Antti Pohja


Antti Heikki Pohja 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.
He has won 23 international caps for football team">association football">football team, scoring three goals.
After his playing career, Pohja has worked as a football pundit for Yle.

Career statistics

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 October 1996Kotka Staadion, Tallinn, Estonia2–22–2Friendly
25 February 1999Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus1–01–2Friendly
31 December 2004Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–12–1Friendly

Honours

Tampere United
HJK
Vaduz
MyPa
Individual
  • Veikkausliiga top scorer: 2004