Leonardo Leyva Martínez (born March 23, 1990) is a Cuban male

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player. He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team. He has played professionally in

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and the

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. He currently plays for Ansan OKman.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino

2011/2012 - with Cariduros de Fajardo

V-League

2012/2013 - with

Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs ( ko, 대전 삼성화재 블루팡스) is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1995 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Daejeon and are members of the Korea Voll ...

2013/2014 - with

Individually

* 2011 Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino - Most Valuable Player * 2012 V-League - Most Valuable Player * 2012 V-League - Best Spiker * 2012 V-League - Best Scorer * 2013 V-League - Most Valuable Player * 2013 V-League - Best Spiker * 2013 V-League - Best Scorer * 2014 V-League - Most Valuable Player * 2014 V-League - Best Receiver

Record

Leonardo Leyva established a new world record in scoring for a four-set match. Leyva undisputed leader of the Samsung Blue Fangs club, scored 53 points against Korean Air Jumbo.

References

External links

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at ''FIVB.org'' 1990 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs players Defecting sportspeople of Cuba 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-volleyball-bio-stub