| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Martín Ledesma | ||
| Date of birth | February 4, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | La Falda, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Catania | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Talleres | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Boca Juniors | 106 | (8) |
| 2008– | Catania | 73 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Pablo Martín Ledesma (born on February 4, 1984 in La Falda, Córdoba) is an Argentine professional footballer, currently playing for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.
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Ledesma started his career within the youth academy of Argentine giants, River Plate. Following several seasons with the youth team, Ledesma transferred permanently to Talleres de Córdoba in 2001.
During the summer of 2001, Ledesma officially transferred to Talleres de Córdoba and began in the youth team. In his lone season with the Córdoba based club, Ledesma did manage 2 first team appearances. After several impressive performances, the former River Plate player, was scouted by Boca Juniors, but before moving to Boca's youth divisions he played for Fútbol Juvenil FC.
In the summer of 2003, Ledesma officially transferred to Boca Juniors at the age of 19. His debut for Boca was on July 12, 2003 when Boca lost 2–1 to Colón de Santa Fe. In the Copa Libertadores 2007 Ledesma was a driving force down the right side of midfield for the eventual Champions. Ledesma also scored a clever close-range flick against Colombia's Cúcuta in the Semi Final 1st leg and a brave header at the end of the 1st Leg of the Final against Gremio. After 5 impressive seasons with the Argentine giants, that included well over 100 appearances and 15 total goal, he was monitored by several European clubs, and soon transferred to the Italian Serie A, with Sicilian giants Calcio Catania.
He was officially signed by Catania during the 2008/2009 summer transfer window. He was one of 12 players signed by the Sicilian club during that window, listing Catania as one of the league's most active clubs in the transfer market, along with Sicilian rivals U.S. Città di Palermo. In his first season with the club, Ledesma was regularly a part of the club's first team under, then coach, Walter Zenga, making 24 league appearances, scoring 2 goals in the process. In his second season with the club, the 26 year old Ledesma, was hampered by injuries, and found playing time harder to come by under Siniša Mihajlović, as he was not fully fit for the majority of the season. Ledesma made just 16 appearances in the duration of the 2009–10 Serie A season, but helped to guide Catania to a 13th place league finish, also reaching a record points total for the club. He has since re-established himself back into Catania's starting line-up and made 30 appearances during the 2010-11 campaign, bringing his total appearances for the club up to 74, helping the club to a 13th place finish in the league and a record points total in Serie A for a third consecutive season.
He made his debut with the Argentina national football team against Chile, 18 April 2007.
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