{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1969)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Prince Polley | image = | full_name = Prince Opoku Bismark Polley Sampene | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Accra, Ghana | height = | position = Striker | currentclub = | years1 = 1984–1988 |clubs1 = Asante Kotoko |caps1 = 142 |goals1 = 22 | years2 = 1988–1990 |clubs2 = Sparta |caps2 = 30 |goals2 = 16 | years3 = 1990–1991 |clubs3 = Beerschot |caps3 = 28 |goals3 = 7 | years4 = 1991–1992 |clubs4 = Germinal Ekeren |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 7 | years5 = 1992–1994 |clubs5 = Twente |caps5 = 54 |goals5 = 20 | years6 = 1994–1995 |clubs6 = Heerenveen |caps6 = 19 |goals6 = 2 | years7 = 1995–1997 |clubs7 = Excelsior |caps7 = 24 |goals7 = 4 | years8 = 1997–1998 |clubs8 = VV Heerjansdam |caps8 = |goals8 = | years9 = 1998–1999 |clubs9 = Aarau |caps9 = 9 |goals9 = 4 | totalcaps = 326 |totalgoals = 82 | nationalyears1 = 1992–1994 | nationalteam1 = Ghana | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 6 }} '''Prince Opoku Bismark Polley Sampene''' (born 5 April 1969), known as '''Prince Polley''', is a Ghanaian retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
== Club career == Polley played for Dutch club FC Twente.
== International career == Polley participated for Ghana in the 1992 and 1994 African Cup of Nations. Together with Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah, he comprised the Black Stars' forward line and scored a combined brace in the 1992 and 1994 competitions. His goals included a crucial match winner against Nigeria in the semi-finals of the 1992 cup, and an 87th minute match winner against Senegal in the group stages, in the subsequent cup.
==Personal life== After his playing career, Polley returned to Ghana. He has a son, Robin, who is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/zoon-van-prince-polley-staat-voor-debuut-als-rechtsback-bij-ado~a2b99c67/?|title=Zoon van Prince Polley staat voor debuut als rechtsback bij ADO |author=Yorick Groeneweg| date=9 August 2019 |language=Dutch |website=www.ad.nl}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|14330|access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Ghana |1990||2||1 |- |1991||3||2 |- |1992||2||1 |- |1993||2||1 |- |1994||2||1 |- |1995||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !13!!6 |}
:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Polley goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Prince Polley
!scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|14 October 1990}} |Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |{{fb|Burkina Faso}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |1992 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana vs. Burkina Faso|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/31870/Ghana_Burkina_Faso.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|13 January 1991}} |rowspan="2"|Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Benin}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 |rowspan="2"|1992 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana vs. Benin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/31371/Ghana_Benin.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |{{dts|23 January 1992}} |Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar, Senegal |{{fb|Nigeria}} |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |1992 Africa Cup of Nations |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana vs. Nigeria|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/18733/Ghana_Nigeria.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |{{dts|14 April 1993}} |Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany |{{fb|Germany}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–6 |Friendly |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Germany vs. Ghana|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/28702/Germany_Ghana.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |{{dts|31 March 1994}} |Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse, Tunisia |{{fb|Senegal}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |1994 Africa Cup of Nations |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana vs. Senegal|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16772/Ghana_Senegal.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.twentefiles.nl/princepolley.htm Stats on Prince Polley] *{{NFT player|14330}}
{{Ghana Squad 1992 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 1994 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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