Joel Pohjanpalo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Pohjanpalo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | PK-35 | ||
| 2006–2010 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Klubi-04 | 26 | (33) |
| 2011–2013 | HJK Helsinki | 50 | (16) |
| 2013– | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | → VfR Aalen (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 55 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Finland U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2012– | Finland | 22 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016 |
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Joel Pohjanpalo (born 13 September 1994), is a Finnish professional football striker who plays for German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen and represents the Finland national team. Pohjanpalo was born in Helsinki, Finland where he played for HJK before he was loaned to Bayer 04 Leverkusen at age 19 in 2013.
Pohjanpalo made his international debut for Finland in November 2012, at the age of 18.
A product of his hometown club HJK Helsinki, Pohjanpalo emerged through the youth ranks, first appearing with the reserve team (Klubi-04) in 2011 at the age of 16. He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 26 October 2011, starting against RoPS. During his first season in the Finnish 3rd division with Klubi-04, he made 21 appearances and scored a record-breaking 33 league goals. Following his excellent performances with the reserves, Pohjanpalo signed a new contract with HJK on 7 December 2011, keeping him in the Finnish capital until 2015.
Pohjanpalo started HJK Helsinki's first league match of the 2012 Veikkausliiga season on 15 April 2012, scoring a hat-trick within the space of three minutes (162 seconds) against IFK Mariehamn. After a 3-day trial with Liverpool in August 2012, Pohjanpalo was offered a 3-year contract but rejected the deal due to a lack of guaranteed playing time for Liverpool F.C. Reserves. He finished the 2012 season at HJK with 19 goals in 42 games in all competitions.
On 1 September 2013 he was loaned to German Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen, who then loaned him to 2. Bundesliga team VfR Aalen. At Aalen Pohjanpalo started 13 matches and appeared in a further 9, scoring 5 goals.
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