Medon Berisha is a Lecce player who has been putting on some very promising performances this season while showing several signs that he will most likely become an instrumental midfield player for US Lecce and his Albanian national team.
If he continues to progress and perform well this season, Berisha is expected to attract attention from the biggest clubs in Italy and perhaps from teams abroad as well.
His abilities in set-piece taking are drawing attention, but that is not everything, since Berisha promises to become an all-round midfielder capable of contributing with intelligent playmaking and creating dangerous chances for his attacking teammates.
Medon Berisha has also been showing his vision in midfield, regularly providing key passes and crosses, breaking opposition lines, and relying heavily on vertical passes.
In this Medon Berisha scout report on the Albanian international midfielder, the focus will be on Berisha’s roles within Lecce’s tactics and the positions that he can play with reliability.
The analysis will also examine Medon Berisha’s defensive qualities and how he can be useful in that regard.
Medon Berisha Profile, Positions & Roles At Lecce
At the start of this season, Medon Berisha confirmed himself as a starter in Eusebio Di Francesco’s playing system, being used in multiple positions.
He played as a central midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 formation, as an advanced playmaker in the same formation, as a central midfielder in the 4-4-2 formation, and as a defensive midfielder in a 5-3-2 formation.
This confirms that Medon Berisha is capable of playing in any midfield position and guarantees quality in both playmaking and defending.
Although he is more accustomed to playmaking thanks to his passing, Berisha can handle defensive duties very well, as he has the vision and tactical awareness to intercept passes and mark opponents.
According to the following pizza chart, Medon Berisha has had high defensive and aerial duel-winning averages this season.
This consolidates the fact that he is helpful in both phases, as he is becoming very central to Di Francesco’s Lecce as a versatile midfielder.
Furthermore, the pizza chart also highlights that Medon Berisha shoots a lot and has already recorded some high goal contribution numbers in the first half of the season.
In addition to shooting from distance, Berisha exploits set-pieces to aim for shots on goal with power and accuracy, something not all midfielders do with frequency nowadays.
Having outstanding shooting from distance is a quality that Di Francesco must keep encouraging, and that Medon Berisha must use to make himself even more crucial for Lecce in goal-scoring.
And when it comes to playmaking, we must argue that this is the area Medon Berisha needs to keep improving to become a more decisive passer.
His dangerous and key passing averages are not good enough to make him stand out as a midfielder who regularly feeds the attacking players with decisive passes or assists.
That said, Medon Berisha has already shown excellent potential in passing and needs to keep working to improve his creativity and accuracy, becoming more consistent and decisive with his key passes.
And what would be even more impactful for Medon Berisha’s career is to focus on making more vertical line-breaking passes per match, whether as a regista or as an advanced playmaker who needs to provide final passes or assists at the back of the defensive line.
Medon Berisha Pizza Chart 2025/2026
Medon Berisha Playmaking Abilities
In terms of passing and playmaking, Medon Berisha has already proved his ability to provide assists at Lecce on a few occasions this season, but he needs to be more consistent in this regard if he plans to be among the best midfielders in the league.
His successful assists have mainly come from corner-kick taking, one of Berisha’s traits, and from long passes.
Medon Berisha Long-Passing Qualities
The following assist highlights his vision and ability to deliver long passes from his team’s own half to his teammate at the back of the opponent’s high defensive line.
Being able to spot opponents’ positioning mistakes and, more importantly, keeping an eye on his teammates’ movements before and during receiving the ball make Medon Berisha very dangerous in such situations.
He needs to keep using such straightforward long-passing techniques and initiatives to surprise opposing defences, especially when they are not well-positioned or when they advance a lot, leaving a lot of space behind them.
This assist also highlights Medon Berisha’s attacking impact as a defensive midfielder and how he can create goal-scoring actions while being in front of his team’s defensive line.
Encouraging Medon Berisha to intensify his key long passes, whether to wingers’ positions without the ball or to strikers attacking the space behind defenders, would make him even more crucial in this regard.
There are many examples of playmakers who succeeded better when being used as defensive midfielders and not as advanced playmakers for many reasons, and perhaps the most notable examples are Andrea Pirlo and Luka Modrić lately, when Massimiliano Allegri decided to use them as defensive midfielders in the last few years of their careers in Serie A.
