Cristian Ledesma (footballer, born 1982)
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Ledesma playing for Lazio in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Daniel Ledesma | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Morón, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ascoli (Under-19 youth coach) | ||
| 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 | Santos | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Panathinaikos | 6 | (3) |
| 2017 | Ternana | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Lugano | 20 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pro Piacenza | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2021 | LUISS | ||
| 2022 | Cimini | ||
| 2024 | Ascoli (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2018 | |||
Cristian Daniel Ledesma (born 24 September 1982) is an Argentine-born Italian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently working as the Under-19 coach of Ascoli.
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.