Luca Gerbino Polo (born 6 July 1987) is an Italian professional

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who last played as a

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for

IK Frej IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in Täby kyrkby. It currently plays in Division 4, the sixth tier in Swedish football. Background IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 1200 ...

in Sweden.

Career

Gerbino Polo started his senior career with U.S. Ponzano Calcio. In 2008, he signed for

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

in the Italian

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, where he made over 59 appearances and scored eight goals. After that, he played for Rimini 1912,

Valsta Syrianska IK Valsta Syrianska IK was a Swedish based football club in Märsta, a suburb of Stockholm. The club was established in 1993 by Syriac immigrants arriving from Turkey. The club became defunct in 2015. History Valsta Syrianska IK was established in ...

AFC Eskilstuna Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching ownership and th ...

Akropolis IF Akropolis IF is a Swedish football club formed by Greek immigrants in 1968 in Spånga. The club is named after the Acropolis of Athens, and the Parthenon is depicted on its badge. Background Akropolis IF is a sports club which was founded in ...

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is t ...

, and

References

External links

EXCLUSIVE - An Italian in Sweden: Interview with Luca Gerbino Polo

Gerbino Polo's fable: "Now sign goal in Sweden"

Gerbino Polo, the Italian who grew up in Sweden: ''I chose to take risks, it was worth it''

ICN EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Luca Gerbino Polo, the bomber from Treviso with more than 50 goals in Sweden
1987 births Living people Italian footballers Association football forwards Ravenna F.C. players Rimini F.C. 1912 players AFC Eskilstuna players Akropolis IF players IF Brommapojkarna players IK Frej players Serie C players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Sweden {{Italy-footy-forward-1980s-stub