J. Pohjanpalo

Pohjanpalo's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, J. Pohjanpalo was used in rotation for Palermo in the Serie B: 5 appearances and 410 minutes, averaging 82 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 0.2 goals per 90, 1.3 shots per 90 and 50% of his shots on target — the rate profile behind Pohjanpalo's totals.

Set against Pohjanpalo's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he has managed 25 in a season before, so 8 is well short of his own mark; he is playing far less than he once did — 855 minutes against 3742 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 6.96 to 7.20 since 2024/25. Our records cover 7 seasons of Pohjanpalo's career, 2016/17 to 2024/25, across 6 clubs — Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburger SV, Union Berlin, Rizespor and others. In that time he has played 140 matches across 7 competitions, 8,702 minutes in all.

His best return on our records was 18 goals in 2022/23, from 37 appearances. The current campaign has yet to give him a run. Pohjanpalo has reached 15 goals in a season 2 times, between 2021/22 and 2022/23 — a level held rather than found once.

Away from his club, Pohjanpalo has 34 appearances for Finland on our records, scoring 8 — across World Cup - Qualification Europe, Euro Championship and UEFA Nations League.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.