Leon Pöhls
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon-Maurice Pöhls[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Eintracht Norderstedt | ||
| 2015–2016 | IMG Academy | ||
| 2016–2019 | i2i Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Tadcaster Albion | ||
| 2019–2025 | Shamrock Rovers | 57 | (0) |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers II | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vllaznia Shkodër | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Leon-Maurice Pöhls (born 1 May 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kategoria Superiore club Vllaznia Shkodër.
Early life
Pöhls studied international business management at York St John University.[2]
Career
Pöhls started his senior career with English side Tadcaster Albion in 2016, where he spent three seasons before moving to League of Ireland Premier Division side Shamrock Rovers in 2019,[3] helping the club win the league.[4] Since joining the club, Pöhls became the second-choice goalkeeper behind Alan Mannus, but made 14 league appearances in the 2023 season while Mannus was out of action with a finger injury.[5] In October 2023 Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley announced Pöhls would become the club’s first choice goalkeeper for the 2024 season, succeeding Mannus who retired.[5] Shamrock Rovers finished second place in the Premier Division, narrowly missing out on the league title on the last day of the season.[6]
Pöhls moved to Kategoria Superiore club Vllaznia Shkodër in July 2025.[7] He signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[7]
Personal life
Pöhls is a native of Hamburg, Germany.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 July 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tadcaster Albion | 2016–17 | NPL Division One North | — | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | NPL Division One North | — | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | NPL Division One East | — | ||||||||||
| Total | — | |||||||||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers II | 2020 | LOI First Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Vllaznia Shkodër | 2025–26 | Kategoria Superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the League of Ireland Cup
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
References
- ^ a b c Leon Pöhls at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Stadnischenko, Henrik (19 November 2023). "Hamburger Irland-Legionär Pöhls im Interview: Meister mit den Rovers" [Hamburg Ireland international Pöhls in an interview: Champion with the Rovers]. Transfermarkt (in German). Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS | Goalkeeper Moves On". www.tadalbion.com.
- ^ O'Hehir, Paul (16 March 2022). "Leon Pohls eager for more after answering Shamrock Rovers SOS". Irish Mirror Online. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b McDonnell, Daniel (31 October 2023). "Leon Pohls will be No 1 for Shamrock Rovers next year". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Irlands Rekordmeister fehlen fünf Minuten: Shelbourne löst Rovers ab" [Ireland's record champions missing five minutes: Shelbourne succeed Rovers]. Kicker (in German). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b "KF Vllaznia-Prezantohet, portieri gjerman Leon Pohls. 28 vjeçari që vjen nga klubi Shamrock Rovers, ka firmosur për një vit me të drejtë zgjatje edhe për një vit tjetër" [KF Vllaznia-German goalkeeper Leon Pohls is presented. The 28-year-old, who comes from Shamrock Rovers, has signed for one year with the right to extend for another year]. Veriu Sport (in Albanian). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Bonk, Lennart (2 December 2023). ""Ich schmiss mein Studium und flog direkt nach Irland"" ["I dropped out of university and flew straight to Ireland"]. 11Freunde (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "L. Pöhls". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 February 2024.