Nana Poku

Nana Poku
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 TRAU
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Berekum Arsenal 38 (32)
2012–2014 Ashdod 14 (7)
2012 → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 9 (2)
2014–2015 Ittihad El Shorta 36 (11)
2015–2017 Misr Lel-Makkasa 50 (24)
2017 → Al Shabab (loan) 8 (0)
2018 Zamalek 5 (1)
2018–2019 Al-Wakrah 12 (10)
2019–2021 Al-Markhiya 14 (5)
2021 UiTM 9 (2)
2021–2022 Perak 10 (5)
2022 Dewa United 0 (0)
2022– TRAU 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Nana Poku (born 1 September 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for TRAU in the I-League.

Career

In the 2010–11 season, Nana Poku won the "Goal King" award in the Ghana Premier League with 16 goals for Berekum Arsenal.[2] In 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Egyptian club Ittihad El Shorta, which followed spells with Ashdod and Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) in Israel.[3] In 2015, Poku joined fellow Egyptian team Misr Lel-Makkasa before subsequently joining UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Shabab at the end of 2016.

Poku's contract at Zamalek was terminated on 29 June 2018 after reaching a mutual agreement.[4]

In 2022, Poku moved to India and signed with I-League club TRAU. He made his league debut on 15 November in their 1–1 draw against Aizawl.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 February 2023[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Amidaus Professionals 2013–14 Ghana Premier League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
El Shorta 2014–15 Egyptian Premier League 36 11 2[a] 1 — 38 12
Misr Lel-Makkasa 2015–16 31 14 1[a] 0 — 32 14
2016–17 14 9 0 0 — 14 9
2017–18 5 1 1[a] 0 — 6 1
Misr Lel-Makkasa total 50 24 2 0 0 0 52 24
Al Shabab
(loan) 		2016–17 UAE Pro League 8 0 2[b] 0 — 10 0
Zamalek 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 5 1 0 0 2[c] 0 7 1
UiTM 2021 Malaysia Super League 9 2 0 0 — 9 2
Perak 2021 10 5 0 0 — 10 5
TRAU 2022–23 I-League 8 2 0 0 — 8 2
Career total 127 45 6 1 2 0 135 46
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Egypt Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UAE League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup

Honours

Zamalek

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Nana Poku: Brilliant Ghanaian striker powers El Shorta to victory in Egypt". GHANAsoccernet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ahmed Toure named Ghana Premier League best player". GHANAsoccernet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ^ "החלוץ הגנאי ננה פוקו סיכם בהפועל ב"ש". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew).
  4. ^ "Nana Poku profile". Ghanaweb. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Aizawl TRAU share spoils 10-man Rajasthan prevail over Churchill Brothers". theweek.in. The Week. Press Trust of India. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  6. ^ Nana Poku at Soccerway