Kwadwo Poku (footballer, born 1993)

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Kwadwo Poku (born 1 December 1993) [1] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for ASFA Yennenga. [2]

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Club career

Asante Kotoko

Poku started his career with the youth side of Kumasi-based club Asante Kotoko. [3] He rose through the ranks and became captain of their reserve side, leading them to the Northern sector reserves league in 2011. [4]

Heart of Lions

In 2013, Poku was sent on a one-year loan deal to Hearts of Lions in Kpando. [3] [5] On 24 April 2014, he scored a free-kick goal to equalize the scoreline in 45th minute in a match against Accra Hearts of Oak. The match went on and ended in a 2–1 victory in favour of Heart of Lions. [6] [7] He played a key role in the team finishing in second place in the 2013–14 Ghanaian Premier League. The team tried to broker a permanent deal with Asante Kotoko but he was recalled immediately the season ended. [3]

Return to Kotoko

Poku returned to Asante Kotoko in July 2014 after playing an instrumental role in the 2013–14 season during his loan spell at Heart of Lions. [3] He was named in the team's squad list for the 2015 season and the 2015 CAF Champions League campaign. [8] He made his debut for the club after coming on in the 70th minute of 1–1 draw against Medeama SC. [9] At the end of the season, he played 17 league matches. [4] He was later released by the club in November 2016 as he was deemed as surplus to the team. [10] [11]

ASFA/Yennenga

In February 2018, he joined Burkinabe club ASFA Yennenga. He left the club July 2018. [2] In November 2019, he was linked with a move to Ghanaian club King Faisal Babes.

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References

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