Ersid Pllumbaj
Ersid Pllumbaj is an Albanian former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Early life
Pllumbaj was born in 1989 in Albania. He moved to Italy at the age of fourteen. As a youth player, Pllumbaj joined the youth academy of Italian side Novara.Senior career
Until the age of twenty-five, he played in the Italian sixth and fifth tiers before playing in the Italian fourth tier. One of those clubs was Italian side Ivrea, who he signed for in 2014. He was regarded as an important player in the Italian lower leagues. 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. Besides Italy, Pllumbaj has played senior club football in Switzerland. In 2019, he signed for Italian side Legnano, which would become the last professional club he would play for.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. At the age of thirty-two, he retired from professional football due to health problems. He played his last professional game on 16 February 2020.