Leonardo Blanchard

Leonardo Blanchard
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988
Place of birth Grosseto, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Frosinone
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2006 Sauro Rispescia
2005–2006 → Siena (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2012 Siena 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Poggibonsi (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → St.Gimignano (loan) 15 (1)
2008–2010 → VdG (loan) 44 (0)
2010 → Pergo (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2011 → Pavia (loan) 24 (2)
2011–2012 → FeralpiSalò (loan) 23 (1)
2012– Frosinone 107 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Leonardo Blanchard (born 6 May 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Frosinone.

Biography

Born in Grosseto, Tuscany, Blanchard started his career at his hometown club Sauro Rispescia (of Rispescia frazione). On 30 August 2005 he was signed by Serie A team Siena, which is also a Tuscan team. He played for its Berretti team[1] (B team of under-20 age group or U-18 team). In the next season he left for Poggibonsi, but in January 2007 left for Serie D team San Gimignano; the team was relegated to Eccellenza Tuscany at the end of season. Blanchard was promoted to the Primavera under-20 team of Siena in 2007–08 season.[2][3]

In 2008 he left for Valle del Giovenco, his first team outside Tuscany, where he spent 1½ seasons.[4][5][6] At the end of the 2010 winter (January) transfer window, he left for Pergocrema, with Fabrizio Di Bella moving in the opposite direction in a temporary deal.[7] He played both legs of the relegation "play-out".[8][9]

In July 2010 he left for Pavia.[10][11][12] He was a call-up to Siena's pre-season camp in 2011.[13] He played a few friendlies[14][15][16] before he left the club on 20 July.[17][18]

On 9 August 2012 he left for Frosinone.[19][20] On 19 June 2013 Frosinone bought Blanchard's registration rights definitively for a peppercorn fee of €1,000.[21][22]

On 23 September 2015, Blanchard made Frosinone club history by scoring the equalizing goal in the closing minute of stoppage time in a 1–1 draw over Serie A giants, Juventus. This was Frosinone's first historical Serie A point.[23] Blanchard also revealed it was "an emotional moment" especially since he declared to have been a Juventus fan for a long time.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale 87/TB (2005–06)" (PDF). Lega Calcio Serie C (in Italian). 5 April 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "PRIMAVERA SIENA: DA OGGI IN RITIRO". Zona Calcio (in Italian). 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "PRIMAVERA GIR. C: ASCOLI E SIENA CHIUDONO CON UN PAREGGIO". Zona Calcio (in Italian). 5 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "UFFICIALE: VDG Avezzano, gli ultimi colpi". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 23 July 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "VDG, torna Blanchard ma si sogna Ginestra". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 31 July 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Blanchard alla Valle del Giovenco" (in Italian). AC Siena. 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  7. ↑ "Ultimi colpi del Pergo al calcio mercato". US Pergocrema 1932 (in Italian). 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Si scatena Le Noci Pro Patria raggiunta" (require login). La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 24 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "E' festa Pergocrema Pro Patria, anno no" (require login). La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 31 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Pavia, arriva Blanchard". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "E' ufficiale: vestirà azzurro Leonardo Blanchard". AC Pavia (in Italian). 21 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "Tutte le operazioni di mercato". AC Siena (in Italian). 1 September 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Domani la partenza per il ritiro Convocati 25 giocatori". AC Siena (in Italian). 9 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Siena-Selezione Val Ridanna 14-0". AC Siena (in Italian). 14 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Siena-Rapp. Bolzano 6-0". AC Siena (in Italian). 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  16. ↑ "Siena-Palermo 1-3". AC Siena (in Italian). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  17. ↑ "dal Siena arriva Blanchard" [From Siena arrives Blanchard]. FeralpiSalò (in Italian). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "Blanchard in prestito al Feralpi Salò" [Blanchard in temporary to Feralpi Salò]. AC Siena (in Italian). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  19. ↑ "CALCIOMERCATO, DAL SIENA ARRIVA BLANCHARD" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  20. ↑ "Blanchard al Frosinone" (in Italian). AC Siena. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  21. ↑ "RISCATTATI BLANCHARD E BERTONCINI" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  22. ↑ AC Siena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian) CCIAA (Italian)
  23. ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/73425/frosinone-president-%E2%80%98historic-point%E2%80%99
  24. ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/73433/blanchard-im-juventino

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