Joël Piroe

Joël Mohammed Ramzan Piroe (born 2 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Leeds United.

Joël Piroe

Personal information
Full name	Joël Mohammed Ramzan Piroe[1]
Date of birth	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Wijchen, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Leeds United
Number	10
Youth career
	SCE Nijmegen
	Quick 1888
	Woezik
0000–2013	NEC
2013–2014	Feyenoord
2014–2019	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Jong PSV	54	(14)
2019–2021	PSV	11	(1)
2019–2020	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	18	(2)
2021–2023	Swansea City	91	(41)
2023–	Leeds United	57	(19)
International career‡
2013–2014	Netherlands U15	3	(0)
2015	Netherlands U16	2	(1)
2016	Netherlands U18	4	(0)
2017–2018	Netherlands U19	13	(8)
2018–2019	Netherlands U20	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:55, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Piroe started playing football at the age of five for SCE Nijmegen and played youth football for Quick 1888 and SC Woezik, after which he was signed to the youth academy of NEC. He first played as a left-back and left midfielder. The coach of the under-12 team of NEC chose to play Piroe as a forward, due to the many goals he scored.^[2] He then moved to the youth academy of Feyenoord, and a year later – in 2014 – joined the PSV academy. He signed his first professional contract with the Eindhoven-based club in November 2016.^[3]

Piroe made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV on 2 December 2016 in a game against Achilles '29.^[4]

PSV sent Piroe on a one-year loan to Sparta Rotterdam in August 2019.^[5] He made his debut in the Eredivisie on 25 August 2019, coming on for Ragnar Ache in the 60th minute away against PEC Zwolle – a game which ended in a 2–2 draw.^[6]

Swansea City

On 2 July 2021, Piroe moved to Wales to join Swansea City on a three-year deal, joining for an undisclosed fee,^[7] reported to be in the region of £1 million with the potential to rise up to £2 million.^[8] He scored on his Swansea debut in an EFL Cup tie against Reading on 10 August 2021.^[9]

Leeds United

On 24 August 2023, Leeds United signed Piroe on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee,^[10] believed to be above £10 million.^[11] He scored on his Leeds debut against Ipswich on 26 August 2023 in a 4–3 victory.^[12]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Piroe is of Surinamese descent.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 9 November 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	12	2	—		—		—		—		12	2
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	29	11	—		—		—		—		29	11
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	2	1	—		—		—		—		2	1
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
	Total		54	14	—		—		—		—		54	14
PSV Eindhoven	2018–19	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	11	1	2	0	—		1[c]	2	—		14	3
	Total		11	1	2	0	—		1	2	—		14	3
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	18	2	2	0	—		—		—		20	2
Swansea City	2021–22[15]	Championship	45	22	1	1	1	1	—		—		47	24
	2022–23[16]	Championship	43	19	2	1	0	0	—		—		45	20
	2023–24[17]	Championship	3	0	0	0	1	2	—		—		4	2
	Total		91	41	3	2	2	3	—		—		96	46
Leeds United	2023–24[17]	Championship	42	13	4	0	0	0	—		3[d]	1	49	14
	2024–25[18]	Championship	15	6	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	16	6
	Total		57	19	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	65	20
Career total			231	77	11	2	3	3	1	2	3	1	249	85

1. Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2017^[19]
• Swansea City Player of the Year: 2021–22^[20]

References

1. "Joël Piroe". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
2. "Alleen Joël Piroe kan Joël Piroe remmen". psv.nl (in Dutch). 30 December 2018.
3. "PSV contracteert Joël Piroe". psv.nl (in Dutch). 16 November 2016.
4. "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 2 December 2016.
5. "PSV send Piroe on loan to Sparta Rotterdam". Football Oranje. 22 August 2019.
6. "PEC Zwolle – Sparta Rotterdam 2:2 (Eredivisie 2019/2020, 4. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
7. "SWANSEA CITY COMPLETE DEAL FOR PSV STRIKER JOEL PIROE". www.swanseacity.com. 2 July 2021.
8. "Joel Piroe: Swansea City sign PSV Eindhoven striker". BBC Sport. 2 July 2021.
9. "Reading 0–3 Swansea". BBC. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
10. "Leeds United Sign Swansea City Striker Joel Piroe". www.leedsunited.com. 24 August 2023.
11. "Joel Piroe: Leeds United sign striker from Swansea City for £10m-plus". BBC Sport. 24 August 2023.
12. "Ipswich 3–4 Leeds". BBC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
13. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
14. "Joël Piroe". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
15. "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
16. "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
17. "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
18. "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
19. "Four share Under-19 top scorers' prize". UEFA. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
20. "Joel Piroe wins Swansea City Player of the Season award". Swansea City AFC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links

• Joël Piroe at WorldFootball.net
• Joël Piroe at Soccerway