Joël Mohammed Ramzan Piroe (born 2 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leeds United. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national football team.
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 â in 2014 â 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 â a game which ended in a 2âÂÂ2 draw.
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 ã1 million with the potential to rise up to ã2 million. He scored on his Swansea debut in an EFL Cup tie against Reading on 10 August 2021.
On 24 August 2023, Leeds United signed Piroe on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be above ã10 million. He scored on his Leeds debut against Ipswich on 26 August 2023 in a 4âÂÂ3 victory.
On 21 April 2025, he netted four goals in a 6âÂÂ0 victory over Stoke City, securing his team's promotion to the Premier League. On 3 May 2025, Piroe won the 2024âÂÂ25 Championship title with Leeds following a 2âÂÂ1 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 2025âÂÂ26 season, in any competition, in a 3âÂÂ0 FA Cup win against Norwich City at Elland Road.
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 2âÂÂ1 defeat against Bolivia in the World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-offs.
Piroe was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and a Indo-Surinamese Muslim father.
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