Ishmael Pole
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| Full name | Ishmael Peter Pole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hekari United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Hekari United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Port Moresby Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Gulf Komara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Lautoka FC (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016– | Papua New Guinea | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ishmael Pole (born 25 January 1993) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gulf Komara.
Career
After starting out as a striker, Pole later transitioned to goalkeeping.[1]
Pole spent eight years at Hekari United in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League and Papua New Guinea National Premier League. In April 2022, he joined Gulf Komara.[2] Pole joined Lautoka FC in mid-2022 on loan during qualification for the OFC Champions League.[3]
Honours
Papua New Guinea
- OFC Nations Cup: Runner-up, 2016[4][5]
- MSG Prime Minister's Cup: 2022[6][7]
Papua New Guinea U-23
- Pacific Games: Bronze Medalist, 2015[8]
References
- ↑ Harry, Priscilla (26 January 2016). "Pole eyes 2016 Nations Cup this year". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. p. 27.
- ↑ Tambua, Parker (20 April 2022). "Pole joins Gulf Komara". The National. Port Moresby. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ↑ "Pole fractures finger in Fijian league playoff for Lautoka". The National. Port Moresby. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ↑ "2016 OFC Nations Cup - Final". Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Home advantage vital for PNG". Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ "PNG win Melanesia Cup". Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ "The PNG Team 🇵🇬 to MSG Prime Ministers Cup 2022 has been announced!". Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea have claimed their first Pacific Games medal since 1987 after beating Fiji 2-1 in the Bronze Medal play-off at the XV Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea". Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
External links
- Ishmael Pole at WorldFootball.net
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