Ishmael Pole

Ishmael Pole
Personal information
Full name	Ishmael Peter Pole
Date of birth	25 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Mendi, Papua New Guinea
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hekari United
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2020	Hekari United
2021	Port Moresby Strikers
2022–	Gulf Komara
2022	→ Lautoka FC (loan)
International career‡
2019–	Papua New Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2019

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]

^ 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.

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