Leonard Pllana

Leonard Arben Pllana (born 26 August 1996) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club IK Brage.

Leonard Pllana

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Arben Pllana
Date of birth	26 August 1996
Place of birth	Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	IK Brage
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2014	Trepça
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Grebbestads	24	(17)
2016–2018	Dalkurd	37	(5)
2017	→ Norrby (loan)	12	(3)
2018–2019	GAIS	37	(4)
2020–	IK Brage	0	(0)
National team^‡
2017–	Kosovo U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:32, 3 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2017

Early life

Pllana was born in Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents.[1]

Club career

Grebbestad

On 12 January 2014, Pllana joined Swedish Football Division 2 side Grebbestads.[2] He joined with his compatriot Granit Berisha.

Dalkurd

On 1 January 2016, Pllana signed to Superettan side Dalkurd.[3] On 18 April 2016, he made his debut in a 1–2 away win against Sirius after coming on as a substitute at 65th minute in place of Ahmed Awad.

Loan at Norrby

On 15 July 2017, Pllana joined Superettan side Norrby, on a season-long loan.[4] He joined with his compatriots as Alen Krasniçi, Gzim Istrefi, Liridon Gashi, Mergim Krasniqi, Mergim Shala and Shkelqim Krasniqi. On 22 July 2017, he made his debut in a 0–3 home defeat against Falkenberg after being named in the starting line-up.

GAIS

On 7 August 2018, Pllana transferred to GAIS in Superettan.[5]

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[6] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 April 2018[9][10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grebbestads	2014	Swedish Football Division 2	0	0	—				9	11	9	11
	2015		24	17	—				3	2	27	19
	Total		24	17	—				12	13	36	30
Dalkurd	2016	Superettan	21	3	1	0	—				22	3
	2017		11	2	4	1	—				15	3
	2018	Allsvenskan	5	0	3	0	—				8	0
	Total		37	5	8	1	—				45	6
Norrby (loan)	2017	Superettan	12	3	1	0	—				13	3
	Total		12	3	1	0	—				13	3
GAIS	2018	Superettan	2	0	1	0	—				3	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	—				3	0
Career total			75	25	10	1	—		12	13	97	39

1. Appearance(s) with Grebbestads B

References

1. "Pojken med drömmarna kom till drömmarnas klubb – "Jag hoppas på att spela Champions League med 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
2. "Leonard Pllana, ny spelare i Grebbestad?" (in Swedish). Grebbestads IF. 12 January 2014.
3. "Breaking news: Leonard Pllana till Dalkurd efter säsongen" (in Swedish). Grebbestads IF. 10 September 2015.
4. "Leonard Pllana lånas ut till Norrby IF" (in Swedish). Dalkurd FF. 26 June 2017.
5. "Leonard Pllana klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). GAIS. 7 August 2018.
6. "Lista e futbollistëve të Përfaqësueses U21" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 March 2017.
7. "Formacionet zyrtare: Republika e Irlandës U-21 – Kosova U-21". Periskopi (in Albanian). 25 March 2017.
8. "Kosova U21 e pafat kundër Irlandës, humb me rezultat të ngushtë". Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
9. "Leonard Pllana". Soccerway.
10. "Grebbestads IF - Leonard Pllana". Grebbestads IF.

External links

• Leonard Pllana at Soccerway
• Profile at Grebbestads IF