Teemu Eino Antero Pukki (born 29 March 1990) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club HJK and the Finland national team. Pukki began his career with KTP and made his debut on senior level on 23 June 2005 at the age of 15 in a fifth round match of the

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. He then moved to

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in 2008, where he played only one

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game for the first team before returning to Finland with HJK. In HJK he won the

championship and the

. He then played in the top divisions of Germany for

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, Scotland for

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and Denmark for Brøndby. In 2018, he signed for

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on a free transfer, and was named Player of the Season in the

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. Pukki made his international debut for Finland in 2009. Since then, he has earned over 120 caps and scored 42 goals, making him the all-time leading male Finnish goalscorer. Pukki scored ten goals in ten matches in Finland's

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qualification campaign, helping the side reach their first ever major international tournament.

Club career

KTP

Pukki began his football career in childhood in HOPS (Hovinsaaren Palloseura) while living in Hovinsaari,

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. As a youth he joined his official hometown club, KTP, playing for their under-19 side. He made his debut for the first team at 16 years old and his performances saw him called up to play for Finland's youth international sides. In two seasons of first-team football, Pukki made 29 appearances in the Finnish Premier League (

) and scored three goals.

Sevilla

Pukki moved to

from KTP for a transfer fee of €180,000. He was called up for the Sevilla first team for the away match against

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on 7 December 2008, but was an unused substitute. He received his

debut at home against

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on 25 January 2009. He found himself unused in Sevilla playing mostly for the reserve side

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and he decided to return to Finland.

HJK

On 28 August 2010, Pukki signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK. Pukki made his debut 30 August a match against

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. He managed to score his first goal for HJK in the next match against

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which was his first goal in a league match for nearly two years. During season 2010 he managed to play in seven games and score two goals for HJK in the 2010 season. At the end of the season HJK and Pukki won the Finnish Veikkausliiga and silver in the Finnish Cup. During season 2011 he scored 11 goals and notched eight assists in 18 league matches out of which he was in the starting line up in 13. He was chosen to 2011 Veikkausliiga All Stars -team. Pukki was also a key figure in HJK's

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and

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qualifications. He scored two goals against Bangor City and HJK's both goals in a 2–0 home win against

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. Pukki also scored HJK's only goal in the 6–1 away defeat against Schalke.

Schalke 04

On 31 August 2011, Pukki joined Schalke on a three-year contract, for a fee of €1.8 million. He made his debut on 18 September, when he came in as a substitute for

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on 66th minute in a 0–2 defeat against

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. On 6 November, he scored two goals for Schalke as he debuted in the starting 11 against

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. By doing so, he became the third Finn to score a brace in the German Bundesliga, after Ari Hjelm and Pasi Rautiainen.

Celtic

On 31 August 2013, Pukki signed a four-year deal with

from FC Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million. He scored on his debut in a 3–1 win against Hearts on 14 September 2013 and again on his home debut against St Johnstone on 21 September. On 26 January 2014 he scored against Hibernian. Overall though, Pukki's first season at Celtic was considered something of a disappointment as he struggled with form and failed to fill the void left by Gary Hooper who had left at the start of the season. Pukki himself later acknowledged the lack of impact he had made, admitting he initially felt playing in Scotland would be "easier" than in Germany. He found the speed and physical nature of the game in Scotland difficult to adjust to, and stated "Scottish football is not easy. It's not a bad league at all". On 8 July 2014, Pukki scored his first Celtic hat trick in a pre-season friendly against

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in a 5–2 victory for Celtic. Pukki scored twice in Celtic's victory against KR Reykjavik at

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in Celtic's

qualifying match, the match ended 4–0 with Celtic winning 5–0 on aggregate. However, he struggled to make any impact in the next qualifying round matches against

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and was substituted at half-time in the league defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 August 2014.

