Kwame Poku

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Kwame Poku
Personal information
Full name Kwame Afriyie Adubofour Poku [1]
Date of birth (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 11
Youth career
Cray Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Cray Wanderers 0 (0)
2019 Worthing 12 (2)
2019–2021 Colchester United 62 (5)
2021– Peterborough United 92 (15)
International career‡
2021– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Kwame Afriyie Adubofour Poku (born 11 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Peterborough United. Born in England, he represents Ghana internationally.

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Club career

Born in Croydon, [3] Poku joined Worthing from Cray Wanderers in February 2019. With Cray Wanderers, he made one senior appearance in the Kent Senior Cup and scored twice in twelve appearances in the 2018–19 Isthmian League for Worthing. In May 2019, following a successful trial, he signed for Colchester United. [4]

On 3 September 2019, Poku made his professional debut for Colchester in a 3–2 EFL Trophy win against Gillingham. [5] He scored his first professional goal on 21 September 2019 in Colchester's 2–1 victory against Leyton Orient. [6]

On 5 December 2019, Poku signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Colchester to keep him with the Essex club until summer 2022. [7]

On 2 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Peterborough United. [8] On 1 October 2022, Poku scored his first Peterborough goal in a 3–2 win against Milton Keynes Dons.

International career

Born in England, Poku is of Ghanaian descent. [9]

On 19 March 2021, Poku was called up to the Ghana national team for the first time for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against South Africa and São Tomé and Príncipe. [10] He made his debut on 28 March 2021 after coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Mohammed Kudus in a 3–1 victory over São Tomé and Príncipe at the Accra Sports Stadium. [11] [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 May 2021. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2019–20 [13] League Two 29510206 [lower-alpha 1] 0385
2020–21 [14] League Two33010102 [lower-alpha 2] 1371
Career total625203081756
  1. ↑ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 28 March 2021. [15]
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202110
Total10

Honours

Peterborough United

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Kwame Poku at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Starlet Kwame Poku tipped to challenge for Colchester United first-team spot following arrival from Worthing". Worthing Herald. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Gillingham vs. Colchester United 2–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Colchester United 2–1 Leyton orietn". BBC Sport. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Kwame Poku: Colchester United striker agrees new contract at League Two club". BBC Sport. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Posh sign Colchester winger Poku". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Ghanaian Prodigy Kwame Poku in the double for Colchester". www.ghanaweb.com. 8 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Carmichael, Andy (19 March 2021). "Kwame Poku Called Up For Ghana". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (28 March 2021). "Colchester United attacker Kwame Poku makes international bow". Gazette. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Colchester United midfielder Kwame Adubofour Poku makes debut for Ghana". GhanaWeb. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Kwame Poku in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Kwame Poku in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Carmichael, Andy (29 March 2021). "Kwame Poku Makes Ghana Debut". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  16. ↑ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.


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