Skip to content
Yussuf Poulsen

Yussuf Poulsen

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Hamburger SV
Age31
CitizenshipDenmark Tanzania
Height1.92 m
Footright
BornJune 15, 1994
at Hamburger SV 315 days · joined 2025-07-13
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps
Market value €5.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.24
goals / match
RB Leipzig
top club · 425 apps

Career highs

€35.00m
peak value · 2019
€1.55m
top transfer fee · 13/14
19
best season · 18/19
142 / 32
int'l caps / goals
482Appearances
117Goals
76Assists
45Yellow cards
0Red cards
62Full matches (90′)
Full nameYussuf Poulsen
Name in home countryYussuf Yurary Poulsen
Date of birth1994-06-15 (31 yrs)
Place of birthKøbenhavn, Denmark
CitizenshipDenmark Tanzania
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height192.00 m
Current clubHamburger SV
Joined2025-07-13
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentPEP Consulting
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2025
Transfer: RB Leipzig → Hamburger SV
25/26 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2025
25/26 — Hamburger SV
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — RB Leipzig
29 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — RB Leipzig
38 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — RB Leipzig
28 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — RB Leipzig
37 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — RB Leipzig
41 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — RB Leipzig
33 matches · 5 G · 13 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — RB Leipzig
45 matches · 19 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — RB Leipzig
41 matches · 5 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — RB Leipzig
30 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — RB Leipzig
34 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — RB Leipzig
32 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Lyngby BK → RB Leipzig
13/14 · Transfer · €1.55m
Jul 2013
13/14 — RB Leipzig
37 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Lyngby Boldklub
31 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Lyngby BK U19 → Lyngby BK
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Lyngby Boldklub, Lyngby BK U19
24 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Lyngby BK Youth → Lyngby BK U19
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €35.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
5,539 min
Minutes played by club
Hamburger SV 0.0%
RB Leipzig 93.6%
Lyngby Boldklub 3.8%
Lyngby BK U19 2.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Hamburger SV 1 25/26 25/26 2 0 0 0
RB Leipzig 12 13/14 24/25 425 95 66 5,186
Lyngby Boldklub 2 11/12 12/13 36 11 5 209
Lyngby BK U19 1 11/12 11/12 19 11 5 144

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€8.8M14€17.5M20€26.3M27€35M11/12 — 11 goals (Lyngby BK U19)11/12 — 5 assists1611/1212/13 — 11 goals (Lyngby Boldklub)12/13 — 5 assists1612/1313/14 — 10 goals (RB Leipzig)13/14 — 7 assists1713/1414/15 — 12 goals (RB Leipzig)14/15 — 4 assists1614/1515/16 — 7 goals (RB Leipzig)15/16 — 5 assists1215/1616/17 — 5 goals (RB Leipzig)16/17 — 4 assists916/1717/18 — 5 goals (RB Leipzig)17/18 — 10 assists1517/1818/19 — 19 goals (RB Leipzig)18/19 — 8 assists2718/1919/20 — 5 goals (RB Leipzig)19/20 — 13 assists1819/2020/21 — 11 goals (RB Leipzig)20/21 — 7 assists1820/2121/22 — 7 goals (RB Leipzig)21/22 — 3 assists1021/2222/23 — 4 goals (RB Leipzig)22/23 — 2 assists622/2323/24 — 5 goals (RB Leipzig)23/24 — 3 assists823/2424/25 — 5 goals (RB Leipzig)524/2525/2612/13 — €50K13/14 — €500K14/15 — €1.5M15/16 — €4M16/17 — €5M17/18 — €10M18/19 — €20M19/20 — €35M20/21 — €30M21/22 — €25M22/23 — €14M23/24 — €7M24/25 — €6M25/26 — €5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 111111/1212/13: 111112/1313/14: 101013/1414/15: 121214/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 191918/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 111120/2121/22: 7721/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 5524/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

