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 12 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Frosinone
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2006 Sauro Rispescia
2005–2006Siena (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Siena 0 (0)
2006–2007Poggibonsi (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → St.Gimignano (loan) 15 (1)
2008–2010VdG (loan) 44 (0)
2010Pergo (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2011Pavia (loan) 24 (2)
2011–2012FeralpiSalò (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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