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 would retire from the game after the 2010 season.Antti Pohja ripustaa nappulakengät naulaan (Antti Pohja plans to retire after the season); MTV3.com, 9.9.2010
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.Yle Urheilun asiantuntija Antti Pohja ei halua, että Qatarin MM-kisat toistuvat: ”Saako lähetyksissä hymyillä?”, Yle, 20 November 2022
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKuusysi1994Veikkausliiga143–––143MYPA1995Veikkausliiga185––302151996Veikkausliiga259––402991997Veikkausliiga252––202721998Veikkausliiga70–––70Total6516000010151Lahti (loan)1998Ykkönen30–––30FinnPa1998Veikkausliiga131––20151Jokerit1999Veikkausliiga110––10120TPV (loan)1999Veikkausliiga10–––10VPS (loan)1999Veikkausliiga123––21144Tampere United2000Veikkausliiga3112–––31122001Veikkausliiga331610––3416Total64281000006528Hammarby2002Allsvenskan165––201852003Allsvenskan242–––242Total407000020427Tampere United2004Veikkausliiga2516––613117Vaduz2004–05Swiss Challenge League18510––1952005–06Swiss Challenge League15220–40212Total337300040407HJK Helsinki2006Veikkausliiga231110–202611Tampere United2007Veikkausliiga24610–803362008Veikkausliiga26210–403122009Veikkausliiga1012072–1932010Veikkausliiga500000–50Total65940721208711Career total3691019072402425105
International
FinlandYearAppsGoals199611199700199800199921200000200110200240200330200471200510200640Total233
International goals As of match played 1 December 2004. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pohja goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Antti PohjaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition130 October 1996Kotka Staadion, Tallinn, Estonia2–22–2Friendly25 February 1999Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus1–01–2Friendly31 December 2004Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–12–1Friendly
Honours Tampere United Veikkausliiga: 2001, 2007 Finnish Cup: 2007
HJK Finnish Cup: 2006
Vaduz Liechtenstein Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06
MyPa Finnish Cup: 1995
Individual Veikkausliiga top scorer: 2004
References
Guardian Football