Leon Pöhls
German footballer (born 1997)
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Leon-Maurice Pöhls (born 1 May 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kategoria Superiore club Vllaznia Shkodër.
| 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 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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 | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2026 | |||
Early life
Pöhls studied international business management at York St John University.[2]
Career
Tadcaster Albion
Pöhls started his senior career with English side Tadcaster Albion in 2016, where he spent three seasons.
Shamrock Rovers
Pohls moved 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] Pohls lost his place as starting goalkeeper in 2025 and changed his shirt number to 97. He came off the bench against Derry City to replace Edward McGinty who had been sent off.[7] He started away to Galway United in a 0-0 draw the following week. Pohls left the hoops in the summer of 2025 due to limited game time.
Vllaznia
Pöhls moved to Kategoria Superiore club Vllaznia Shkodër in July 2025.[8] He signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[8]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 July 2025[10]
| 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
- Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup