Robin Polley

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Robin Polley
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Telstar
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2012 JHR
2012–2016 Spartaan '20
2016–2018 Feyenoord
2018–2019 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 ADO Den Haag 2 (0)
2018–2019 Jong ADO 3 (1)
2020–2021Dordrecht (loan) 24 (1)
2021–2023 Heracles Almelo 1 (0)
2023– Telstar 8 (0)
International career
2019 Ghana U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Robin Polley (born 28 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Telstar. Born in the Netherlands, Polley has represented Ghana in youth international level.

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Club career

After playing in the youth academies of JHR, Spartaan '20 and Feyenoord, and making his debut for the latter's U21 team in the Beloften Eredivisie, Polley made the move to ADO Den Haag in 2018. [1] On 23 November 2018, Polley signed a professional contract for three years with ADO Den Haag. [2] Polley made his professional debut with ADO Den Haag in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to PSV Eindhoven on 11 August 2019. [3]

On 5 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo. [4]

On 1 September 2023, Polley moved to Telstar. [5] He made his debut for the club the same day, replacing Tim van de Loo in the 79th minute of a 1–0 league loss to FC Eindhoven. [6] [7]

International career

Polley represented the Ghana U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. [8]

Personal life

Polley is the son of the Ghanaian former footballer Prince Polley. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 October 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ADO Den Haag 2018–19 Eredivisie 001010
2019–20 Eredivisie 201030
Total202040
Jong ADO 2019–20 Derde Divisie 3131
Dordrecht (loan) 2019–20 [lower-alpha 1] Eerste Divisie 810081
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 16010170
Total24110251
Heracles Almelo 2021–22 Eredivisie10100020
Telstar 2023–24 Eerste Divisie800080
Career total3824000422


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