Joël Piroe
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Joël Mohammed Ramzan Piroe (born 2 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national football team.
Club 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. 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.
Piroe made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV on 2 December 2016 in a game against Achilles '29.
PSV sent Piroe on a one-year loan to Sparta Rotterdam in August 2019. 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.
Swansea City
On 2 July 2021, Piroe moved to Wales to join Swansea City on a three-year deal, joining for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £1 million with the potential to rise up to £2 million. He scored on his Swansea debut in an EFL Cup tie against Reading on 10 August 2021.
Leeds United
On 24 August 2023, Leeds United signed Piroe on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be above £10 million. He scored on his Leeds debut against Ipswich on 26 August 2023 in a 4–3 victory.
On 21 April 2025, he netted four goals in a 6–0 victory over Stoke City, securing his team's promotion to the Premier League. On 3 May 2025, Piroe won the 2024–25 Championship title with Leeds following a 2–1 win over Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. He was also awarded the Golden Boot for the same season after scoring a league-high 19 goals with Leeds.
On 8 March 2026, Piroe scored his first goal of the 2025–26 season, in any competition, in a 3–0 FA Cup win against Norwich City at Elland Road.
International career
Piroe represented the Netherlands at youth international level. On 8 January 2026, he switched his international allegiance to Suriname. Later that year, on 26 March, he made his international debut, starting in a 2–1 defeat against Bolivia in the World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-offs.
Personal life
Piroe was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and a Indo-Surinamese Muslim father.
Career statistics
As of 7 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 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 | Championship | 45 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 24 |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 43 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 20 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 91 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 96 | 46 | ||
| Leeds United | 2023–24 | Championship | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 |
| 2024–25 | Championship | 46 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 19 | |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 101 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 34 |
| Career total | 275 | 90 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 298 | 99 |
Honours
Leeds United
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2017
- Swansea City Player of the Year: 2021–22
- EFL Championship Golden Boot: 2024–25
- PFA Team of the Year: 2024–25 Championship
External links
- at WorldFootball.net
- at Soccerway