Xavier Lleonart Blanco (born 22 June 1990) is a Spanish former

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player who played as a forward. He played a total 221 matches for the Spanish national team from 2009 to 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

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. In 2017 he joined Dutch club Bloemendaal. He won the 2017–18 Euro Hockey League with Bloemendaal before returning to Real Club de Polo after one season. In May 2025, he announced he would retire after the 2024–25 season championship finals. He scored a penalty stroke in the final where they won 2–1 against Atlètic Terrassa to win Real Club de Polo's 16th Spanish league title.

International career

At the

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and

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, Lleonart competed for the

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in the men's tournament. He represented Spain at the 2018 World Cup. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.

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* 1990 births Living people Field hockey players from Terrassa Spanish male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic field hockey players for Spain Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players HC Bloemendaal players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Spanish expatriate field hockey players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Men's Euro Hockey League–winning players {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub