Dimitri Lionel "Troy" Uy Limbo (born 17 November 1998) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club Davao Aguilas. He represented the Philippines at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitri Lionel Uy Limbo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Davao Aguilas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosevale School | |||
| Abbas Orchard School | |||
| 2011 | Little Azkals | ||
| La Salle Green Hills | |||
| 2015 | Kaya | ||
| 2016–2017 | Chesterfield | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Sunderland College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Sunderland RCA | ||
| 2020–2022 | ADT | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Stallion Laguna | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Davao Aguilas | 5 | (3) |
| 2024 | United City | 14 | (4) |
| 2024– | Davao Aguilas | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Philippines U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Philippines U23 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2024 | |||
Early career
editYouth
editLimbo 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 La Salle Green Hills, and playing for Kaya in 2015, Limbo moved to England to pursue a football career.[2]
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 League One side Chesterfield. He signed a 12-month contract in 2016.[2]
College
editPrior to returning to the Philippines, Limbo studied at Sunderland College, playing for their football team.[3][4] During his time at the college, he was called up to the Philippines national under-23 side.[5]
Club career
editSunderland RCA
editDuring his time in England, he also played for Sunderland RCA.[6]
Azkals Development Team
editIn 2020, Limbo joined Philippines Football League club Azkals Development Team.[7] He made his league debut for the club in a 0–1 defeat against his former club Kaya–Iloilo.[8]
Stallion Laguna
editIn March 2022, he joined Stallion Laguna.[9]
Davao
editHe is part of the Davao Aguilas squad for the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara season.
International career
editPhilippines U19
editIn 2015, Limbo was called up to the Philippines U19 team for the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship held at Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos.[10] He made his debut for Philippines U-19 in a 1−2 win against Brunei U19.[11]
Philippines U22/U23
editIn 2017, Limbo received his first call up to the Philippines U22 team for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia.[12] He made his debut for Philippines U22 in a 0−2 win against Cambodia U22.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 17 September 2023.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ADT | 2020 | PFL | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | PFL | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Stallion Laguna | 2022–2023 | PFL | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Davao Aguilas | 2023 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
- Notes
References
edit- ^ "Troy Limbo - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b Biantan, Jack. "Oro kid signs for a UK club". SunStar. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "College scores international hattrick". North East Connected. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Football Development Centre welcomes international students". FE Week UK. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Student athlete called up for Philippines Under 23 Football team". Sunderland College UK. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Oro booter to play in English FA Cup". Sun Star. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "CDO football lads start to realize dreams". Philippine News Agency. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "TROY LIMBO RECOVERS IN TIME FOR PFL BUBBLE". Pinoyfootball. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ " "Welcome to Stallion Laguna Football Club, Troy Limbo!". Stallion Laguna Football Club on Facebook. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Final Registration of Players and Officials" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "AFF U19 Championship Match Summary 002" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Philippine Men's Under-22 Squad For The 29th Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Match Report of Cambodia U22 vs Philippines U22". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
edit- Troy Limbo at Global Sports Archive