Ernest Poku (born 28 January 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for AZ Alkmaar.
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Club career edit
Having joined the club from FC Amsterdam in summer 2019, he signed his first professional contract with AZ Alkmaar in February 2020, with the contract valid until mid-2023.[2][3] On 30 April 2021, he made his debut for Jong AZ as a substitute in a 1–0 win over 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 edit
Born in the Netherlands, Poku is of Ghanaian descent.[8] He made 2 appearances for the Netherlands national under-16 team in 2020.[9] In 2022 he was named in the Dutch U19 squad.[10] He scored his first goal for the Dutch U19 side against Ukraine U19 in June 2022.[11]
Career statistics edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Career stats - Voetbal International
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