If you were to mention Ezgjan Alioski’s name to Leeds fans at the start of last summer, you can bet that almost all of them would never have heard of the Macedonian.

Signed from Lugano in Switzerland in July of 2017, Alioski was one of a number of relatively unheard foreign players arriving at Elland Road during the transfer window.

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However, almost eight months later, Alioski has shown the Leeds faithful exactly what he is capable of…in flashes anyway.

A truly versatile player, the 26-year-old, who is valued at £3.6 million by Transfermarkt, has been used in a number of positions across the field.

Despite his attacking pedigree, it is actually Alioski’s defensive work this season that has earned him plaudits.

On Wednesday, @LUFCData posted a stat confirming that no other player in the Championship had won more tackles than Alioski during the current campaign thus far.

Upon seeing the post, Leeds fans took to Twitter to praise their player for this impressive statistic…