Leonardo Blanchard (born 6 May 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre-back.
![]() Leonardo Blanchard in 2014. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Grosseto, Italy | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
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 | → Sangimignano (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) |
2012–2016 | Frosinone | 113 | (9) |
2016–2018 | Carpi | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Brescia (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2018 | → Alessandria (loan) | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2018 |
Born in Grosseto, Tuscany, Blanchard started his career at his hometown club Sauro Rispescia, located in 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 Sangimignano; 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 1+1⁄2 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 on 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 against 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]
In mid-2016 he was signed by Carpi. He joined the pre-season camp circa 22 July.[25] He was assigned No.23 shirt.[26] On 30 January 2017 Blanchard left for Brescia on loan.[27]
Blanchard returned to Carpi in mid-2017. However, he was left out from the squad for 2017–18 Serie B season.
On 31 January 2018 Blanchard left for Alessandria.[28] Blanchard was released by Carpi in July 2018 in a mutual consent.[29]