Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo
Center Forward · Palermo · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
A career still climbing — Pohjanpalo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 163 appearances, 86 goals and 19 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Palermo — Season rating 76, 25 goals and 7 assists in 40 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 50 points at Palermo. Form is on a climb — up 13 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±18 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart. Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Serie A) and kept playing — 20 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Palermo | 40 | 25 | 7 | 42 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | Palermo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Venezia | 20 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Venezia | 34 | 21 | 5 | 53 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | Palermo | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Venezia | 35 | 18 | 7 | 58 | 65 |
| 2022/23 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | RizesporLoan | 32 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| 2020/21 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Union BerlinLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Hamburger SVLoan | 14 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Fortuna DüsseldorfLoan | 29 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | VfR AalenLoan | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | HJK Helsinki | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Klubi-04 | 25 | 33 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Klubi-04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2026/27 | UEFA World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 1 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 11 | 2 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 2 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 3 | 2 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 5 | 2 | |
| 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 5 | 2 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | World Cup | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017/18 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendly International | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Euro - Qualification | 10 | 3 | |
| 2015/16 | Friendly International | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014/15 | Baltic Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014/15 | Friendly International | 3 | 1 | |
| 2013/14 | Friendly International | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012/13 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Finland U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | Euro U21 - Qualification | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015/16 | Euro U21 - Qualification | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013/14 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 1 | |
| 2013/14 | Euro U21 - Qualification | 3 | 1 | |
| Finland U19 | 2012/13 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| Finland U17 | 2011/12 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA World Cup Qualifiersat Finland | 2 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Friendliesat Finland | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
The schedule for J. Pohjanpalo is still being gathered (we backfill fixtures best-league-first). Check back soon.