Rocky Lekaj

Football player infobox| playername= Rocky Lekaj
fullname = Rocky Lekaj


nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|10|12
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
height = height|ft=5|in=9
youthclubs = SF Grei Oslo
Sheffield Wednesday
youthyears = –2006
2006–2007
currentclub = Sheffield Wednesday
clubnumber = 12
position = Midfielder
years = 2007–
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
caps(goals) = 2 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Norway U19
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 21:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Rocky Lekaj (born 12 October1989 in Kosovo, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is an Albanian Kosovo-born footballer, who represents Norway at an international level, and plays in midfield for Sheffield Wednesday. Rocky also has a younger brother, Leon Lekaj, who currently plays for the Owls under-17s. [cite news|url=http://www.sheffwed.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=72089
title=Lekaj Makes It A Double
publisher=Vitalfootball.co.uk
date=5 July 2007
accessdate=2008-02-11]

Playing career

He was signed by the Owls in the summer of 2006. He first appeared for the first team on 13 March 2007 at Hillsborough, coming off the substitutes bench as an 86th minute substitute for striker Steve MacLean in a vital 2–0 league victory against Colchester United.

Lekaj made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season against Rotherham United in the League Cup. He came on as a substitute for Jimmy Smith and showed signs of promise, despite not playing in his favoured left wing position.

References

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