Kwasi Poku

Kwasi Poku (born February 6, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Forge FC.

Kwasi Poku
Personal information
Full name Kwasi Poku
Date of birth (2003-02-06) February 6, 2003
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
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 1 (0)
National team‡
2022– Canada U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 10, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 16, 2022

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]

Club 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]

International career

In April 2022, Poku was called up to the Canadian Under-20 team for two matches against Costa Rica.[9]

Career statistics
As of October 1, 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2021[5] League1 Ontario Summer Championship 40–––40
Toronto FC II 2021 USL League One 10—––10
Career total 5000000050

References
  1. "Kwasi Poku Leads Woodbridge Strikers to U-14 Boys Ontario Indoor Cup Title". Ontario Soccer Association. January 26, 2017.
  2. "Team Ontario U14 Boys" (PDF). Ontario Soccer Association.
  3. Motta Silva, Nicolas (November 16, 2018). "BMO Champions CUP: Day One and Two Recap". Toronto FC.
  4. "Forge FC signs ex-HFX midfielder Sissoko, local product Poku". Canadian Premier League. February 2, 2022.
  5. "Kwasi Poku 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  6. Martin, Hannah (October 1, 2021). "Match Recap: North Carolina FC Fall to Toronto FC II on the Road". North Carolina FC.
  7. "Forge FC Sign Midfielders Sissoko & Poku". Forge FC. February 2, 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES MEN'S U-20 NATIONAL TEAM CAMP AND MATCHES FOR APRIL". Canada Soccer. April 5, 2022.
  10. Kwasi Poku at Soccerway
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