Emmanuel Ledesma has joined on loan
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PUBLISHED
12:30 19th February 2015
by Paul Camillin
He brings good Championship experience, and is a creative player who is also capable of scoring goals"
Chris Hughton
Chris Hughton
Watch Ledesma hit a brace at Yeovil last season, including a scissor kick. Brighton & Hove Albion have completed the loan capture of Middlesbrough wide man Emmanuel Ledesma on an initial month’s loan.
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The 26-year-old is Albion’s fifth loan signing and is available for Saturday’s visit of Birmingham City to the American Express Community Stadium.
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Manager Chris Hughton said, “It’s no secret that we were still looking to add a winger and strengthen in that area, and I am delighted to have agreed to bring Emmanuel in on loan.
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“He brings good Championship experience, and is a creative player who is also capable of scoring goals. Our target was to add in four key areas, and we have now achieved that.”
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After beginning his career as a youth player with Serie A side Genoa, Ledesma enjoyed a successful season's loan at Queens Park Rangers in 2008/09.
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He spent time in Italy with Salernitana, Novara Calcio and Crotone, and also had a trial with Albion before moving to Walsall - where he had two spells either side of a summer spell in Argentina with boyhood club Defensa y Justica.
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In his second spell with Walsall he scored four goals in nine starts, and attracted the attention of Middlesbrough in the summer of 2012.
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This season Ledesma has found first-team opportunities limited at the Riverside Stadium – but impressed during a loan spell at Rotherham before Christmas where he made seven appearances.Watch Ledesma scoring for Rotherham in December.
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