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Ernest Poku

AZ Alkmaar
172 cm
Height
21
Shirt
21 years
Jan 28, 2004
Right
Preferred foot
Netherlands
Country
€1.2M
Market value
Position
Primary
Right Winger
Others
Left Winger, Striker
RW
LW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches24%Shot attempts61%Goals32%
Chances created50%Aerial duels won46%Defensive actions33%

Eredivisie 2024/2025

1
Goals
3
Assists
12
Started
16
Matches
1,109
Minutes played
6.85
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 1

RKC Waalwijk
2-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 29

NEC Nijmegen
3-3
90
1
1
0
0
8.6

Mar 16

Ajax
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Mar 13

Tottenham Hotspur
3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

Mar 6

Tottenham Hotspur
1-0
81
0
0
1
0
7.2

Mar 2

SC Heerenveen
3-1
76
0
0
0
0
6.3

Feb 27

Heracles
5-6
105
1
0
0
0
8.1

Feb 23

Fortuna Sittard
1-0
78
0
1
1
0
7.0

Feb 20

Galatasaray
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Feb 13

Galatasaray
4-1
83
0
1
0
0
7.9
AZ Alkmaar

Apr 1

Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk
2-2
Bench

Mar 29

Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
3-3
90’
8.6

Mar 16

Eredivisie
Ajax
2-2
90’
7.0

Mar 13

Europa League Final Stage
Tottenham Hotspur
3-1
90’
6.7

Mar 6

Europa League Final Stage
Tottenham Hotspur
1-0
81’
7.2
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 50%
  • 18Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.93xG
3 - 3
Shot typeLeft footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.16xG0.40xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,109

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.87
xG on target (xGOT)
1.68
Non-penalty xG
1.87
Shots
18
Shots on target
9

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
2.70
Successful passes
225
Pass accuracy
80.1%
Accurate long balls
4
Long ball accuracy
57.1%
Chances created
16
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
11.1%

Possession

Successful dribbles
18
Dribble success
56.2%
Touches
472
Touches in opposition box
51
Dispossessed
22
Fouls won
4

Defending

Tackles won
10
Tackles won %
50.0%
Duels won
50
Duels won %
44.6%
Aerial duels won
8
Aerial duels won %
32.0%
Interceptions
1
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
42
Possession won final 3rd
9
Dribbled past
6

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches24%Shot attempts61%Goals32%
Chances created50%Aerial duels won46%Defensive actions33%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

AZ AlkmaarJul 2021 - now
65
4
Jong AZ AlkmaarApr 2021 - now
59
16

Youth career

AZ Alkmaar U19Jul 2021 - Oct 2023
14
8

National team

Netherlands U21Oct 2023 - now
4
0
Netherlands U19May 2021 - Sep 2023
6
1
Netherlands Under 18Aug 2021 - Mar 2023
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

AZ Alkmaar U19

Netherlands
1
UEFA Youth League(22/23)