| Ersid Pllumbaj | |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Bajzë, Albania |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Novara |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Momo |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | Cerano |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 20 |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs3: | Borgopal |
| Years4: | 2010–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Gattinara |
| Caps4: | 100 |
| Goals4: | 79 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Clubs5: | Omegna |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs6: | Ivrea |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 18 |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Ascona |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 22 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs8: | Milano City |
| Caps8: | 32 |
| Goals8: | 18 |
| Years9: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs9: | Virtus CiseranoBergamo |
| Caps9: | 26 |
| Goals9: | 18 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | Pro Patria |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs11: | Arzignano Valchiampo |
| Caps11: | 17 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Years12: | 2019 |
| Clubs12: | Crema |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs13: | Legnano |
| Caps13: | 5 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 300 |
| Totalgoals: | 206 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Padania |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Ersid Pllumbaj (born 26 April 1989) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Pllumbaj was born in 1989 in Albania.[2] He moved to Italy at the age of fourteen.[3] As a youth player, Pllumbaj joined the youth academy of Italian side Novara.[4]
Until the age of twenty-five, he played in the Italian sixth and fifth tiers before playing in the Italian fourth tier.[5] One of those clubs was Italian side Ivrea, who he signed for in 2014.[6] He was regarded as an important player in the Italian lower leagues.[7] After that, he signed for Italian third-tier side Pro Patria, but he failed to establish himself in the squad and did not get consistent playing time.[8] Besides Italy, Pllumbaj has played senior club football in Switzerland.[9] In 2019, he signed for Italian side Legnano, which would become the last professional club he would play for.[10]
Previously, he played for Italian side Crema, but he failed to establish himself in the squad and did not get consistent playing time due to a physical issue.[11] At the age of thirty-two, he retired from professional football due to health problems.[12] He played his last professional game on 16 February 2020.[13]
Pllumbaj has represented the Padania national football team at the CONIFA World Football Cup.[14]
After retirement, Pllumbaj worked as a football club director.[15]
Pllumbaj mainly operates as a center-forward.[16] He can also operate as a winger, is right-footed, and is known for his shooting and dribbling ability.[17]
Pllumbaj has had Dunbar syndrome, a physical condition.[18] He has lived in Novara, Italy, with his partner, and has cited Ukraine international Andriy Shevchenko as his football idol.[19]