Yoandry Leal

Yoandy Leal

Personal information

Full name

Yoandy Leal Hidalgo

Nationality

Born

August 31, 1988
Havana, Cuba

Height

2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)

Weight

107 kg (236 lb)

Spike

361 cm (142 in)

Block

348 cm (137 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside Spiker

Current club

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2012–present	Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei

National team

2007–2010

Honours

Last updated: 23 October 2016

Yoandy Leal Hidalgo (born August 31, 1988 in Havana) is a Cuban volleyball player with Brazilian citizenship (since 1 June 2015), a member of Cuba men's national volleyball team (2007-2010), who plays as a wing-spiker for Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei.^[1]

Leal played four years with the Cuban national team, debuting at the 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. In the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Düsseldorf that would give a spot at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Cuba did not qualify finishing second to hosts Germany, but Leal was chosen Best Spiker and Server of the championship. His last tournament with Cuba was the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, where Leal won the silver medal.

Still pursuing his dream of playing in the Olympics, Leal left Cuba in 2010, establishing himself in volleyball potency Brazil, at the city of Belo Horizonte. After two years not playing, Leal signed with local team Sada Cruzeiro. Soon he was a vital part of the team, winning two editions each of the Brazilian Superligas, South American Championships and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship. Leal started his naturalization process in 2013, and in 2015 he was given the Brazilian nationality. Afterwards he contacted the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball to see how soon he could play for Brazil's national team, as team coach Bernardo Rezende already expressed interest in having Leal in the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Honours

2007 America's Cup – 3rd place
2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 – Runner-up (did not qualify), Best Spiker and Server
2010 World Championship – Runner-up

Brazilian Men's Volleyball Superliga
- 2013-14, 2014-15 - champion
- 2012-13 - runner-up
South American Volleyball Club Championship
- 2014 - Champion, Best Outside Spiker
- 2015 - Runner-up, Best Outside Spiker
- 2016 - Champion, Most Valuable Player
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
- 2012 - Runner-up
- 2013 - Champion, Best Outside Spiker
- 2015 - Champion, Most Valuable Player
- 2016 - Champion, Best Outside Spiker

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