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Joseph Christopher "Joe" Ledley (born 23 January 1987) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Welsh national team. He started his career with then 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 Celtic on a free transfer. He won the league title in his second season with the club in 2012 and both the SPL and the Scottish Cup in 2013. He signed for Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day in January 2014. Ledley has played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his full debut in 2005. He has since gone on to make over 50 international appearances and has captained his country on several occasions. == Early life and career == Ledley was born in Cardiff, growing up in the Fairwater area. He attended Cantonian High School, where he was captain of the school football team. His schoolboy picture is displayed in the school to this day.〔(Local hero Ledley reaps rewards ), ''BBC News'', 8 April 2008; Retrieved 14 April 2008〕 He played several sports when he was younger, but only ever wanted to be a footballer.〔 He grew up supporting Cardiff City and joined the club's youth system aged nine. During his later years as a trainee he was in charge of cleaning then captain Graham Kavanagh's boots. He continued to clean them for several months after breaking into the first team, this was to stop him from getting carried away with his new position.〔(When Ledley took a shine to Kav ), ''South Wales Echo'', 13 September 2006; Retrieved 5 August 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Ledley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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