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

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who plays as a

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for

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club Jaro.

Club career

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

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

, 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 for reserve teams in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The league was founded in 1992 as ''Reserve Teams Eredivisie'' ...

, 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 ...

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 a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

loss to

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

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 t ...

. On 1 September 2023, Polley moved to

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. He made his debut for the club the same day, replacing

Tim van de Loo Tim van de Loo (born 22 February 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club RKC Waalwijk. Career Telstar Van de Loo was born on 22 March 2003 in Nieuw-Vennep, North Holland, and played youth football for Alphen ...

in the 79th minute of a 1–0 league loss to

FC Eindhoven Football Club Eindhoven, commonly known as FC Eindhoven, is a professional association football, football club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football ...

. On 9 January 2025, he signed with newly promoted

club

FF Jaro Fotbollsföreningen Jaro (''Jakobstads Rostfria''), commonly known simply as Jaro, is a Finnish professional football club based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. The club currently plays in Veikkausliiga, the top tier in Finland. History Ja ...

in Finland.

International career

Polley represented the Ghana U23s at the

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Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Polley is of Ghanaian descent. He is the son of the Ghanaian former footballer Prince Polley.

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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 sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Men's association football fullbacks Feyenoord players ADO Den Haag players FC Dordrecht players Heracles Almelo players SC Telstar players FF Jaro players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Veikkausliiga players