SOCCER PLAYER

Joel Pohjanpalo

1994 - Today

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Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo (born 13 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Palermo and the Finland national team. Pohjanpalo began his career with HJK, making his Veikkausliiga debut on 26 October 2011 at the age of 17; he moved out to Germany at age nineteen in 2013. After multiple successful loan spells in Germany and Turkey, Pohjanpalo left Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 and was acquired by Italian side Venezia, where he quickly became a fan favourite cult player, and as the team captain, helped Venezia promote to Serie A in 2024. After two-and-a-half seasons with Venezia, Pohjanpalo was acquired by Palermo in February 2025 for around €5 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Joel Pohjanpalo is the 8,521st most popular soccer player (down from 7,789th in 2024), the 516th most popular biography from Finland (down from 505th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Finnish Soccer Player.

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Among people born in 1994, Joel Pohjanpalo ranks 180. Before him are Seiya Matsuki, Tom Lockyer, Charlie Heaton, Ruth Chepng'etich, Henrik Kristoffersen, and Tyias Browning. After him are Nabil Bentaleb, Marcell Jacobs, Miguel Almirón, Sho Kagami, Franco Morbidelli, and Parg.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Joel Pohjanpalo ranks 516 out of 751. Before him are Tomas Sandström (1964), Tanja Poutiainen (1980), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Elina Valtonen (1981), Ville Peltonen (1973), and Jani Liimatainen (1980). After him are Teppo Numminen (1968), Teemu Keisteri (1985), Sami Kapanen (1973), Samu Haber (1976), Ari Hjelm (1962), and Hannu Tihinen (1976).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Finland

Among soccer players born in Finland, Joel Pohjanpalo ranks 11. Before him are Petri Pasanen (1980), Niklas Moisander (1985), Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Tim Sparv (1987), Joonas Kolkka (1974), and Jari Rantanen (1961). After him are Ari Hjelm (1962), Hannu Tihinen (1976), Mixu Paatelainen (1967), Teemu Tainio (1979), Gary Sundgren (1967), and Antti Niemi (1972).

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