11/12: 5511/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 101017/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 131319/2020/21: 7720/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 22 2 0 1 0 181
24/25 Champions League RB Leipzig 6 1 0 0 0 152
24/25 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 1 2 0 0 0 45
23/24 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 28 5 2 0 0 242
23/24 Champions League RB Leipzig 7 0 1 2 0 0
23/24 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 DFL-Supercup RB Leipzig 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 19 2 1 1 0 199
22/23 Champions League RB Leipzig 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 4 2 1 0 0 71
21/22 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 25 6 1 2 0 180
21/22 Champions League RB Leipzig 4 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 3 1 1 0 0 136
21/22 Europa League RB Leipzig 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 27 5 5 1 0 270
20/21 Champions League RB Leipzig 8 1 1 0 0 507
20/21 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 6 5 1 0 0 61
19/20 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 22 5 7 2 0 244
19/20 Champions League RB Leipzig 8 0 2 2 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 3 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 31 15 4 2 0 164
18/19 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 6 2 3 0 0 285
18/19 Europa League RB Leipzig 4 1 0 1 0 119
18/19 Europa League Qualifying RB Leipzig 4 1 1 0 0 182
17/18 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 30 4 3 1 0 415
17/18 Champions League RB Leipzig 4 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 2 1 5 0 0 170
17/18 Europa League RB Leipzig 5 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 29 5 4 4 0 414
16/17 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 2. Bundesliga RB Leipzig 32 7 5 7 0 284
15/16 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 2. Bundesliga RB Leipzig 29 11 4 4 0 226
14/15 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 3 1 0 0 0 330
13/14 3. Liga RB Leipzig 36 10 7 3 0 309
13/14 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 1.Division Lyngby Boldklub 29 11 4 6 0 209
12/13 DBU Pokalen Lyngby Boldklub 2 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Superliga Lyngby Boldklub 5 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 U19 Boys League Lyngby BK U19 19 11 5 1 0 144
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2011-01-01 Lyngby BK Youth Lyngby BK U19 Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-01 Lyngby BK U19 Lyngby BK Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-04 Lyngby BK RB Leipzig Transfer 400000 €1.55m
25/26 2025-07-13 RB Leipzig Hamburger SV Transfer 5000000 €1.00m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
21/22 Thigh problems 2021-06-24 2021-07-01 8 1
21/22 Fitness 2021-08-02 2021-08-16 15 2
21/22 Torn muscle fiber 2021-11-18 2021-12-23 36 8
21/22 Corona virus 2021-11-25 2021-12-02 8 1
21/22 Muscle injury 2022-03-28 2022-04-07 11 3
22/23 Torn muscle fiber 2022-06-13 2022-09-08 88 8
22/23 influenza 2022-09-29 2022-10-03 5 1
22/23 muscular problems 2022-10-27 2022-11-03 8 2
22/23 Calf problems 2023-03-28 2023-04-08 12 3
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-03-31 2024-04-25 26 3
24/25 Hamstring injury 2024-11-18 2025-01-16 60 10
24/25 Hamstring injury 2025-02-05 2025-02-13 9 1
24/25 Knock 2025-02-21 2025-02-27 7 2
24/25 muscular problems 2025-03-14 2025-03-27 14 1
25/26 strain 2025-08-06 2025-08-20 15 1
Current€5.00m
Peak€35.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€4.95m
€50k€8.79m€17.53m€26.26m€35.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €21.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €21.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €24.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53806 0 0 former national player
Team #28143 1 0 former national player
Team #28076 3 0 former national player
Team #21741 5 4 former national player
Team #20902 12 8 former national player
Team #20901 19 2 former national player
Team #16783 #7 15 4 former national player
Team #3436 #20 87 14 recent national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
18/19 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 15 31
11/12 U19 Boys League Lyngby BK U19 11 19
12/13 1.Division Lyngby Boldklub 11 29

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 3. Liga RB Leipzig 7 36
19/20 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 7 22
15/16 2. Bundesliga RB Leipzig 5 32

