Derick Theodoro Santos Poloni (born 1 September 1993) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese club Farense.

Professional career

Poloni is a youth product of the Brazilian clubs

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, before moving to Portugal with Académica in 2013. He began his senior career with Sourense in the Portuguese third division in 2014. The following year, he moved to Anadia where he stayed for a couple of years. In 2017, he moved to the professional club

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in the

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. In 2018, he was scouted by English

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club

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. On 1 October 2020 he transferred to

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, and helped them achieve promotion to the

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for the 2022-23 season. On 19 August 2023, Poloni moved to Eldense of the Spanish

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. On 30 August of the following year, he returned to Portugal with Farense.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poloni, Derick 1993 births Living people Footballers from Osasco Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks G.D. Sourense players Anadia F.C. players Leixões S.C. players Casa Pia A.C. players S.C. Farense players CD Eldense footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Segunda División players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen