Joël Piroe

Joël Piroe
Piroe with Leeds United in 2025
Personal information
Full name Joël Mohammed Ramzan Piroe[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999
Place of birth Wijchen, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
(on loan from Leeds United)
Number 9
Youth career
SCE Nijmegen
Quick 1888
Woezik
–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 104 (32)
2026– → West Ham United (loan) 1 (1)
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)
2026– Suriname 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2026

Joël Mohammed Ramzan Piroe (born 2 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club West Ham United, on loan from Premier League club Leeds United. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national 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.[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]

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.[13] On 3 May 2025, Piroe won the 2024–25 Championship title with Leeds following a 2–1 win over Plymouth Argyle at Home Park.[14] He was also awarded the Golden Boot for the same season after scoring a league-high 19 goals with Leeds.[15]

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.[16]

West Ham United

On 19 August 2026, Piroe joined EFL Championship club West Ham United on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[17] He made his debut on 22 August 2026, scoring in a 1–2 loss in the league to Charlton Athletic.

International career

Piroe represented the Netherlands at youth international level. On 8 January 2026, he switched his international allegiance to Suriname.[18] 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.[19]

Personal life

Piroe was born in the Netherlands to an Indo-Surinamese muslim father and a Dutch mother.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 122————122
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 60————60
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 2911————2911
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 21————21
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 50————50
Total 5414————5414
PSV Eindhoven 2018–19 Eredivisie 0000—00—00
2019–20 Eredivisie 0000—00—00
2020–21 Eredivisie 11120—1[c]2—143
Total 11120—12—143
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 18220———202
Swansea City 2021–22[22] Championship 45221111——4724
2022–23[23] Championship 43192100——4520
2023–24[24] Championship 30—12——42
Total 91413223——9646
Leeds United 2023–24[24] Championship 421340——3[d]14914
2024–25[25] Championship 46191010——4819
2025–26[26] Premier League 1604110——211
2026–27[27] Premier League 000000——00
Total 104329120003111834
West Ham United (loan) 2026–27[27] Championship 110000——11
Career total 27991163431231303100
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 26 March 2026[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Suriname 202610
Total10

Honours

Leeds United

Individual

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. ↑ Woodcock, Ian (21 April 2025). "Leeds United 6–0 Stoke City". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Leeds United: Leeds win Championship title as Pilgrims are relegated". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Leeds United: Piroe earns golden boot award". BBC Sport. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  16. ↑ Johnson, Isaac (9 March 2026). "Joel Piroe breaks silence on Leeds United game time after FA Cup goal vs Norwich". Leeds Live. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Joel Piroe: West Ham United sign Leeds United striker on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Joël Piroe to play international football for Suriname". Leeds United F.C. 8 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Bolivia 2–1 Suriname". ESPN. 26 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "Joël Piroe". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Joël Piroe in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  28. ↑ "Joël Piroe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "Championship: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "Leeds: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  30. ↑ "Four share Under-19 top scorers' prize". UEFA. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  31. ↑ "Joel Piroe wins Swansea City Player of the Season award". Swansea City AFC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  32. ↑ "Leeds United: Piroe earns golden boot award". BBC Sport. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  33. ↑ "Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Arsenal's Mariona Caldentey win PFA Player of the Year awards for 2024/25". Sky Sports. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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