Joe Ledley

Ledley in the jersey of Celtic Glasgow ( 2012)

Joseph Christopher " Joe" Ledley ( born January 21, 1987 in Cardiff ) is a Welsh footballer. The midfielder has been playing in 2014 at Crystal Palace FC in the Premier League, and for the Welsh national football team.

Club career

Joe Ledley was born in Cardiff and grew up in the Fairwater district, as a teenager he attended the Cantonian High School in Cardiff. At the age of 9 years Ledley began in his hometown at Cardiff City to play soccer. The Bluebirds ( Sialia sialis ), he went through the entire youth department before he could celebrate his professional debut in the League Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion in 2004. His debut in league play operation gave the midfielder in October 2004 against Rotherham United, in November of the selfsame he could also achieve the first Profitor, in a 4-1 win against West Ham United. With Ledley Cardiff reached the final at London's Wembley Stadium which was, however, lost 0-1 against Portsmouth in the FA Cup in 2007 /08. In the Football League Championship 2009/10 Ledley failed with City in the playoffs at Blackpool FC in a penalty shootout.

On 12 July 2010 Ledley signed a four -year contract with Celtic. In the season 2011/12 Ledley met in the Old Firm derby against Rangers to 1-0, which was also the final score. With the victory, he helped Celtic to take the championship lead.

National

For Wales Joe Ledley has been playing the U- 17th For the A - team of his home country the tall midfielder made ​​his debut in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in the 0-1 defeat in the away match against Poland. His first goal for the Dragons marked Ledley against San Marino in the game of qualifying for Euro 2008 when he scored the intermediate 2-0, in the end it was 2-1.

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