18 Facts About Ledian Memushaj

Ledian Memushaj was born on 7 December 1986 and is an Albanian professional football coach and a former central midfielder.

Ledian Memushaj is the head coach of the Under-19 squad of the Italian club Pescara.

Ledian Memushaj helped the team finish second in Eccellenza Liguria in 2006 and gain promotion to Serie D In the summer of 2008, he moved to fellow Serie D side Valle d'Aosta, where he played 34 games and scored 3 goals.

Ledian Memushaj was loaned out to Serie B side Portogruaro on 29 January 2011.

On 27 July 2012, Memushaj left Carpi and moved to Serie B side Lecce on a three-year contract.

Ledian Memushaj scored his team's 3rd goal of the match in the 31st minute with a shot from 20 meters out.

Ledian Memushaj became a key player for Carpi and made crucial contributions each week, scoring regularly.

Ledian Memushaj scored in the 20th minute of the first half against Ternana at home on 25 January 2014, but this was not enough to avoid defeat.

On 6 May 2014, Ledian Memushaj tore a right knee ligament in a match against Pescara and had to undergo surgery.

On 1 September 2014 Ledian Memushaj signed for the Serie B club Pescara on 1-year contract.

On 27 December 2015, Ledian Memushaj scored the winning goal in the game against US Latina Calcio, but was sent off the pitch after kicking a microphone on the sidelines as part of his goal celebration.

Ledian Memushaj was called for the first time to the Albania national team in November 2010 by manager Josip Kuze for a friendly against Macedonia.

Ledian Memushaj made his international debut during the match at Qemal Stafa Stadium, replacing Klodian Duro in the second half as the match ended in a goalless draw.

In November 2013, after a long absence, Ledian Memushaj returned to the team with De Biasi as their manager for the friendly match against Belarus following the end of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Ledian Memushaj was again used as a substitute in place of Valdet Rama in another scoreless draw.

Ledian Memushaj missed the first two UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers matches against Portugal and Denmark due to an injury suffered in May 2014 while representing Carpi, an injury which sidelined him for 6 months.

Ledian Memushaj missed the notorious match against Serbia in October 2014.

Ledian Memushaj continued to be part of Albania in their historic UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.