Leonard Pllana

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Leonard Pllana
Personal information
Full name Leonard Arben Pllana
Date of birth (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gimpo
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2014 Trepça
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Grebbestad 24 (17)
2016–2018 Dalkurd 37 (5)
2017 → Norrby (loan) 12 (3)
2018–2019 GAIS 37 (4)
2020–2021 Brage 56 (21)
2022–2024 Jeonnam Dragons 66 (14)
2024– Gimpo 32 (8)
International career‡
2017 Kosovo U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2017

Leonard Arben Pllana (born 26 August 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 2 club Gimpo.

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Club career

Early career

Pllana at the age of six started playing football in Trepça. On 12 January 2014, he joined Division 2 side Grebbestad. [1] Pllana in July 2015 was on trial at Helsingborg U21, where on 21 July, he played in a league match against Häcken U21 after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–3 home defeat. [2]

Dalkurd

On 10 September 2015, Pllana signed a three-year contract with Superettan club Dalkurd and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2016. [3] On 18 April 2016, he made his debut against Sirius after coming on as a substitute at 65th minute in place of Ahmed Awad and scored his side's second goal during a 1–2 away win. [4]

Loan at Norrby

On 15 July 2017, Pllana joined Superettan side Norrby, on a season-long loan. [5] Seven days later, he made his debut in a 0–3 home defeat against Falkenberg after being named in the starting line-up. [6] Fourteen days after debut, Pllana scored his first goal for Norrby in his third appearance for the club in a 3–2 home win over Helsingborg in Superettan. [7]

GAIS

On 7 August 2018, Pllana signed a one-year contract with Superettan club GAIS. [8] Five days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against his former club Norrby after being named in the starting line-up. [9]

Brage

On 27 November 2019, Pllana signed a one-year contract with Superettan club Brage and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2020. [10] On 22 February 2020, he made his debut with Brage in the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen group stage against Elfsborg after being named in the starting line-up. [11] Seven days after debut, Pllana scored his first goal for Brage in his second appearance for the club in a 3–3 away draw over Örebro in the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen group stage. [12]

Jeonnam Dragons

On 25 January 2022, Pllana signed a two-year contract with K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons. [13] Jeonnam Dragons reportedly paid a €400,000 transfer fee. [14] On 19 February 2022, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Anyang after being named in the starting line-up. [15]

International career

On 21 March 2017, Pllana received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21, [16] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up. [17]

Personal life

Pllana was born in Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents. [18] His younger brother Bujar Pllana is a footballer who plays as a centre-back. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2022 [19]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grebbestad [20] 2014 Division 2 00—9 [lower-alpha 1] 11911
20152417—3 [lower-alpha 1] 22719
Total2417—12133630
Dalkurd 2016 Superettan 21310—223
2017 11241—153
Norrby (loan)12310—133
Dalkurd 2018 Allsvenskan 5030—80
Total49891—589
GAIS 2018 Superettan 11100—111
2019 26300—263
Total37410—374
Brage 2020 Superettan 28832—3110
2021 281352—3315
Total562184—6425
Jeonnam Dragons 2022 K League 2 1450062—207
Total1450062—207
Career total1805518562121321675
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) with Grebbestad B. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Leonard Pllana, ny spelare i Grebbestad?" [Leonard Pllana, new player in Grebbestad?] (in Swedish). Grebbestads IF. 12 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Helsingborgs U21 vs. Häcken U21 1–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Breaking news: Leonard Pllana till Dalkurd efter säsongen" [Breaking news: Leonard Pllana to Dalkurd after the season] (in Swedish). Grebbestads IF. 10 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sirius vs. Dalkurd 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Leonard Pllana lånas in under hösten" [Leonard Pllana will be loaned out during the autumn] (in Swedish). Norrby IF . Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Norrby vs. Falkenberg 0–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Norrby vs. Helsingborg 3–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Leonard Pllana klar för GAIS" [Leonard Pllana ready for GAIS] (in Swedish). GAIS. 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Norrby vs. GAIS 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Leo Pllana klar för IK Brage" [Leo Pllana ready for IK Brage] (in Swedish). IK Brage . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Elfsborg vs. Brage 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Örebro vs. Brage 3–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "[오피셜] 전남, 'K리그 최초 코소보 출신' 플라나 영입… 측면+중앙 만능 자원" [[Official] Jeonnam to sign 'K-League's first Kosovo player' Pllana... Side+Central Universal Resources] (in Korean). Besteleven. 25 January 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Rrugëtimi i veçantë i Pllanës nga Kosova në Championsin aziatik" [Pllana's special journey from Kosovo to the Asian Champions] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 25 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Anyang vs. Jeonnam Dragons 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Lista e futbollistëve të Përfaqësueses U21" [List of the players of national U21 team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Kosova U21 e pafat kundër Irlandës, humb me rezultat të ngushtë" [Kosovo U21 unlucky against Ireland, loses with a close result] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Pojken med drömmarna kom till drömmarnas klubb – "Jag hoppas på att spela Champions League med Dalkurd" [The boy with the dreams came to the club of dreams – "I hope to play Champions League with Dalkurd] (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. 1 March 2016. Drömt stort är något som Pllana har gjort ända sedan han började spela fotboll i hemstaden Mitrovica i sjuårsåldern
  19. ↑ Leonard Pllana at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  20. 1 2 "Grebbestads IF – Leonard Pllana". Grebbestads IF.
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