Joel Pohjanpalo

Pohjanpalo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 76→76), while his Rating held around 42. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 76).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Palermo · 8th	1	0	1	6.9	42	76
2025/26	Palermo · 4th	40	25	7	6.98	42	76
2024/25	Palermo · 8th	10	6	2	7.17	37	21
2024/25	Venezia · 19th	20	6	0	6.96	46	27
2023/24	Venezia · 3rd	34	21	5	7.25	53	63
2022/23	Venezia · 8th	35	18	7	7.18	58	65
2022/23	Bayer Leverkusen · 6th	1	0	0	6.2	47	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Finland · international

Side	Apps	G
Finland	93	21
Finland U21	12	4
Finland U19	3	0
Finland U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

J. Pohjanpalo is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Palermo, enjoying a standout season — 25 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances, a Season grade of 76. On long-term scout potential he's rated 41.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (96.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0.65 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pohjanpalo.

On the season, Pohjanpalo graded 76 for current form (age-blind), on 25 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances (0.831 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 76 → 76). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 31 Pohjanpalo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Pohjanpalo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2024/254 clubs

41.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

76.3

Seasoni

elite — among the best in the position

96.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.83

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Palermo finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.63

Goals / app

25 goals in 40 appearances (0.63 per game) — a 20-goal season playing for an upper-table side (4th of 20). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 32 goal contributions (0.8 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0.65 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.7 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.83 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %96.3%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.649

Assists / 900.182

Goal contribution / 900.831

Defensive actions / 900.519

Player flow

Goal involvements32

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~28), then tapers with age. At 31, Pohjanpalo sits on 12.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pohjanpalo's projected Rating — 41.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals25

Passing

Assists7

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions2

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.5M total transfer fees · 12 moves

PalermoFeb 2025 – now

VeneziaAug 2022 – Feb 2025€ 2.5M

Bayer Leverkusen(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

Rizespor(on loan)Sept 2021 – Jul 2022

Bayer Leverkusen(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Sept 2021

Union Berlin(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

Bayer Leverkusen(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Sept 2020

Hamburger SV(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

Bayer Leverkusen(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2020

Fortuna Düsseldorf(on loan)Jul 2014 – Jul 2016

VVfR Aalen(on loan)Sept 2013 – Jul 2014

Bayer Leverkusen(on loan)Sept 2013 – Sept 2013

HHJK helsinkiuntil Sept 2013

About J. Pohjanpalo

Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Palermo, born on September 13, 1994 in Helsinki, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Finland. Palermo currently sit 8th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, J. Pohjanpalo has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 85 minutes.

J. Pohjanpalo's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Palermo face Arezzo away in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Pohjanpalo at 41.7 with a Season form score of 76.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Veikkausliiga and the Suomen Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, J. Pohjanpalo has totalled 327 club appearances with 163 goals and 22 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 40 appearances for Palermo.

J. Pohjanpalo's career has also included time at Venezia, Bayer Leverkusen, Rizespor, Union Berlin, Hamburger SV, Fortuna Düsseldorf, VVfR Aalen and HHJK helsinki.

On the international stage, J. Pohjanpalo has represented Finland, Finland U21, Finland U19, Finland U17 — 111 caps and 25 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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