Xavi Lleonart

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Xavi Lleonart

| image =

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| full_name = Xavier Lleonart Blanco

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Terrassa, Spain

| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 70 kg

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Real Club de Polo

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = CD Terrassa

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–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

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}

| updated = 24 July 2021

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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.{{cite web |title=El Polo fitxa Xavi Lleonart, del CD Terrassa |url=https://www.naciodigital.cat/latorredelpalau/noticia/19227/polo/fitxa/xavi/lleonart/cd/terrassa |website=naciodigital.cat |access-date=17 March 2020 |language=ca |date=21 August 2012}} In 2017 he joined Dutch club Bloemendaal.{{cite web |last1=Scholte |first1=Jolien |title=Lleonart Blanco en Swaen nieuwe aanwinsten Bloemendaal |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/hoofdklasse-heren/lleonart-blanco-en-swaen-nieuwe-aanwinsten-bloemendaal/ |website=hockey.nl |access-date=2 December 2018 |language=nl |date=19 April 2017}} He won the 2017–18 Euro Hockey League with Bloemendaal before returning to Real Club de Polo after one season.{{cite web |title=Stockmann, Dwyer and Lleonart finish on a high with Bloemendaal |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/news/stockmann-dwyer-lleonart-finish-high-bloemendaal/ |website=ehlhockey.tv |publisher=Euro Hockey League |access-date=2 December 2018 |date=28 May 2018}}

International career

At the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, Lleonart competed for the national team in the men's tournament.{{cite web|title=Xavi Lleonart|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/lleonart-xavi-1118276/|website=London2012.com|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|access-date=13 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911211512/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/lleonart-xavi-1118276/|archive-date=11 September 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ll/xavi-lleonart-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080637/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ll/xavi-lleonart-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Xavi Lleonart Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}} He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup.{{cite web |title=LOS #REDSTICKS, ¡YA TIENEN LISTA PARA EL CAMPEONATO DEL MUNDO! |url=https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-del-mundo/ |website=rfeh.es |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |access-date=27 August 2019 |language=es |date=4 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://fih.altiusrt.com/competitions/798/reports/teams|title=Hockey Men's World Cup 2018: Team Details Spain|publisher=International Hockey Federation|page=16}} At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.{{cite web |last1=Gilmour |first1=Rod |title=EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2019/08/24/eurohockey-2019-final-peerless-belgium-men-storm-to-first-title-5-0-over-spain |website=www.thehockeypaper.co.uk |publisher=The Hockey Paper |access-date=27 August 2019 |date=24 August 2019}} On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.{{cite web |title=Los #Redsticks Ya Tienen Lista Para El Campeonato De Europa |url=https://www.rfeh.es/los-redsticks-ya-tienen-lista-para-el-campeonato-de-europa-2/ |website=rfeh.es |publisher=Real Federación Española de Hockey |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=es |date=25 May 2021}}