Kwasi Poku
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kwasi Poku | ||
Date of birth | February 6, 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Woodbridge Strikers | |||
Unionville Milliken SC | |||
Toronto FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Toronto FC III | 4 | (0) |
2021 | Toronto FC II | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Forge FC | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2021 |
Kwasi Poku (born February 6, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Forge FC.
Early life[]
Poku played youth soccer with the Woodbridge Strikers, with whom he won the 2017 U14 Ontario Indoor Cup, scoring a hat-trick against Ottawa St. Anthony.[1] He was also part of the provincial Team Ontario that year.[2] He later played for Unionville Milliken SC.[3] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy.[4]
Career[]
Toronto FC[]
In 2021, he played with Toronto FC III in the League1 Ontario Summer Championship division making his debut on July 31 against Alliance United.[5]
After the season, he joined the second team Toronto FC II in USL League One. He made his debut on October 1, 2021 against North Carolina FC.[6]
Forge FC[]
In February 2022, he signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[7] He made his debut for his new club on February 16 in a 2022 CONCACAF Champions League match against Cruz Azul.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of October 1, 2021[9]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2021[5] | League1 Ontario Summer Championship | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Toronto FC II | 2021 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | — | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Kwasi Poku Leads Woodbridge Strikers to U-14 Boys Ontario Indoor Cup Title". Ontario Soccer Association. January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Team Ontario U14 Boys" (PDF). Ontario Soccer Association.
- ^ Motta Silva, Nicolas (November 16, 2018). "BMO Champions CUP: Day One and Two Recap". Toronto FC.
- ^ "Forge FC signs ex-HFX midfielder Sissoko, local product Poku". Canadian Premier League. February 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kwasi Poku 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Martin, Hannah (October 1, 2021). "Match Recap: North Carolina FC Fall to Toronto FC II on the Road". North Carolina FC.
- ^ "Forge FC Sign Midfielders Sissoko & Poku". Forge FC. February 2, 2022.
- ^ Forge FC [@ForgeFCHamilton] (February 16, 2022). "It's a big night of soccer in #HamOnt!! Your Starting XI for our @TheChampions debut is right here Stay tuned for kickoff coming up at 8 p.m." (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kwasi Poku at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Canadian soccer players
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Association football midfielders
- Toronto FC players
- League1 Ontario players
- Toronto FC II players
- USL League One players
- Woodbridge Strikers players
- Unionville Milliken SC players
- Forge FC players
- Canadian Premier League players