Prince Opoku Bismark Polley Sampene (born 4 May 1969), known as Prince Polley, is a
Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
retired professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a
striker.
Career
He used to play for the Dutch club
FC Twente
Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...
.
International
Polley participated for Ghana in the 1992 and 1994 African Cup of Nations. Together with
Abedi Pele
Abedi Ayew ( ; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the gr ...
and
Anthony Yeboah
Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for sc ...
, he comprised the Black Stars' forward line and scored a combined brace in the 1992 and 1994 competitions. His goals included a crucial match winner against Nigeria in the semi-finals of the 1992 cup, and an 87th minute match winner against Senegal in the group stages, in the subsequent cup.
Personal life
After his playing career, Polley returned to Ghana. He has a son,
Robin, who is a professional footballer for
Heracles Almelo.
References
External links
Stats on Prince Polley*
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1969 births
Living people
Ghanaian footballers
Ghana international footballers
Asante Kotoko S.C. players
Sparta Rotterdam players
K. Beerschot V.A.C. players
Beerschot A.C. players
FC Twente players
SC Heerenveen players
Excelsior Rotterdam players
FC Aarau players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Belgian Pro League players
Ghanaian expatriate footballers
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
1992 African Cup of Nations players
1994 African Cup of Nations players
Association football forwards