Ledio Pano
Albanian footballer
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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 | 23 May 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Albania | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Club career
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]
International career
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] His final international was an August 1996 friendly match against Greece.[8]
International statistics
Source:[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | 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.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 1996 | Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Greece | 9 |  Greece | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Personal life
Ledio is of Greek descent.[10] He is the son of former Partizani striker Panajot Pano,[11] who was Albania's Golden Player for the UEFA Jubilee Awards.[12]
