Antti Pohja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antti Heikki Pohja | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Kuusysi | 14 | (3) |
| 1995–1998 | MYPA | 74 | (16) |
| 1998 | FinnPa | 13 | (1) |
| 1999 | Jokerit | 11 | (0) |
| 1999 | → TPV (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → VPS (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Tampere United | 64 | (28) |
| 2002–2003 | Hammarby | 47 | (10) |
| 2004 | Tampere United | 25 | (16) |
| 2005 | Vaduz | 31 | (7) |
| 2006 | HJK | 22 | (11) |
| 2007–2010 | Tampere United | 65 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–2008 | Finland | 23 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2010 | |||
Antti Heikki Pohja (born 11 January 1977) is a Finnish former professional football player. His position was forward and midfielder. Pohja won the Finnish championship playing for Tampere United in 2001 and he was the top scorer of Veikkausliiga in 2004 when he scored 16 goals. Besides playing in Finland, he has represented Swedish club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan and Liechtensteiner club FC Vaduz in Swiss Challenge League.
On 9 September 2010 he announced that he will retire from the game after the 2010 season.[1]
He has won 23 international caps for Finland national football team, scoring three goals.
After his playing career, Pohja has worked as a football pundit for Yle.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 December 2010[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuusysi | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| MYPA | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 5 | – | – | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 9 | – | – | 4[d] | 0 | 29 | 9 | |||
| 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Lahti (loan) | 1998 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| FinnPa | 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Jokerit | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | – | – | 1[e] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| TPV (loan) | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| VPS (loan) | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 3 | – | – | 2[c] | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Tampere United | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 12 | – | – | – | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 16 | |||
| Total | 64 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 28 | ||
| Hammarby | 2002 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 5 | – | – | 2[f] | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2003 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 2 | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| Tampere United | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 16 | – | – | 6[e] | 1 | 31 | 17 | ||
| Vaduz | 2004–05 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2005–06 | Swiss Challenge League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 11 | |
| Tampere United | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 8[g] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[f] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 369 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 425 | 105 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Liechtensteiner Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
International
- As of match played 19 November 2008
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of match played 1 December 2004. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pohja goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 October 1996 | Kotka Staadion, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 February 1999 | Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 1 December 2004 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Bahrain |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Tampere United
- Veikkausliiga: 2001, 2007
- Finnish Cup: 2007
HJK
- Finnish Cup: 2006
Vaduz
MyPa
- Finnish Cup: 1995
Individual
- Veikkausliiga top scorer: 2004
References
- ^ Antti Pohja ripustaa nappulakengät naulaan (Antti Pohja plans to retire after the season); MTV3.com, 9.9.2010
- ^ Yle Urheilun asiantuntija Antti Pohja ei halua, että Qatarin MM-kisat toistuvat: ”Saako lähetyksissä hymyillä?”, Yle, 20 November 2022
- ^ Antti Pohja at National-Football-Teams.com