List of international goals scored by Teemu Pukki

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Teemu Pukki is a Finnish professional football player, who is the all-time leading goalscorer of the Finland national football team. As of 17 November 2024, Pukki has scored 42 goals in 127 international appearances, since making his senior national team debut on 4 February 2009. [1]

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Pukki scored ten goals in ten appearances during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, helping Finland to qualify for the postponed Euro 2020 final tournament, for the first time in the nation's history. [2]

Pukki surpassed Jari Litmanen as Finland's top goalscorer on 12 October 2021, by scoring a brace in a 2–0 away win against Kazakhstan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with his 32nd and 33rd international goals. [3] [4] [5]

International goals

As of match played 13 October 2024
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pukki goal.
Table key
Indicates Finland won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Finland lost the match
List of international goals scored by Teemu Pukki [6]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 May 2012 Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria11Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–23–2 Friendly
215 August 2012 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland14Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2–23–3Friendly
311 September 2012 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–01–0Friendly
414 November 2012 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus18Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1–03–0Friendly
522 March 2013 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain20Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–11–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
611 June 2013 Central Stadium, Gomel, Belarus23Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
721 May 2014 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland30Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–02–2Friendly
82–1
96 October 2016 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland52Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–02–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
105 September 2017 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania59Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1126 March 2018Gloria Golf Resort Pitch A, Belek, Turkey64Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1–05–0Friendly
123–0
138 September 2018 Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland65Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–01–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
1411 September 2018 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland66Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C
1513 October 2018 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia67Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C
168 June 2019Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland73Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
172–0
1811 June 2019 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein74Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
195 September 2019Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland75Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
208 September 2019Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland76Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–11–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2115 October 2019Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland78Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
223–0
2315 November 2019 Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland79Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
243–0
2518 November 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece80Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–01–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2615 November 2020 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria86Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1–02–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
2718 November 2020 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales87Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–21–32020–21 UEFA Nations League B
2824 March 2021Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland88Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–12–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
292–1
3028 March 2021 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine89Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
319 October 2021Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland97Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–11–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3212 October 2021 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan98Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
332–0
3426 March 2022 Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain101Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–01–1Friendly
354 June 2022Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland103Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–01–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
3614 June 2022 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina106Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–12–32022–23 UEFA Nations League B
3723 September 2022Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland107Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–01–12022–23 UEFA Nations League B
3819 June 2023Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland112Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 6–06–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
3917 November 2023Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland117Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3–04–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
4021 March 2024Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales119Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–21–4 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
414 June 2024 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal121Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–32–4Friendly
422–3

Statistics

As of match played 17 November 2024 [6]

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