanpalo Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Serie B campaign, Joel Pohjanpalo has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 40 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 25 goals and 7 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.3.
Compared to other strikers in the competition, Joel Pohjanpalo ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Joel Pohjanpalo's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- August 17, 2026: null-null vs Lecce (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 20, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Catanzaro (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 17, 2026: 3-0 loss away vs Catanzaro (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 8, 2026: 2-0 loss away vs Venezia (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 1, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Catanzaro (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 25, 2026: 1-1 draw away vs Reggiana (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 18, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Cesena (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2026: 1-1 draw away vs Frosinone (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 5, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Avellino (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 21, 2026: 0-1 win away vs Padova (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Joel Pohjanpalo's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Joel Pohjanpalo's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Joel Pohjanpalo currently plays for Palermo alongside Samuel Giovane, Tommaso Cassandro, Salim Diakité, Aljosa Vasic, Kristoffer Lund Hansen, Patryk Peda, Sebastiano Desplanches, Niccolò Pierozzi, Alessio Buttaro, Stredair Appuah, Giacomo Corona, Francesco Di Bartolo, Ettore Karol Nicolosi, Pietro Avena, Nils Balaguss. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Joel Pohjanpalo's career has also included time at Venezia, Bayer Leverkusen, Rizespor, Union Berlin, Hamburger SV, Fortuna Düsseldorf II, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Aalen, HJK, Klubi 04, Finland, Finland U21, Finland U19, Finland U17.
On the international stage, Joel Pohjanpalo has represented Finland.
Other notable players from Finland include Miko Virtanen, Oliver Antman, Eetu Kolu, Jeremiah Streng, Tomi Ylinen, Juuso Rantala, Kevin Larsson, Miika Kolsi, Aatu Hakala, Ilmari Hieta, Onni Tiihonen, Richard Tiberi, Karim Jmaali, Augustin Irumwa, Eetu Olvinen. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Joel Pohjanpalo has won 2 titles: Suomen Cup (2011) with HJK, Veikkausliiga (2012, 2011) with HJK.
Joel Pohjanpalo has competed in Serie B, Coppa Italia, Serie A, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Super Lig, 2. Bundesliga, Champions League, Regionalliga, Veikkausliiga, Suomen Cup, Europa League, Ykkonen, Ykkosliiga. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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