Amandine Leynaud

Amandine Suzanne Monique Leynaud (born 2 May 1986) is a French handball player for Győri Audi ETO KC and the French national team.[1][2]

Amandine Leynaud
Leynaud in 2015
Personal information
Full name Amandine Suzanne
Monique Leynaud
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986
Aubenas, France
Nationality French
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Győri Audi ETO KC
Number 12
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2003
 Aubenas
2003–2004
 Bourg-de-Péage
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2012
 Metz Handball
2012–2013
 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
2013–2018
 ŽRK Vardar
2018–
 Győri Audi ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–
 France 243 (2)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2017 Germany
2009 China
2011 Brazil
European Championship
2018 France
2020 Denmark
2016 Sweden

Career

She competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 and won a silver medal in 2016, finishing fifth in 2008 and 2012.[3] Domestically she was named the Best Goalkeeper in French Division 1 in 2009, 2010 and 2011.[4]

At the 2008 Olympics both Leynaud and teammate Valérie Nicolas were listed among the top goalkeepers in the competition. After Nicolas retired from the national team, Leynaud's status as starting goalkeeper was secured. At the 2012 Olympics, Leynaud was listed third among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 38%.[5]

For the 2012–13 season, Leynaud signed for Romanian top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea but failed to play any official match after she suffered a ligaments injury to the right ankle in August 2012, which required surgery.[6][7] The team was disbanded at the end of the season due to financial difficulties. Due to her injury Leynaud also missed the 2012 European Championships.[4]

Since 2013 until 2018 she played for ŽRK Vardar. Together with them she played in Final Four five-times in a row, finishing third three-times and reaching the final twice (in 2017 and in 2018).

In 2018 she joined the star-studded Hungarian team, Győri ETO. Since 2020 she also serves as the goalkeeper coach of the team.

Achievements

Individual awards

References
  1. "Amandine Leynaud". Euro Handball. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. "Profile: Amandine Leynaud". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  4. Amandine Leynaud Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  5. "Leading Players – Goalkeepers". london2012.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  6. "INCA O VICECAMPIOANA MONDIALA TRANSFERATA LA OLTCHIM" (in Romanian). Oltchim website. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  7. "Leynaud şi-a reziliat contractul cu Oltchim" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 21 February 2013.
  8. "WORLD FEMALE HANDBALL BEST 8 IN 2017". Handball-Planet. 8 February 2018.
  9. "All-Star Team" (in Norwegian). handball.no. 25 November 2018.
  10. "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF Euro 2018 All-Star Team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 16 December 2018.
  11. "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2020.
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