Ernest Poku
Dutch footballer (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | 37 | (1) |
| 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 23 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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
Born in the Netherlands, Poku is of Ghanaian descent.[8] He made two 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
- As of match played 23 February 2025
| 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 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 110 | 17 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
External links
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