Players

2017: Featured in 29 matches, starting in 26 of them and totaling 2163 minutes played … Earned four NASL Team of the Week honors (Mar. 29, Apr. 12, May 24, Oct. 31) and one Team of the Month nod (Apr.) … Was named NASL Player of the Week once (May 1) … Tallied seven goals and three assists, in addition to two goals and one assist in U.S. Open Cup action … Created 37 scoring chances and took 24 total shots, converting 29.2% of them into goals … Scored the game-tying goal in Miami’s first match of the season, a 1-1 draw against North Carolina FC (Mar. 25) … Dished out an assist and scored the dramatic game-winning goal against Atlanta United FC in the Round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup (Jun. 28) … Earned a brace in Miami’s regular season finale against FC Edmonton (Oct. 28).
 

2016: Saw action in 20 matches, while making 19 starts and played 1636 minutes in 2016 … Poku completed 465 passes, created 14 scoring chances and tallied two assists in 2016 … He was extremely efficient in the attack firing 16 shots, putting 11 on target and scoring six goals … Poku used his great strength to win 90 duels in the midfield … Scored his first Miami FC goal in a (July 9) 3-2 home loss to the Cosmos … Scored a goal in the Orange and Blues thrilling (July 22) 3-3 draw on the road against the RailHawks .. Picked up his first assist in a (July 30) 2-1 victory over Indy Eleven … Netted the third goal in the Miami FC’s impressive 4-0 road win against Minnesota United … Fired home the only goal in a (Aug. 27) 1-1 draw against Minnesota United at FIU Stadium … Scored the final goal in the Orange and Blue’s (Sep. 3) 3-0 victory in Puerto Rico … Found the back of the net in a (Oct. 1) 2-2 draw against the Rowdies … Assisted on the first goal in a (Oct. 19) 3-2 road loss to the Armada.

 

Before Miami FC: Poku began his US soccer career with, NPSL side, the Georgia Revolution, leading the team in scoring two-straight seasons … Poku moved to the NASL in 2014 after signing with the Atlanta Silverbacks … He scored a game-winner for the Silverbacks against Real Salt Lake in a US Open match … Poku joined NYCFC of the MLS in 2015, making 32 appearances and scoring five goals … Poku earned his first cap with the Ghanaian National Team on October 10, 2015 as a substitute in a friendly against Canada.