Brøndby

On 1 September 2014, Pukki signed a one-year loan deal with option to buy with Danish side

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. He made his debut 13 days later in a league match at home against

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. He went on to score another four goals in his next four games, and was rewarded for his form by being voted the Superliga Player of the Month for October, finishing the season as the club's top scorer, with nine goals. On 19 June 2015, Pukki signed a three-year contract with Brøndby for an undisclosed fee. According to media, the transfer fee was between £600,000 and £1 million. On 4 August 2016, Pukki scored three goals when Brøndby knocked out

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in the third round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifiers, winning 3–1, thereby overcoming a 0–1 deficit from the first leg in

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. On 13 July 2017, he scored one goal against VPS in the first leg of the second qualifying round for the

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, Brøndby would go on to win the match 2–0. On 10 May 2018 he played as Brøndby beat

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3–1 in the 2017–18 Danish Cup final. He was released at the end of the 2017–18 season after failing to agree a new deal with the club.

Norwich City

2018–19 season

On 30 June 2018, Pukki joined

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club

on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal. He made his debut on 4 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw at

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, and a week later he scored his first goal in a 4–3 home loss to

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. From January to February 2019, Pukki scored eight goals across six consecutive matches, ending with two goals in a 4–0 win at

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. This run included two goals on 10 February in a 3–0 win over Ipswich Town in the

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, with which he became the Finn with the most goals in a Championship season, overtaking former Ipswich player Shefki Kuqi's 20 in 2004–05. In April 2019, Pukki was named EFL Championship Player of the Season and was included in the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season. He was also named

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by Norwich City's supporters for 2018–19 and received the Barry Butler Memorial Trophy. He was also named the PFA Fans' Player of the Year.

2019–20 season

On 3 July 2019, Pukki signed a new three-year contract with the Premier League newcomers. On 9 August, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 4–1 away loss to

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on the opening day of the new season. Eight days later, he scored a hat-trick against

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in a 3–1 victory, Norwich's first hat-trick in the Premier League since Efan Ekoku against Everton in September 1993. For the month of August he was named the Premier League Player of the Month, and the PFA Premier League Player of the Month. Pukki scored eleven Premier League goals in total for Norwich but was unable to prevent the Canaries from being relegated to the Championship.

2020–21 season

Pukki remained at Norwich following their relegation to the Championship and scored his first goal of the season in a 2–2 draw with

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. Pukki continued his prolific form in the Championship and hit his fiftieth goal for the Canaries with a brace in a 2–1 win at

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. Pukki was named Championship Player of the Month for February 2021, scoring seven goals in seven games. On 6 April 2021, he scored his first ever Championship hat-trick and his twenty-fifth goal of the season in a 7–0 thrashing of

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. In April 2021, he was named on the EFL Team of the Season and nominated for the EFL Championship Player of the Season. The award was however won by his teammate

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2021–22 season

Pukki scored his first goal of the season against Leicester from the penalty spot, in a 2-1 defeat. Pukki would also net his first goal of the season from open play against Watford. He scored in back to back wins for Norwich against

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and

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, the latter of which was the club's first game under the management of

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. Over the course of the season, Pukki would net 11 goals and finish the season as Norwich's top goalscorer for 4th consecutive season. He would also be voted Norwich City's player of the season, however once again Norwich City were relegated to the championship.

2022–23 season

Despite being linked with moves away, Pukki remained at Norwich for the 2022–23 season. He netted his first goal of the season in a 3–0 win against Coventry City. Pukki would net a brace a few days later in a 3–2 win against

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. He would net the only goal of the match as Norwich beat

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1–0. Pukki would net a brace away to promotion chasing Sheffield United in a 2–2 draw, however would miss a late penalty. He would score his third brace of the season in a 4–0 away win against

, which was manager David Wagner's first game in charge of Norwich. On 5 April 2023, he confirmed that he would be leaving the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the season. During his five seasons with Norwich City, Pukki scored 88 goals in 210 matches making him the fourth-best goalscorer in the club's entire history, behind Johnny Gavin, Terry Allcock and Iwan Roberts. He is regarded as a club legend in Norwich.

