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Ernest Poku
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20)
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
0000–2019 FC Amsterdam
2019–2021 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong AZ 54 (15)
2021– AZ 28 (1)
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 2 November 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

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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

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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

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As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 4 0 0 0 2[a] 0 6 0
Total 28 1 2 1 10 0 40 2
Career total 82 16 2 1 10 0 92 17
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ "Ernest Poku". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "AZ 'houdt spits (16) uit handen van Ajax' en schotelt profcontract voor". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ Zwartkruis, Simon (5 August 2021). "De toekomst van AZ: 'Eerste jeugdtoernooi Poku met ons was onvergetelijk'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "E. Poku". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ Willems, Marijn (7 May 2021). "Ernest Poku blij met debuut voor Jong AZ". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ Wanst, Rob (11 July 2021). "Alkmaarse groeibriljant Ernest Poku laat zich zien in de voorbereiding". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ Swagers, Stef (14 August 2021). "Matig AZ begint competitie met nederlaag bij RKC Waalwijk". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Ghanaian teen Ernest Poku included in AZ Alkmaar pre-season squad". GhanaSoccernet. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ernest Poku » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ "FINAL SELECTION UNDER 19 FOR THE FIRST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND". Onsiranje.nl.
  11. ^ "Ghanaian teen Ernest Poku scores in Netherlands U19's defeat to Ukraine". Ghanasoccernet.com.
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