About Kwame Poku
Born 2001. Kwame Poku is a Ghanaian association football player.
Kwame Afriyie Adubofour Poku (born 11 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for club Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents Ghana internationally.
Club career Born in Croydon,
On 3 September 2019, Poku made his professional debut for Colchester in a 3–2 EFL Trophy win against Gillingham. He scored his first professional goal on 21 September 2019 in Colchester's 2–1 victory against Leyton Orient.
On 5 December 2019, Poku signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Colchester to keep him with the Essex club until summer 2022.
Peterborough United On 2 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Peterborough United. On 1 October 2022, Poku scored his first Peterborough goal in a 3–2 win against Milton Keynes Dons.
Having scored three goals in four matches, Poku was named EFL League One Player of the Month for September 2024. His impressive form continued into the following month, seven goal involvements in six matches seeing him win the award for a second consecutive month.
On 7 May 2025, Peterborough United announced the departure of Ghanaian international Poku, following the conclusion of his contract with the League One side.
Queens Park Rangers On 28 June 2025 Poku signed for Queens Park Rangers after agreeing compensation with Peterborough United, as applied to an under 23 out of contract player.
He made his debut on 9 August 2025 starting in a 1-1 draw with Preston North End at Loftus Road.
International career Born in England, Poku is of Ghanaian descent.
On 19 March 2021, Poku was called up to the Ghana national team for the first time for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against South Africa and São Tomé and PrÃncipe. He made his debut on 28 March 2021 after coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Mohammed Kudus in a 3–1 victory over São Tomé and PrÃncipe at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Career statistics Club League Two
2020–21 League Two
2021–22 Championship
2022–23 League One
2023–24 League One
2024–25 League One
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International
Honours Peterborough United EFL Trophy: 2023–24, 2024–25
Individual EFL League One Player of the Month: September 2024, EFL League One Team of the Season: 2024–25 PFA Team of the Year: 2024–25 League One
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