Last 38 matches for Hamburger SV while Yussuf Poulsen was at the club (joined 2025-07-13). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-16 L1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Hamburger SV Available
2026-05-10 L1 Hamburger SV 3–2 SC Freiburg Available
2026-05-10 L1 Hamburger SV 3–2 SC Freiburg Available
2026-05-02 L1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Hamburger SV Available
2026-05-02 L1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Hamburger SV Available
2026-04-25 L1 Hamburger SV 1–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Available
2026-04-25 L1 Hamburger SV 1–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Available
2026-04-18 L1 SV Werder Bremen 3–1 Hamburger SV Available
2026-04-18 L1 SV Werder Bremen 3–1 Hamburger SV Available
2026-04-12 L1 VfB Stuttgart 4–0 Hamburger SV Available
2026-04-04 L1 Hamburger SV 1–1 FC Augsburg Available
2026-03-21 L1 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Hamburger SV Available
2026-03-14 L1 Hamburger SV 1–1 1. FC Köln Available
2026-03-07 L1 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Hamburger SV Available
2026-03-04 L1 Hamburger SV 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Available
2026-03-01 L1 Hamburger SV 1–2 RB Leipzig Available
2026-02-20 L1 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 Hamburger SV Available
2026-02-14 L1 Hamburger SV 3–2 1. FC Union Berlin Available
2026-02-07 L1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0–2 Hamburger SV Available
2026-01-31 L1 Hamburger SV 2–2 FC Bayern München Available
2026-01-23 L1 FC St. Pauli 1910 0–0 Hamburger SV Available
2026-01-17 L1 Hamburger SV 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Available
2026-01-10 L1 SC Freiburg 2–1 Hamburger SV Available
2025-12-20 L1 Hamburger SV 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Available
2025-12-13 L1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Hamburger SV Available
2025-12-07 L1 Hamburger SV 3–2 SV Werder Bremen Available
2025-11-30 L1 Hamburger SV 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Available
2025-11-22 L1 FC Augsburg 1–0 Hamburger SV Available
2025-11-08 L1 Hamburger SV 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Available
2025-11-02 L1 1. FC Köln 4–1 Hamburger SV Available
2025-10-25 L1 Hamburger SV 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Available
2025-10-18 L1 RB Leipzig 2–1 Hamburger SV Available
2025-10-05 L1 Hamburger SV 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 Available
2025-09-28 L1 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 Hamburger SV Available
2025-09-20 L1 Hamburger SV 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Available
2025-09-13 L1 FC Bayern München 5–0 Hamburger SV Available
2025-08-29 L1 Hamburger SV 0–2 FC St. Pauli 1910 Available
2025-08-24 L1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 Hamburger SV Available

Teams faced most often by Yussuf Poulsen's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
SC Freiburg 22 12 6 4 47 22 +25 55%
VfL Wolfsburg 21 11 5 5 32 19 +13 52%
Eintracht Frankfurt 21 7 8 6 26 28 -2 33%
Borussia Dortmund 20 9 2 9 35 33 +2 45%
FC Augsburg 19 11 7 1 37 16 +21 58%
1. FSV Mainz 05 18 8 4 6 41 26 +15 44%
1. FC Union Berlin 17 8 3 6 28 17 +11 47%
VfB Stuttgart 15 9 2 4 29 17 +12 60%
1. FC Köln 14 7 5 2 33 15 +18 50%
Hertha BSC 14 12 1 1 49 14 +35 86%
FC Schalke 04 12 8 2 2 30 11 +19 67%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 10 6 2 2 18 10 +8 60%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal
15/16 Goal #50 (career)
21/22 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 29 378 1 0 0 0.24
23/24 38 242 2 1 0 1.12
22/23 28 270 1 0 0 0.33
21/22 37 316 3 0 0 0.85
20/21 41 838 1 0 0 0.11
19/20 33 244 4 0 0 1.48
18/19 45 750 3 0 0 0.36
17/18 41 585 3 0 0 0.46
16/17 30 414 5 0 0 1.09
15/16 34 284 7 0 0 2.22
14/15 32 556 4 1 0 0.81
13/14 37 309 3 0 0 0.87
12/13 31 209 6 0 0 2.58
11/12 24 144 1 1 0 1.25

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
235 apps
49 G
27 A
2. Bundesliga
61 apps
18 G
9 A
DFB-Pokal
34 apps
14 G
15 A
U19 Boys League
19 apps
11 G
5 A
1.Division
29 apps
11 G
4 A
3. Liga
36 apps
10 G
7 A
Champions League
42 apps
2 G
6 A
Europa League
14 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
4 apps
1 G
1 A
DBU Pokalen
2 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Yussuf Poulsen

Who is Yussuf Poulsen?

Yussuf Poulsen is a Denmark professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Hamburger SV.

How old is Yussuf Poulsen?

Yussuf Poulsen is 31 years old. He was born on June 15, 1994 in København.

What position does Yussuf Poulsen play?

Yussuf Poulsen plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Yussuf Poulsen play for?

Yussuf Poulsen currently plays for Hamburger SV.

How many career goals has Yussuf Poulsen scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yussuf Poulsen has scored 117 goals in 482 appearances.

What is Yussuf Poulsen's market value?

Yussuf Poulsen's most recent reported market value is €5.00m.