Ernest Poku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | FC Amsterdam | ||
| 2019–2021 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Jong AZ | 54 | (15) |
| 2021– | AZ | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 |
Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ernest Poku (born 28 January 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for AZ Alkmaar.
Club career
Having joined the club from
Roda JC.[4][5] He trained with the club's first team during the pre-season for the 2021–22 season,[6] and made his debut for AZ as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to RKC Waalwijk in the opening match of the season on 14 August 2021.[7][4]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Poku is of Ghanaian descent.
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 11 | — | — | 14 | 11 | |||
| Total | 54 | 15 | — | — | 54 | 15 | ||||
| AZ | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ "Ernest Poku". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "AZ 'houdt spits (16) uit handen van Ajax' en schotelt profcontract voor". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Zwartkruis, Simon (5 August 2021). "De toekomst van AZ: 'Eerste jeugdtoernooi Poku met ons was onvergetelijk'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "E. Poku". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Willems, Marijn (7 May 2021). "Ernest Poku blij met debuut voor Jong AZ". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Wanst, Rob (11 July 2021). "Alkmaarse groeibriljant Ernest Poku laat zich zien in de voorbereiding". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Swagers, Stef (14 August 2021). "Matig AZ begint competitie met nederlaag bij RKC Waalwijk". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian teen Ernest Poku included in AZ Alkmaar pre-season squad". GhanaSoccernet. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Ernest Poku » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "FINAL SELECTION UNDER 19 FOR THE FIRST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND". Onsiranje.nl.
- ^ "Ghanaian teen Ernest Poku scores in Netherlands U19's defeat to Ukraine". Ghanasoccernet.com.
External links
- Career stats - Voetbal International
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