Ersid Pllumbaj

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Ersid Pllumbaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Bajzë, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
0000–2007 Novara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total300(206)
International career
2018 Padania 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ersid Pllumbaj (born 26 April 1989) is an Albanian former footballer who is last known to have played as a striker for Legnano. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early life

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

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

Pllumbaj has represented the Padania national football team at the CONIFA World Football Cup. [14]

Post-playing career

After retirement, Pllumbaj worked as a football club director. [15]

Style of play

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pllumbaj gol storico nel derby. E la salvezza non è più utopia". ilgiorno.it.
  2. ↑ "Ersid Pllumbaj si allena con i lilla". sportlegnano.it.
  3. ↑ "Al via gli 'etnomondiali', tra geopolitica e folklore". stradeonline.it.
  4. ↑ "ERSID PLLUMBAJ: L'attaccante per sentirsi vivo deve fare gol".
  5. ↑ "Pllumbaj: "Ora dipende tutto da noi. La mia storia? Determinazione e un mentore speciale"". padovasport.tv.
  6. ↑ ""È un'Ivrea da play off" Parola di bomber Pllumba". gelocal.it.
  7. ↑ "Ersid Pllumbaj, si ritira uno dei più forti". paolozerbi.com.
  8. ↑ "IL CASO ERSID PLLUMBAJ".
  9. ↑ "Chi è Ersid Pllumbaj". sprintesport.it.
  10. ↑ "PLLUMBAJ E L'OSSESSIONE PER LA VITTORIA CON IL LEGNANO: "I SOGNI SI AVVERANO"". varesesport.com.
  11. ↑ "Pllumbaj: "In lilla per ripetere la promozione con l'Arzignano"". legnanonews.com.
  12. ↑ "Pllumbaj dice addio al calcio a 32 anni, la sua toccante lettera d'addio dopo due anni di stop".
  13. ↑ "Pllumbaj deve arrendersi alla malattia: "Lascio il campo ma aiuterò i giovani"". lastampa.it.
  14. ↑ "Ersid Pllumbaj, il bomber albanese che segna per la Padania: "Dopo tanta gavetta gioco in serie C"". lastampa.it.
  15. ↑ "Nuova vita per Ersid Pllumbaj". bergamosport.it.
  16. ↑ "Stranieri in Serie D, il girone dal valore maggiore è…". metropolitanmagazine.it.
  17. ↑ "Pllumbaj: foto e dettagli". trivenetogoal.it.
  18. ↑ "Pllumbaj, la vita oltre il calcio: "Mi davano per pazzo, ma ho la sindrome di Dunbar"". gianlucadimarzio.com.
  19. ↑ "La storia di Pllumbaj". ilgiorno.it.


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