E. Poku · career
Ernest Poku
Wingers · Beşiktaş · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Poku is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/254 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 113 appearances, 23 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Jong AZ — Season rating 34, 12 goals and 2 assists in 17 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 27 points at Jong AZ. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (34 → 34).
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Eredivisie) and kept playing — 25 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | BeşiktaşLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 35 |
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 34 |
| 2025/26 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Jong AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | AZ Alkmaar | 21 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Jong AZ | 17 | 12 | 2 | 58 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | AZ U19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Jong AZ | 15 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | Jong AZ | 22 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | AZ U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | Jong AZ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 3 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship | 3 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 0 | |
| Netherlands U19 | 2023/24 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 1 |
Honours
UEFA Youth League×2KNVB Beker×2U20 Intercontinental Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesligaat Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 1484 | 5 | 5 | 6.8 |
| UEFA Champions Leagueat Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 770 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| DFB Pokalat Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 234 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 |
| UEFA U21 Championshipat Netherlands U21 | 3 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Netherlands U21 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eredivisieat AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
49 played5 unused sub· 2821 min, 6g 10a
Played for Bayer Leverkusen.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Ilves | 3-4 | Played | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| Jul 31 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Ilves | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Aug 7 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H FC Vaduz | 3-0 | Played | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 10 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 4-1 | Played | 77 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Aug 15 | DFB Pokal | A SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach | 4-0 | Played | 25 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 23 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 3-3 | Played | 18 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 12 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 18 | UEFA Champions League | A FC Copenhagen | 2-2 | Played | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 21 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-1 | Played | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 2-1 | Played | 34 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Oct 1 | UEFA Champions League | H PSV Eindhoven | 1-1 | Played | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 4 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Oct 18 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 4-3 | Played | 79 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Oct 21 | UEFA Champions League | H Paris Saint Germain | 2-7 | Played | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 26 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 2-0 | Played | 85 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Oct 29 | DFB Pokal | A SC Paderborn 07 | 4-2 | Played | 75 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 1 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 0-3 | Played | 56 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 5 | UEFA Champions League | A Benfica | 1-0 | Played | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 6-0 | Played | 45 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Nov 22 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 3-1 | Played | 86 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 25 | UEFA Champions League | A Manchester City | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 1-2 | Played | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 2 | DFB Pokal | A Borussia Dortmund | 1-0 | Played | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 10 | UEFA Champions League | H Newcastle | 2-2 | Played | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 13 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 2-0 | Played | 62 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 10 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 0-1 | Played | 74 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 20 | UEFA Champions League | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 0-2 | Played | 81 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 1-0 | Played | 57 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 28 | UEFA Champions League | H Villarreal | 3-0 | Played | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-1 | Played | 8 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Feb 3 | DFB Pokal | H FC St. Pauli | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 14 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Feb 18 | UEFA Champions League | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 2-0 | Played | 76 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Feb 21 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 0-1 | Played | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 24 | UEFA Champions League | H Olympiakos Piraeus | 0-0 | Played | 34 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 1-1 | Played | 59 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 4 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 1-0 | Played | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 3-3 | Played | 82 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 11 | UEFA Champions League | H Arsenal | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 14 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 1-1 | Played | 86 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 17 | UEFA Champions League | A Arsenal | 0-2 | Played | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 21 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 3-3 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 6-3 | Played | 9 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Apr 11 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 1-0 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 18 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 22 | DFB Pokal | H Bayern München | 0-2 | Played | 51 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 4-1 | Played | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| May 9 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 1-3 | Played | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |