Kwasi Poku (born February 6, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Forge FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-02-06) February 6, 2003 (age 19) | ||
| 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 | |||
| Brampton East SC | |||
| 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 | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Canada U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2022 | |||
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]
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]
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][9] Poku scored his first goal on October 9, 2022 in a 1-0 victory over HFX Wanderers FC.[10]
In April 2022, Poku was called up to the Canadian Under-20 team for two matches against Costa Rica.[11] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[12]
| 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 | |||
| Forge FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Career total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Forge FC – current squad | |
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