Ersid Pllumbaj (born 26 April 1989) is an Albanian former footballer who is last known to have played as a striker for Legnano.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bajzë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Novara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Momo | 27 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | Cerano | 25 | (20) |
| 2009–2010 | Borgopal | ||
| 2010–2014 | Gattinara | 100 | (79) |
| 2014 | Omegna | 17 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Ivrea | 31 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | Ascona | 25 | (22) |
| 2016–2017 | Milano City | 32 | (18) |
| 2017–2018 | Virtus CiseranoBergamo | 26 | (18) |
| 2018 | Pro Patria | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Arzignano Valchiampo | 17 | (6) |
| 2019 | Crema | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Legnano | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 300 | (206) | |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Padania | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Early life edit
Pllumbaj was born in 1989 in Albania.[2] He moved to Italy at the age of fourteen.[3] As a youth player, Pllumbaj joined the youth academy of Italian side Novara.[4]
Senior career edit
Until the age of twenty-five, he played in the Italian sixth and fifth tiers before playing in the Italian fourth tier.[5] One of those clubs was Italian side Ivrea, who he signed for in 2014.[6] He was regarded as an important player in the Italian lower leagues.[7] After that, he signed for Italian third-tier side Pro Patria, but he failed to establish himself in the squad and did not get consistent playing time.[8] Besides Italy, Pllumbaj has played senior club football in Switzerland.[9] In 2019, he signed for Italian side Legnano, which would become the last professional club he would play for.[10]
Previously, he played for Italian side Crema, but he failed to establish himself in the squad and did not get consistent playing time due to a physical issue.[11] At the age of thirty-two, he retired from professional football due to health problems.[12] He played his last professional game on 16 February 2020.[13]
International career edit
Pllumbaj has represented the Padania national football team at the CONIFA World Football Cup.[14]
Post-playing career edit
After retirement, Pllumbaj worked as a football club director.[15]
Style of play edit
Pllumbaj mainly operates as a center-forward.[16] He can also operate as a winger, is right-footed, and is known for his shooting and dribbling ability.[17]
Personal life edit
Pllumbaj has had Dunbar syndrome, a physical condition.[18] He has lived in Novara, Italy, with his partner, and has cited Ukraine international Andriy Shevchenko as his football idol.[19]
References edit
- ^ "Pllumbaj gol storico nel derby. E la salvezza non è più utopia". ilgiorno.it.
- ^ "Ersid Pllumbaj si allena con i lilla". sportlegnano.it.
- ^ "Al via gli 'etnomondiali', tra geopolitica e folklore". stradeonline.it.
- ^ "ERSID PLLUMBAJ: L'attaccante per sentirsi vivo deve fare gol". Archived from the original on 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Pllumbaj: "Ora dipende tutto da noi. La mia storia? Determinazione e un mentore speciale"". padovasport.tv.
- ^ ""È un'Ivrea da play off" Parola di bomber Pllumba". gelocal.it.
- ^ "Ersid Pllumbaj, si ritira uno dei più forti". paolozerbi.com.
- ^ "IL CASO ERSID PLLUMBAJ".
- ^ "Chi è Ersid Pllumbaj". sprintesport.it.
- ^ "PLLUMBAJ E L'OSSESSIONE PER LA VITTORIA CON IL LEGNANO: "I SOGNI SI AVVERANO"". varesesport.com.
- ^ "Pllumbaj: "In lilla per ripetere la promozione con l'Arzignano"". legnanonews.com.
- ^ "Pllumbaj dice addio al calcio a 32 anni, la sua toccante lettera d'addio dopo due anni di stop".
- ^ "Pllumbaj deve arrendersi alla malattia: "Lascio il campo ma aiuterò i giovani"". lastampa.it.
- ^ "Ersid Pllumbaj, il bomber albanese che segna per la Padania: "Dopo tanta gavetta gioco in serie C"". lastampa.it.
- ^ "Nuova vita per Ersid Pllumbaj". bergamosport.it.
- ^ "Stranieri in Serie D, il girone dal valore maggiore è…". metropolitanmagazine.it.
- ^ "Pllumbaj: foto e dettagli". trivenetogoal.it.
- ^ "Pllumbaj, la vita oltre il calcio: "Mi davano per pazzo, ma ho la sindrome di Dunbar"". gianlucadimarzio.com.
- ^ "La storia di Pllumbaj". ilgiorno.it.
External links edit
- Ersid Pllumbaj at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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