Rocky Lekaj

Rocky Rexhep Lekaj (born 12 October 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left winger for Gjøvik-Lyn. Born in Kosovo, he has represented Norway at an international youth level and formerly played for Sheffield Wednesday.

Career Lekaj hails from Ammerud in Oslo, and was inspired by footballer Dagfinn Enerly, who was his school teacher in the early years. He started his career in SF Grei. He was signed by Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 2006. He first appeared for the first team on 13 March 2007 at Hillsborough,

Lekaj did not play first-team football in the 2007–08 season, but made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season against Rotherham United in the League Cup. In 2009, Lekaj scored fourteen goals in ten appearances for the reserve team and was recommended by the manager a loan move. Lekaj ended up in Sandefjord, but an ankle injury kept him out of the football. When he returned to Sheffield Wednesday, manager Brian Laws was replaced. Lekaj then left Wednesday after his contract was cancelled in March 2010, having made six appearances for the Owls.

He ended up in Lyn and played for them until the club went bankrupt in the summer of 2010. He then signed for the Norwegian Fourth Division team Romsås to help them win promotion. In 2011, he played for Grorud IL in their promotion campaign to the Second Division.

Rocky left Fredrikstad FK at the end of the 2018 season. He moved back to Raufoss with his wife and children and signed for Gjøvik-Lyn.

Personal life Rocky also has a younger brother, Leon Lekaj, who also played for the Owls under-17s.