Cristian Daniel Ledesma
Cristian Ledesma with Lazio.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristian Daniel Ledesma | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Morón, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ternana | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2001–2002 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Lecce | 126 | (4) |
| 2006–2015 | Lazio | 259 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | Santos | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Panathinaikos | 6 | (3) |
| 2017– | Ternana | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2017 (UTC). |
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Cristian Daniel Ledesma (born 24 September 1982) is an Argentine-born Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ternana. A dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, he appeared with the latter's national team in November 2010.
Ledesma is perhaps best known for his nine years at Italian club Lazio, where he was involved in two Coppa Italia wins. He is a deep lying central midfield playmaker with good vision, passing, and technique; he also possesses a powerful shot with either foot, despite being naturally right-footed, and occasionally scores goals from long range.
Born in Morón, Buenos Aires, Ledesma grew up in Puerto Madryn, in the province of Chubut. He later returned to the capital, joining the youth system of Boca Juniors in 1997 at the age of 14.
In 2001 Ledesma moved to Italy and joined Lecce, whose sporting director Pantaleo Corvino decided to bring him to Salento. Initially assigned to the Primavera squad, he made his first team – and Serie A – debut on 10 March 2002, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Atalanta.
After suffering relegation, Ledesma was definitely promoted to the main squad. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 December 2002, netting the last in a 1–1 Serie B draw at Hellas Verona.
Ledesma appeared in 29 matches during the campaign, as Lecce returned to the top tier at first attempt. He scored his first goal in the main category on 9 November 2003, netting his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against Perugia.
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