André Poko has completed a move from Amed SK to fellow Turkish side Sariyerspor on a loan deal, with the contract running from 2026-02-06 to 2026-06-30. The 33-year-old Gabon international joins his new club with an estimated market value of €250k and will spend the remainder of the 25/26 campaign in the 1.Lig.
The transfer is a straightforward loan from Amed SK, with no permanent fee disclosed beyond the designation “loan transfer.” At the end of the spell, Poko is scheduled to return to Amed SK on 2026-06-30, at which point his situation could change rapidly, including the possibility of becoming a free agent if no new deal is agreed. For now, however, he is firmly registered as a Sariyerspor player and eligible to feature in Türkiye’s second tier.
Poko arrives in Istanbul as a seasoned defensive midfielder whose career has long since taken him away from his homeland of Gabon. Having left US Bitam for FC Girondins Bordeaux’s reserve side in France, he progressed to the Bordeaux first team, where he reached a peak market value of several million euros earlier in his career. Subsequent moves took him through a series of Turkish clubs, including Kardemir Karabükspor, Göztepe and Altay SK, as well as a spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Khaleej FC and a stint in Israel at Hapoel Beer Sheva, before returning to European football with NK Istra 1961 in Croatia and then joining Amed SK.
The latest switch keeps him in the 1.Lig, underlining how firmly his career is now rooted in Turkish football rather than in Gabon’s domestic scene. The move also continues a pattern of mobility in his thirties: from Hapoel Beer Sheva to free agency, then to NK Istra 1961, on again to Amed SK, and now to Sariyerspor. His market value has gradually declined from the seven-figure heights of his Bordeaux and early Süper Lig days to the current €250k, but he still offers experience, positional discipline and versatility in the midfield holding role.
While detailed match-by-match statistics and recent performance data are not provided, his long list of clubs across France, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Croatia testifies to his durability and the trust coaches place in his defensive qualities. At 1.73m and right-footed, he is typically deployed as a screening midfielder, tasked with breaking up play in front of the defence and providing a platform for more attacking teammates.
From a Turkish perspective, Sariyerspor are acquiring a player well acquainted with local football culture and the physical, tactical demands of the 1.Lig. For followers in Gabon, this confirmed move reinforces a familiar theme: one of the country’s more travelled midfielders continuing to ply his trade abroad, representing Gabonese football in yet another professional environment rather than returning to the domestic league.
As the loan runs its course to 2026-06-30, Poko’s performances for Sariyerspor will shape the next chapter of his career. A strong half-season could lead to a permanent stay in Türkiye’s 1.Lig, a return to Amed SK with enhanced standing, or open the door to free agency and one more move in a career already marked by frequent change and international experience.
