Joel Pohjanpalo #20

Attacker Centre-forward Finland

Serie B 2026/27 · 9 apps · 2 G · 3 A

Club

Age: 32 years; born 13 September 1994
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Contract until: Jun 2029
At the club since: Feb 2025; from Venezia
Matches this season: 11; 805 min · 2026/27

Season 2026/27

Season: 2026/27

2026/27 2025/26 2024/25

Competition	Matches	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating	xG	Key passes/90
Serie B	9	730	2	3	6.90	2.14	1.11
Coppa Italia	2	75	3	0	7.14	0.85	1.96
Total	11	805	5	3	6.92	2.99	1.18

Friendlies apart: 1 match, 90 min. Not counted above.

Form

Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.89 across 11 rated matches · all competitions

10 8 6

AUGOCT

Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating28 Oct · vs Pisa (A) 3–3 · 7.04 · 1A

28 OctSerie B Pisa away D 3–3 81′ 1A 7.04 25 OctSerie B Carrarese home W 2–1 82′ 6.76 17 OctSerie B Mantova away W 2–0 77′ 6.47 10 OctSerie B Empoli away W 4–2 80′ 1G 7.61 19 SepSerie B Calcio Padova home W 2–1 82′ 6.60

All 89 matches

13 SepSerie B Avellino away D 1–1 77′ 1A 6.77 7 SepSerie B Sampdoria home W 3–1 84′ 1G 7.29 3 SepCoppa Italia Mantova home W 5–2 29′ 2G 30 AugSerie B Arezzo away W 3–2 82′ 6.76 23 AugSerie B Juve Stabia home W 1–0 85′ 1A 6.84 17 AugCoppa Italia Lecce home W 2–0 46′ 1G 7.14 11 AugClub friendlies Juventus away L 0–2 90′ 6.52

2025/26

20 MaySerie B Catanzaro home W 2–0 90′ 1G 7.45 17 MaySerie B Catanzaro away L 0–3 90′ 6.65 8 MaySerie B Venezia away L 0–2 30′ 6.50 1 MaySerie B Catanzaro home W 3–2 90′ 1G 6.96 25 AprSerie B Reggiana away D 1–1 90′ 6.98 18 AprSerie B Cesena home W 2–0 88′ 2G 8.84 10 AprSerie B Frosinone away D 1–1 90′ 1A 6.77 5 AprSerie B Avellino home W 2–0 90′ 1A 7.33 21 MarSerie B Calcio Padova away W 1–0 90′ 6.62 17 MarSerie B Juve Stabia home D 2–2 90′ 1G 6.76 14 MarSerie B Monza away L 0–3 90′ 6.74 8 MarSerie B Carrarese away W 1–0 90′ 1G 7.50 4 MarSerie B Mantova home W 2–1 90′ 1G 7.11 1 MarSerie B Pescara away L 1–2 90′ 1G 7.30 21 FebSerie B Südtirol home W 3–0 81′ 1G 6.87 14 FebSerie B Virtus Entella home W 3–0 90′ 1G 6.93 10 FebSerie B Sampdoria away D 3–3 90′ 6.46 7 FebSerie B Empoli home W 3–2 90′ 2G 8.23 30 JanSerie B Bari 1908 away W 3–0 74′ 1G 7.32 24 JanSerie B Modena away D 0–0 83′ 6.43 18 JanSerie B Spezia home W 1–0 85′ 1A 6.76 11 JanSerie B Mantova away D 1–1 90′ 6.34 27 DecSerie B Calcio Padova home W 1–0 90′ 1G 7.65 20 DecSerie B Avellino away D 2–2 90′ 1G 7.21 12 DecSerie B Sampdoria home W 1–0 90′ 6.89 7 DecSerie B Empoli away W 3–1 90′ 2G 9.07 29 NovSerie B Carrarese home W 5–0 90′ 3G 1A 9.85 22 NovSerie B Virtus Entella away D 1–1 90′ 1G 7.70 8 NovSerie B Juve Stabia away L 0–1 90′ 6.59 1 NovSerie B Pescara home W 5–0 90′ 2A 7.78 28 OctSerie B Monza home L 0–3 90′ 6.72 25 OctSerie B Catanzaro away L 0–1 90′ 6.52 19 OctSerie B Modena home D 1–1 90′ 6.73 4 OctSerie B Spezia away W 2–1 90′ 1G 7.53 30 SepSerie B Venezia home D 0–0 90′ 6.78 27 SepSerie B Cesena away D 1–1 90′ 6.31 19 SepSerie B Bari 1908 home W 2–0 90′ 1A 7.16 14 SepSerie B Südtirol away W 2–0 90′ 2G 8.51 30 AugSerie B Frosinone home D 0–0 83′ 6.22 23 AugSerie B Reggiana home W 2–1 87′ 1G 7.52 16 AugCoppa Italia Cremonese away W 0–0 64′ 6.48 9 AugClub friendlies Manchester City home L 0–3 60′ 6.22

