| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Kuusysi | 14 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | MyPa | 67 | (16) |
| 1998 | FinnPa | 13 | (1) |
| 1998 | MyPa | 7 | (0) |
| 1999 | FC Jokerit | 11 | (0) |
| 1999 | TPV | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | VPS | 12 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Tampere United | 64 | (28) |
| 2002–2003 | Hammarby IF | 47 | (10) |
| 2004 | Tampere United | 25 | (16) |
| 2005 | FC Vaduz | 31 | (7) |
| 2006 | HJK | 22 | (11) |
| 2007–2010 | Tampere United | 65 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–2008 | Finland | 19 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2010 | |||
Antti Pohja (born 11 January 1977, Lahti) is a retired Finnish footballer. His position is forward. Pohja represents Tampere United playing in Finnish premier league Veikkausliiga. He returned to the club for the season 2007 having represented the club earlier in 2000–2001 and 2004. Pohja won the Finnish championship playing for Tampere United in 2001 and he was the top scorer of Veikkausliiga in 2004 when he scored 16 goals. Besides playing in Finland, he has represented Hammarby IF in Sweden and FC Vaduz in Liechtenstein.
On 9 September 2010 he announced that he will retire from the game after the 2010 season.[1]
He has also played 19 international caps for Finland scoring two goals.
After his playing career, Pohja has worked as a football pundit for Yle.[2]