Dimitri Lionel "Troy" Uy Limbo (born 17 November 1998) is a Filipino professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Early career

Youth

Limbo first started playing football at the age of six at the Rosevale School in his native Philippines. He played for the Little Azkals team in 2011, having left the Rosevale School for the Abbas Orchard School. After studying at

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, and playing for

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in 2015, Limbo moved to England to pursue a football career. Having not been able to find any clubs to go on trial with, he signed with a local team in Stamford, before being scouted by

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side

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. He signed a 12-month contract in 2016.

College

Prior to returning to the Philippines, Limbo studied at

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, playing for their football team. During his time at the college, he was called up to the Philippines national under-23 side.

Club career

Sunderland RCA

During his time in England, he also played for

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Azkals Development Team

In 2020, Limbo joined

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club

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. He made his league debut for the club in a 0–1 defeat against his former club Kaya–Iloilo.

Stallion Laguna

In March 2022, he joined Stallion Laguna.

Davao

He is part of the

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squad for the

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season.

International career

Philippines U19

In 2015, Limbo was called up to the Philippines U19 team for the

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held at

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, Laos. He made his debut for Philippines U-19 in a 1−2 win against Brunei U19.

Philippines U22/U23

In 2017, Limbo received his first call up to the Philippines U22 team for the

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. He made his debut for Philippines U22 in a 0−2 win against Cambodia U22.

Career statistics

Club

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Limbo, Dimitri 1998 births Living people Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Philippines Football League players Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players Chesterfield F.C. players Azkals Development Team players Filipino expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England