| Leonard Pllana | |
| Fullname: | Leonard Arben Pllana |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Gimpo |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Trepça |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Grebbestad |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Dalkurd |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Norrby (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | GAIS |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Brage |
| Caps5: | 56 |
| Goals5: | 21 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Jeonnam Dragons |
| Caps6: | 66 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Gimpo |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Kosovo U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 25 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 5 September 2017 |
Leonard Arben Pllana (born 26 August 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 2 club Gimpo.
Pllana at the age of six started playing football in Trepça. On 12 January 2014, he joined Division 2 side Grebbestad.[1] Pllana in July 2015 was on trial at Helsingborg U21, where on 21 July, he played in a league match against Häcken U21 after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–3 home defeat.[2]
On 10 September 2015, Pllana signed a three-year contract with Superettan club Dalkurd and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2016.[3] On 18 April 2016, he made his debut against Sirius after coming on as a substitute at 65th minute in place of Ahmed Awad and scored his side's second goal during a 1–2 away win.[4]
On 15 July 2017, Pllana joined Superettan side Norrby, on a season-long loan.[5] Seven days later, he made his debut in a 0–3 home defeat against Falkenberg after being named in the starting line-up.[6] Fourteen days after debut, Pllana scored his first goal for Norrby in his third appearance for the club in a 3–2 home win over Helsingborg in Superettan.[7]
On 7 August 2018, Pllana signed a one-year contract with Superettan club GAIS.[8] Five days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against his former club Norrby after being named in the starting line-up.[9]
On 27 November 2019, Pllana signed a one-year contract with Superettan club Brage and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2020.[10] On 22 February 2020, he made his debut with Brage in the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen group stage against Elfsborg after being named in the starting line-up.[11] Seven days after debut, Pllana scored his first goal for Brage in his second appearance for the club in a 3–3 away draw over Örebro in the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen group stage.[12]
On 25 January 2022, Pllana signed a two-year contract with K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons.[13] Jeonnam Dragons reportedly paid a €400,000 transfer fee.[14] On 19 February 2022, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Anyang after being named in the starting line-up.[15]
On 21 March 2017, Pllana received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21,[16] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[17]
Pllana was born in Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents.[18] His younger brother Bujar Pllana is a footballer who plays as a centre-back.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Grebbestad[19] | 2014 | Division 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| 2015 | 24 | 17 | — | 3 | 2 | 27 | 19 | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 17 | — | 12 | 13 | 36 | 30 | ||||||
| Dalkurd | 2016 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| Norrby (loan) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| Dalkurd | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | 58 | 9 | ||||||
| GAIS | 2018 | Superettan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||||||
| Brage | 2020 | Superettan | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 10 | ||||
| 2021 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 33 | 15 | ||||||
| Total | 56 | 21 | 8 | 4 | — | 64 | 25 | ||||||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2022 | K League 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| Total | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 20 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 180 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 216 | 75 | |||