Kwadwo Poku (footballer, born 1992)

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This article is about the Ghanaian footballer born in 1992. For the Ghanaian footballer born in 1985, see Kwadwo Poku.

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Kwadwo Poku
Personal information
Full name Kwadwo Poku
Date of birth (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 88
Youth career
Asante Kotoko SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Georgia Revolution
2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 25 (2)
2015– New York City FC 32 (5)
2015 → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2015– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:07, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Kwadwo Poku (born 10 July 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

Club career

Youth

Poku played in the youth system of his hometown club, Asante Kotoko SC, in Kumasi, Ghana.[1]

Georgia Revolution

In late 2010, Poku moved to the USA and joined 4th division side Georgia Revolution ahead of their 2011 season.[2] Playing as a striker in the 2012 and 2013 NPSL seasons Poku was his teams top scorer and in the 2013 season he also contributed a team-high seven assists. In May 2013, he scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 win over Real Colorado Foxes in the first round of the US Open Cup.[3]

Atlanta Silverbacks

Poku moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL on January 24, 2014.[4] During his time at the club he made 25 appearances, scoring twice, including a winning goal in the 91st minute against MLS side Real Salt Lake in the fourth round of the US Open Cup. Silverbacks manager and technical director Eric Wynalda described Poku as one of the best players in NASL, adding that he "might be too good for the MLS too".[5]

New York City FC

In January 2015, Poku was signed by MLS expansion side New York City FC after they acquired Poku's MLS rights from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for a 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick.[6] Poku quickly became a fan favourite at New York City for his eye catching performances, he was named to the MLS 24 under 24 at the end of the 2015 season.[7]

International career

During August 2015, Poku showed interest in playing international football for both Ghana and the United States national teams.[8][9] United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann reportedly approached Poku and asked him to switch nationality following his impressive performance in the MLS for New York City FC however Poku does not have US citizenship.[10]

On 10 October 2015, Poku received his first call up from Ghana for a friendly against Canada. Poku played 8 minutes after being subbed on in a 1-1 draw. [11]

Poku holds a U.S. green card which also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[12]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/feb/13/mls-may-have-its-own-yaya-toure-in-new-york-fcs-kwadwo-poku
  2. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/feb/13/mls-may-have-its-own-yaya-toure-in-new-york-fcs-kwadwo-poku
  3. ↑ http://www.garevolution.com/home/717799.html
  4. ↑ http://www.garevolution.com/home/782673.html
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ http://www.espnfc.co.uk/major-league-soccer/19/blog/post/2575814/kwadwo-poku-has-emerged-as-a-star-among-nycfcs-stars
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/other-sports/item/6189-new-york-city%E2%80%99s-kwadwo-poku-latest-to-receive-black-stars-call-up-for-ghana-friendly
  11. ↑ http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/other-sports/item/6189-new-york-city%E2%80%99s-kwadwo-poku-latest-to-receive-black-stars-call-up-for-ghana-friendly
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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