2024/25

17 MaySerie B Juve Stabia away L 0–1 90′ 6.70 13 MaySerie B Carrarese home D 1–1 90′ 7.08 9 MaySerie B Frosinone home W 2–0 90′ 6.89 4 MaySerie B Cesena away L 1–2 90′ 6.23 1 MaySerie B Südtirol home L 1–2 90′ 1A 7.40 27 AprSerie B Catanzaro away W 3–1 87′ 6.62 11 AprSerie B Bari 1908 away L 1–2 90′ 1G 7.36 6 AprSerie B Sassuolo home W 5–3 90′ 3G 1A 9.47 30 MarSerie B Salernitana away W 2–1 68′ 1G 7.58 14 MarSerie B Cremonese home L 2–3 90′ 6.67 8 MarSerie B Sampdoria away D 1–1 90′ 1G 7.41 2 MarSerie B Brescia home W 1–0 90′ 1G 7.25 23 FebSerie B Cosenza away W 3–0 89′ 1G 7.51 16 FebSerie B Mantova home D 2–2 84′ 1G 1A 8.58 9 FebSerie B Spezia away D 2–2 70′ 6.98 27 JanSerie A Hellas Verona home D 1–1 87′ 6.73 19 JanSerie A Parma away D 1–1 88′ 1G 7.10 12 JanSerie A Inter home L 0–1 90′ 7.33 4 JanSerie A Empoli home D 1–1 90′ 1G 7.54 29 DecSerie A Napoli away L 0–1 20′ 6.90 22 DecSerie A Cagliari home W 2–1 84′ 6.54 14 DecSerie A Juventus away D 2–2 74′ 7.02 8 DecSerie A Como home D 2–2 90′ 7.10 30 NovSerie A Bologna away L 0–3 85′ 6.57 25 NovSerie A Lecce home L 0–1 83′ 6.80 9 NovSerie A Parma home L 1–2 90′ 6.90 3 NovSerie A Inter away L 0–1 90′ 6.58 30 OctSerie A Udinese home W 3–2 90′ 2G 9.03 27 OctSerie A Monza away D 2–2 72′ 7.32 20 OctSerie A Atalanta home L 0–2 79′ 6.60 4 OctSerie A Hellas Verona away L 1–2 73′ 7.00 29 SepSerie A Roma away L 1–2 85′ 1G 7.40 21 SepSerie A Genoa home W 2–0 89′ 1G 7.10 14 SepSerie A AC Milan away L 0–4 79′ 6.40 30 AugSerie A Torino home L 0–1 77′ 7.20

Transfers

3 Feb 2025transfer Venezia Palermo €4.8m
19 Aug 2022transfer Bayer 04 Leverkusen Venezia €3.2m
30 Jun 2022end of loan Rizespor Bayer 04 Leverkusen —
5 Sep 2021loan Bayer 04 Leverkusen Rizespor —
30 Jun 2021end of loan FC Union Berlin Bayer 04 Leverkusen —
30 Sep 2020loan Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC Union Berlin —
30 Jun 2020end of loan Hamburger SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen —
24 Jan 2020loan Bayer 04 Leverkusen Hamburger SV —
30 Jun 2016end of loan Fortuna Düsseldorf Bayer 04 Leverkusen —
2 Jul 2014loan Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fortuna Düsseldorf —
1 Jul 2014transfer HJK Bayer 04 Leverkusen €1.5m
30 Jun 2014end of loan Bayer 04 Leverkusen HJK —
29 Jun 2014end of loan Aalen Bayer 04 Leverkusen —
2 Sep 2013loan Bayer 04 Leverkusen Aalen —
1 Sep 2013loan HJK Bayer 04 Leverkusen —
1 Jan 2012transfer Klubi-04 HJK —

Career

Club	Matches	Goals	Assists
2026/27
Palermo Serie B · Coppa Italia	9	5	2
2025/26
Palermo Serie B · Coppa Italia	41	25	7
2024/25
Palermo Serie B	15	9	3
Venezia Serie A	20	6	0
2023/24
Venezia Serie B · Coppa Italia	38	23	5
2022/23
Venezia Serie B	38	19	7
Bayer 04 Leverkusen DFB-Pokal · Bundesliga	2	0	0
2021/22
Rizespor Super Lig	33	16	1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga	2	0	0