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Joseph Christopher Ledley is a Welsh footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Welsh national team. He started his career with Championship side Cardiff, where he spent six years. He helped the club to the FA Cup final in 2008 and to the Championship play-off final in 2010. In 2010 he moved to Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a free transfer. He won the Scottish Cup in his first season with the club in 2011 and the Scottish Premier League title in his second season with the club in 2012. He has played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his full debut in 2005. Celtic is his current club. He is out of contract at the end of the 2009-10 season and entered into talks with several clubs, including Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and AS Roma, before eventually joining Scottish Premier League side Celtic on a four year contract on 12 July 2010. He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 July in a 3-0 defeat to Braga in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, before making his SPL debut two weeks later in a 1-0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He scored his first goal for
Joseph Christopher Ledley is a Welsh footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Welsh national team as a central or left midfielder.
He started his career with Championship side Cardiff, where he spent six years. He helped the club to the FA Cup final in 2008 and to the Championship play-off final in 2010. In 2010 he moved to Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a free transfer. He won the Scottish Cup in his first season with the club in 2011 and the Scottish Premier League title in his second season with the club in 2012.
He has played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his full debut in 2005.
Celtic
Out of contract at the end of the 2009-10 season, Ledley entered into talks with several clubs, including Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and AS Roma, before eventually joining Scottish Premier League side Celtic on a four year contract on 12 July 2010. He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 July in a 3-0 defeat to Braga in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, before making his SPL debut two weeks later in a 1-0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He scored his first goal for Celtic against St Mirren in a 4-0 home victory in the SPL. On 6 November 2010 Ledley added another to his tally against Aberdeen in a league record 9-0 victory. On 16 March 2011, Ledley scored both Celtic goals in a 2-1 Scottish Cup win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. On 20 March 2011, Ledley scored in the League Cup Final defeat to Rangers. A hamstring injury sustained in a league game against Rangers on 24 April 2011 ruled him out of action for the rest of that season.