Leandro Tolini

Jose Leandro Tolini (born 14 March 1990) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a defender for Belgian Club Gantoise and the Argentine national team.[1]

Leandro Tolini
Personal information
Full name Jose Leandro Tolini
Born (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Gantoise
Youth career
Ba. Na. De.
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2010 Ba. Na. De.
2010–2011 Waterloo Ducks
2011–2012 Taburiente
2012–2014 Ba. Na. De.
2014–2018 Club de Campo
2018–present Gantoise
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Argentina 69
Last updated on: 17 March 2020

Club career

In 2010, Tolini moved to Belgium to play for the Waterloo Ducks.[2] After one season he moved to Spain to play for Taburiente who he also left after one season to return to Argentina to play for Ba. Na. De.[3] For the 2014–15 season he moved back to Europe to play for Club de Campo. After four seasons in Spain he moved back to Belgium to play for Gantoise.[4]

International career

Tolini was a part of the Argentina squad which won the 2013 Pan American Cup. In July 2019, he was selected in the Argentina squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the gold medal by defeating Canada 5-2 in the final.[6] He was the joint-topscorer of the competition with ten goals together with Maico Casella.[7]

References
  1. "Perfil del jugador Leandro Tolini". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. Toussaint, Laurent (15 April 2018). "Leandro Tolini, la nouvelle arme de la Gantoise". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. "UD Taburiente ACE Gran Canaria (Masculino)". www.rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. Demaret, Philippe (16 April 2018). "Tolini à la Gantoise". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Okey.be. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. "Los Leones Que Buscarán La Clasificación Olímpica en Lima". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. "Los Leones, medalla de oro en hockey de los Panamericanos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Página/12. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. "Goalscoring". www.panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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