Joe Ledley

Joseph Christopher Ledley (born 23 January 1987 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Welsh national side. Primarily a midfielder, able to play in the centre or on the left, Ledley can also play centre forward as he showed at the end of the 2006–07 season when he filled in at the position with Cardiff. He has also played at left back for Celtic and Wales.

Early life

Ledley was born in Cardiff, growing up in the Fairwater area. As a youngster he attended Cantonian High School, where his picture is still displayed., BBC News, 8 April 2008; Retrieved 14 April 2008

Club career

Cardiff City

A lifelong fan of the club, Ledley joined his hometown team Cardiff City at the age of nine and made his way through the youth ranks at the club. During his later days as a trainee he was in charge of cleaning then captain Graham Kavanagh's boots., South Wales Echo, 13 September 2006; Retrieved 24 December 2007

Ledley was called into the first team in the middle of the 2004–05 season, making his debut in the League Cup against Milton Keynes Dons on 21 September 2004 before making his league debut the next month on 16 October against Rotherham United. He scored his first goal for the senior team in a league match against West Ham United which the Bluebirds won 4–1., BBC...
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