Minnesota United

On 27 June 2023,

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franchise Minnesota United announced the signing of Pukki on a free transfer with the Designated Player status until June 2025. On 7 October, Pukki scored four goals for Minnesota in a 5–2 victory against

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, becoming the first Minnesota United player to score four goals in a game and only the second player in the franchise's history to score at least a hat-trick in a MLS regular season game, after

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in 2018.

Return to HJK Helsinki

On 24 January 2025, after spending over 13 years abroad, Pukki returned to his former club

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, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 19 February, in a

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match against his former club KTP, Pukki scored a brace in a 4–0 away win, after his first penalty kick was denied by KTP goalkeeper Maksym Zhuk on the 9th minute of the game.

International career

Youth

Pukki made his debut in international football on 10 August 2005 at the age of 15 scoring both goals of the match for Finland U15 in a 0–2 away victory in

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against Wales U15. In the Finland U21 Pukki made his debut at the age of 19 on 6 June 2009, in

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in a match against Belarus U21.

Senior

Pukki debuted in the Finland national team on 4 February 2009 when Stuart Baxter used him as a substitute against

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in a friendly match played in

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. He scored his fifth goal for his country on 22 March 2013, scoring the equaliser as Finland recorded a 1–1 draw at reigning world and European champions

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in World Cup qualifying. In the

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, Finland won promotion from League C. Pukki scored the only goal of each of the Finns' first three matches, at home against

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and home and away to

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. In June 2019, he was named the Finnish Footballer of the Year based on his form for Norwich and Finland. Pukki scored ten goals in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers to help Finland to qualify for the first major tournament,

, in their history. Pukki was called up for the

pre-tournament friendly match against

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on 29 May 2021. Pukki played in all 3 international games at the

tournament. He failed to score in any of these matches however, and Finland was placed 3rd in

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following a 2–0 defeat to

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on 21 June 2021. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament. On 12 October 2021, Pukki scored twice in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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to overtake Jari Litmanen as the Finnish national team's all-time top goalscorer. In the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B, Pukki scored three goals in six matches. In 2023, Pukki played 10 games in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign scoring twice and giving 5 assists.

Personal life

Pukki is married and has two children with his wife. In September 2023, she was expecting their third child. In January 2024 Pukki invested, along with Lukas Hradecky and

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, in a restaurant business in Helsinki. Pukki is represented by his childhood friend Teemu Turunen. In October 2024, Pukki invested in his former club

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, and is currently a minority shareholder of KTP.

Career statistics

Club

International

Notes

Honours

Sevilla Youth *

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HJK *

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

runner-up: 2025 Celtic *

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: 2013–14 Brøndby IF *

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: 2017–18 Norwich City *

: 2018–19, 2020–21 Individual *Veikkausliiga All Stars: 2011 *

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Player of the Month: November 2014, August 2016 * EFL Championship Player of the Season: 2018–19 * EFL Championship Golden Boot: 2018–19 * EFL Team of the Season: 2018–19 * PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2018–19 Championship *

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: 2018–19 Championship, 2020–21 Championship * Premier League Player of the Month: August 2019 * Finnish Sports Personality of the Year: 2019 * Finnish Footballer of the Year: 2019, 2020 * Norwich City Player of the Season: 2019, 2022 * EFL Championship Player of the Month: February 2021 *EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2020–21

References

External links

Teemu Pukki
at the Minnesota United FC website
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at

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*
Teemu Pukki
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Career statistics
at Football Finns {{DEFAULTSORT:Pukki, Teemu 1990 births Living people Footballers from Kotka Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football forwards FC KooTeePee players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players FC Schalke 04 players Celtic F.C. players Brøndby IF players Norwich City F.C. players Minnesota United FC players Veikkausliiga players Segunda División players La Liga players Bundesliga players Scottish Professional Football League players Danish Superliga players English Football League players Premier League players Major League Soccer players Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States FIFA Men's Century Club Designated Players (MLS) Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players