Medon Berisha can succeed in this role as well, especially if Di Francesco plays him consistently as a defensive midfielder and avoids changing his position too frequently.
In fact, Berisha can excel at that position not just thanks to his long-range passes but also because he can cope well with the defensive duties, as he can win defensive duels with high averages and does not hesitate to opt for sliding tackles and clearances when needed.
Mastering long-range passing with both feet, in a way that looks easy on the eye and highlights the player’s excellent crossing technique, is something Medon Berisha should exploit in his favour by intensifying such key long passes during the games.
His level of skill in this regard is very natural and exceptional, allowing him to serve his teammates whenever he likes and from any position, which helps him exploit his teammates’ movements without the ball.
More importantly, this allows him to provide passes quickly when opposing defences commit marking mistakes.
Not all midfielders have the ability to pass with ease, rapidity, and accuracy simultaneously.
Being able to do so regularly makes Berisha a valuable midfielder for any team, especially given that he is accustomed to scanning the pitch before receiving the ball, which further enhances his passing execution and accuracy by helping him surprise opponents with unexpected passes.
Medon Berisha Adaptative Long Passing
The following example highlights a situation in which Medon Berisha had the ball and noticed some space in front of his teammate on the right wing.
And to win precious time against the opposing defenders, he opted for a quick outside-of-the-foot long pass to reach the desired spot and create the needed opportunity.
Having the awareness and the intelligence to know when to use each passing technique to serve his purpose and keep his passing idea as dangerous as needed is a trait not all midfielders master.
From the available videos on Medon Berisha’s long passes, the majority of his long passes have been accurate, especially when launching them to the wings.
He does it in a very natural and accurate way, and that makes him fit the central midfielder and defensive midfielder roles perfectly.
However, what is lacking is more vertical long passing that hurts defences.
It is true that he did so on a few occasions, but he needs to consider taking such initiatives more regularly to add a creative touch to his performances.
At the same time, Medon Berisha does not attempt smart passes as often and has rarely contributed line-breaking key passes that posed a real threat to opponents.
This is another aspect Medon Berisha needs to improve by training on key passes in tight spaces and between defenders, as this would significantly enhance his playmaking.
Medon Berisha Defensive Abilities
In terms of defensive abilities, Medon Berisha is a very dynamic team player who does not hesitate to support the team in the defensive phase, as his addition is valuable in this regard.
Whether through interceptions, clearances, or sliding tackles, he is usually very disciplined and reactive enough to block opposing attempts before reaching the defensive line.
That said, Berisha’s defensive weakness is his lack of physical strength, which prevents him from defending decisively in duels.
To compensate for that, he uses his intelligence and sometimes his unexpected sliding tackles to win the ball back, as he knows that he is more likely going to lose the battle if he relies solely on direct defensive duels.
Medon Berisha Ball Recoveries
Therefore, building more muscle would help him a lot by making him more solid in duels and by winning even more defensive duels per game.
Despite that, Medon Berisha usually succeeds in making decisive defensive interventions, whether through recoveries inside the opponent’s half or in his team’s own half.
This makes him extremely valuable in terms of winning possession back quickly.
Berisha relies on calculated aggression and sliding tackles to win the ball back, and often succeeds because he does so intelligently and with excellent decision-making.
The fact that opponents do not expect him, in particular, to take such defensive actions makes his attempts more likely to be accurate.
In this example, his teammate loses the ball to an opponent while Berisha is returning to defend, and as soon as the ball is intercepted, he accelerates and wins it back quickly with a decisive sliding tackle.
Medon Berisha Sliding Tackles
Medon Berisha attempts such sliding tackles quite regularly and rarely botches them.
With 63.2% successful sliding tackles per game, Medon Berisha is confirming himself as one of the players who make clean tackles and make sure to avoid making unnecessary fouls in dangerous areas.
The following example highlights his ability to use sliding tackles aggressively while avoiding fouls.
This calculated aggressiveness helps Medon Berisha in making decisive interventions to save his team’s defensive line from dangerous situations.
Conclusion
Medon Berisha can quickly become one of the most important midfielders in the league if he continues to improve his passing and intensifies his key long passes and shots on goal.
The role of Di Francesco in helping Berisha become a better midfielder will be crucial, as Berisha has not yet reached his peak, and working extensively on his areas for improvement can help ensure more convincing and consistent performances from the Albanian international.
