Robin Polley (born 28 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in the Netherlands, Polley has represented

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in youth international level.

Club career

After playing in the youth academies of JHR, Spartaan '20 and

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

, and making his debut for the latter's U21 team in the

Beloften Eredivisie The Beloften Eredivisie (; ''"Promised Honor Division"'') was the highest football league in for reserve teams in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The league was founded in 1992 as ''Reserve Teams Eredivisi ...

, Polley made the move to

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

in 2018. On 23 November 2018, Polley signed a professional contract for three years with

. Polley made his professional debut with ADO Den Haag in a 3–1

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

loss to

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

on 11 August 2019. On 5 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

. On 1 September 2023, Polley moved to

. 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 FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one bei ...

International career

Polley represented the Ghana U23s at the

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Personal life

Polley is the son of the Ghanaian former footballer

Prince Polley Prince Opoku Bismark Polley Sampene (born 4 May 1969), known as Prince Polley, is a Ghanaian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Career He used to play for the Dutch club FC Twente. International Polley participated for ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Polley, Robin 1998 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Ghanaian men's footballers Olympic footballers for Ghana Dutch men's footballers Dutch people of Ghanaian descent Men's association football fullbacks Feyenoord players ADO Den Haag players FC Dordrecht players Heracles Almelo players SC Telstar players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players