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Leon Pöhls
Personal information
Full name	Leon-Maurice Pöhls
Date of birth	1 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Shamrock Rovers
Number	1
Youth career
	FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03
	IMG Academy
	i2i Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Tadcaster Albion
2019–	Shamrock Rovers
2020	Shamrock Rovers II
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:54, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Leon-Maurice Pöhls (born 1 May 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.

Early life

Pöhls studied international business management.^[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, he was the number two to Alan Mannus, but made 14 of his 19 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 be number 1 goalkeeper in the 2024 season, succeeding Mannus who retired from playing after the 2023 season.^[5]

Pöhls finished second place in the Premier Division in the 2024 season, narrowly missing out on the league title on the last matchday of the season.^[6]

Personal life

Pöhls is a native of Hamburg, Germany.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 July 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shamrock Rovers	2019	LOI Premier Division	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	21	0	0	0	0	0	1^[d]	0	22	0
	Total		41	0	2	0	4	0	3	0	50	0
Shamrock Rovers II	2020	LOI First Division	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Career total			51	0	2	0	4	0	3	0	61	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.
^ 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.