Robin Polley
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robin Polley
| full_name =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|12|28}}
| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub = Jaro
| clubnumber =
| position = Right-back
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs1 = JHR
| youthyears2 = 2012–2016
| youthclubs2 = Spartaan '20
| youthyears3 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs3 = Feyenoord
| youthyears4 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs4 = ADO Den Haag
| years1 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = ADO Den Haag
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Jong ADO
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = → Dordrecht (loan)
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Heracles Almelo
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = Telstar
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Jaro
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Ghana U23
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22:16, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Robin Polley (born 28 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club Jaro.
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.{{cite news |last1=Berends |first1=Sander |title=Interview Robin Polley: debutant van ADO Den Haag en zoon van... |url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Binnenland/273862/interview-robin-polley-debutant-van-ado-den-haag-en-zoon-van |access-date=30 November 2020 |work=ELF Voetbal |date=28 September 2018 |language=Dutch}} On 23 November 2018, Polley signed a professional contract for three years with ADO Den Haag.{{Cite web|url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/7348-ado-den-haag-beloont-robin-polley-met-contract-tot-2021|title=ADO Den Haag beloont Robin Polley met contract tot 2021|website=ADO Den Haag|date=23 November 2018 }} Polley made his professional debut with ADO Den Haag in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to PSV Eindhoven on 11 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/11/netherlands/eredivisie/psv-nv/hfc-ado-den-haag/3032065/|title=PSV vs. ADO Den Haag - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}
On 5 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo.{{cite web|publisher=Heracles Almelo|url=https://www.heracles.nl/2021/08/05/heracles-almelo-neemt-robin-polley-over-van-ado-den-haag/|title=HERACLES ALMELO NEEMT ROBIN POLLEY OVER VAN ADO DEN HAAG|date=5 August 2021|accessdate=30 September 2021|language=nl}}
On 1 September 2023, Polley moved to Telstar.{{cite web|publisher=Telstar|url=https://sctelstar.nl/nieuws/telstar-versterkt-zich-met-robin-polley|title=TELSTAR VERSTERKT ZICH MET ROBIN POLLEY|trans-title=TELSTAR STRENGTHENS ITSELF WITH ROBIN POLLEY|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 September 2023|language=nl}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Dal |first1=Thomas |title=Een eigen doelpunt en doelman Brondeel helpen FC Eindhoven voorbij Telstar |url=https://www.ad.nl/eindhoven/een-eigen-doelpunt-en-doelman-brondeel-helpen-fc-eindhoven-voorbij-telstar~ac9e6cb6/ |access-date=23 November 2023 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=1 September 2023 |language=nl}}{{cite web |title=Telstar vs. Eindhoven 0–1: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/01/netherlands/eerste-divisie/stormvogels-telstar-combinatie/fc-eindhoven/4097243/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123213116/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/01/netherlands/eerste-divisie/stormvogels-telstar-combinatie/fc-eindhoven/4097243/ |archive-date=23 November 2023}}
On 9 January 2025, he signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club FF Jaro in Finland.[https://www.ffjaro.fi/fi/jaro-sopimukseen-ghanalaisen-alankomaalaisen-puolustajan-kanssa/ JARO SOPIMUKSEEN GHANALAISEN-ALANKOMAALAISEN PUOLUSTAJAN KANSSA], ffjaro.fi, 9 January 2025
International career
Polley represented the Ghana U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.{{Cite web|url=https://footballghana.com/winger-robin-polley-insists-there-is-hope-for-ghana-to-qualify-for-2020-tokyo-olympic-games|title=Winger Polley insists there is hope for Ghana to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games|website=Footballghana}}
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Polley is of Ghanaian descent. He is the son of the Ghanaian former footballer Prince Polley.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 August 2019|title=Zoon van Prince Polley staat voor debuut als rechtsback bij ADO|url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/zoon-van-prince-polley-staat-voor-debuut-als-rechtsback-bij-ado~a2b99c67/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 January 2021|website=Algemeen Dagblad|language=nl}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 27 February 2025}}{{Soccerway|robin-polley/542861}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|ADO Den Haag
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| Jong ADO
|3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Dordrecht (loan)
|2019–20{{efn|name=COV|Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands}} |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | ||
| Heracles Almelo
|Eredivisie |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Telstar
|Eerste Divisie |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| Jaro
|2025 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in Finnish League Cup|name=flc}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|robin-polley/542861}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|robin-polley}}
{{FF Jaro squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polley, Robin}}
Category:Footballers from Rotterdam
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Heracles Almelo players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Derde Divisie players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Finland