Emmanuel Ledesma
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PUBLISHED
13:00 19th February 2015
by Adam Tighe
Watch Ledesma hit a brace at Yeovil last season, including a scissor kick. After beginning his career as a youth player with Serie A side Genoa, Emmanuel Ledesma enjoyed a successful loan spell at Queens Park Rangers in 2008/09.
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The Argentine started off in England with a bang, blasting a brilliant League Cup hat-trick against Carlisle United just days after hitting a league goal in a 2-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers.
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The forward became a fans' favourite in his brief spell at Loftus Road but returned to Italy in February 2009, joining Serie B side Salernitana on a half-season loan before further temporary spells with Novara Calcio and Crotone.
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The 26-year-old was released by Genoa in January 2011 and was offered a trial with Albion, but despite scoring on his debut for the reserves, he was not offered a permanent deal.
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The winger did attract the attention of Walsall though, who offered Ledesma a short-term contract until the end of the 2010-11 season.
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After helping the Saddlers avoid relegation, he returned to Argentina with boyhood club Defensa y Justica.
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Ledesma returned to the Banks’s Stadium in 2012, scoring four goals in nine starts and attracted the attention of Tony Mowbray’s scouting team.
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The forward signed for Middlesbrough on a three-year contract in July 2012 where he got off to a flyer, scoring the winner on his full debut to send Boro through to the next round of the Capital One Cup at the expense of Bury in August 2012.
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After being left frustrated with a lack of first-team opportunities, Ledesma returned to the frame under Aitor Karanka last season, hitting a run of goal scoring form.
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However, this season the Argentine has been struggled to gain regular first-team football and was sent out on a two-month emergency loan to Rotherham United in November where he made seven appearances.Watch Ledesma scoring for Rotherham in December.
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