Ledio_Pano
Ledio Pano
Albanian footballer
Ledio Pano (Greek: Λεωνίδας Πάνου; born 23 May 1968) is an Albanian retired professional football player. Pano holds the world record of the best penalty kick scoring ratio being successful 50 out of 50 attempts.[1][2] He is the son of Panajot Pano who is widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the history of Albanian football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ledio Pano | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-05-23) 23 May 1968 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Partizani | ?112 | (42) |
| 1991–1992 | Luftëtari | 24 | (9) |
| 1992–1997 | Skoda Xanthi | 116 | (29) |
| 1997–1998 | Panargiakos | ||
| 1998–1999 | Panelefsiniakos | 24 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | PAS Giannina | 19 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Partizani | 32 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1996 | Albania | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his professional career with Partizani Tirana, and later moved to Luftëtari Gjirokastër. He played much of his career in Greece with Skoda Xanthi, Panelefsiniakos, and PAS Giannina.[3][4]
He made his debut for Albania in an April 1987 European Championship qualification match at home against Austria and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal.[5][6][7][8] His final international was an August 1996 friendly match against Greece.[9]
International statistics
Source:[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
International goals
Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pano goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Greece | 9 |  Greece | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Ledio is of Greek descent.[11] He is the son of former Partizani striker Panajot Pano,[12] who was Albania's Golden Player for the UEFA Jubilee Awards.[13]
- Albanian Cup: 2
- Τζουάννης, Νίκος (14 May 2021). "Ένας Έλληνας έχει το παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ στις εκτελέσεις πέναλτι! Και δεν φαντάζεστε ποιος είναι!". www.novasports.gr (in Greek). Nova Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Παγκόσμια, ευρωπαϊκά ποδοσφαιρικά ρεκόρ και οι παρουσίες των Ελλήνων!". www.tharos.gr (in Greek). 14 May 2021.
- Ledio Pano: "Futbolli shqiptar është në rënie!" – Telegraf (in Albanian)
- Γιώργος Κυριακίδης (7 March 2024). "Το απόλυτο ποσοστό ευστοχίας σε πέναλτι του Βορειοηπειρώτη Λεωνίδα Πάνου!". limassoltoday.com.cy.
- "Ledio Pano". Bundesliga.weltfussball.at. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- "Football : Ledio Pano". Footballdatabase.eu. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- "Ledio Pano - Steckbrief". SPOX.com. 23 May 1968. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- "UEFA EURO 2012". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- "Ledio Pano - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Football PLAYER: Ledio Pano". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "Ποιος Ρονάλντο; Λεωνίδας Πάνου! | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Ledio Pano: "Partizani i mungoi Superligës" - Telegraf (in Albanian)
- Dritan Ikonomi (20 January 2011). "Albania's 'Little Puskás'". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- Ledio Pano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ledio Pano at FootballDatabase.eu
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