Xavi Lleonart Explained

Xavi Lleonart
Full Name:Xavier Lleonart Blanco
Birth Date:22 June 1990
Birth Place:Terrassa, Spain
Height:1.80 m
Weight:70 kg
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Real Club de Polo
Youthclubs1:CD Terrassa
Years1:–2012
Clubs1:CD Terrassa
Years2:2012–2017
Clubs2:Real Club de Polo
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Bloemendaal
Years4:2018–present
Clubs4:Real Club de Polo
Nationalyears1:2009–present
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:208
Nationalgoals1:41
Updated:24 July 2021

Xavier Lleonart Blanco (born 22 June 1990) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Real Club de Polo and the Spanish national team.

Club career

Lleonart came through the youth ranks of CD Terrassa where he played in the first team until the 2011–12 season. He joined Real Club de Polo after the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2017 he joined Dutch club Bloemendaal.[2] He won the 2017–18 Euro Hockey League with Bloemendaal before returning to Real Club de Polo after one season.[3]

International career

At the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, Lleonart competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[4] [5] He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup.[6] [7] At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.[8] On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Polo fitxa Xavi Lleonart, del CD Terrassa . naciodigital.cat . 17 March 2020 . ca . 21 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Scholte . Jolien . Lleonart Blanco en Swaen nieuwe aanwinsten Bloemendaal . hockey.nl . 2 December 2018 . nl . 19 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Stockmann, Dwyer and Lleonart finish on a high with Bloemendaal . ehlhockey.tv . Euro Hockey League . 2 December 2018 . 28 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Xavi Lleonart. London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 13 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911211512/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/lleonart-xavi-1118276/. 11 September 2012.
  5. Web site: Xavi Lleonart Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080637/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ll/xavi-lleonart-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2020-01-19.
  6. Web site: LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO! . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 27 August 2019 . es . 4 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Hockey Men's World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain. International Hockey Federation. 16.
  8. Web site: Gilmour . Rod . EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain . www.thehockeypaper.co.uk . The Hockey Paper . 27 August 2019 . 24 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 25 May 2021 . es . 25 May 2021.