Xavi Lleonart

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lleonart and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

Xavi Lleonart
Personal information
Full name Xavier Lleonart Blanco
Born (1990-06-22) 22 June 1990
Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Real Club de Polo
Youth career
CD Terrassa
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2012 CD Terrassa
2012–2017 Real Club de Polo
2017–2018 Bloemendaal
2018–present Real Club de Polo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–present Spain 208 (41)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Spain
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Antwerp
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

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]

References
  1. "El Polo fitxa Xavi Lleonart, del CD Terrassa". naciodigital.cat (in Catalan). 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Scholte, Jolien (19 April 2017). "Lleonart Blanco en Swaen nieuwe aanwinsten Bloemendaal". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. "Stockmann, Dwyer and Lleonart finish on a high with Bloemendaal". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "Xavi Lleonart". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. "Xavi Lleonart Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. "LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO!". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. "Hockey Men's World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain". International Hockey Federation. p. 16.
  8. Gilmour, Rod (24 August 2019). "EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain". www.thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. "Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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