Leonardo Leyva

Leonardo Leyva Martínez (born March 23, 1990) is a Cuban male volleyball player. He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team. He has played professionally in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Russia, Qatar, South Korea, Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates.^[1]

Leonardo Leyva
Leyva in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Leyva Martínez
Nickname	King leo
Nationality	Cuban
Born	(1990-03-23) March 23, 1990 (age 35)
Height	207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Spike	378 cm (149 in)
Block	350 cm (138 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
Number	6
Career
Years Teams 2009 2011–2012 2012 2012–2012 2012–2015 2015–2016 2016–2018 2018-2020 2020-2021 2021- Ciudad de la Habana Cariduros de Fajardo Al Arabi Ad-Dauha Fakel Novy Urengoy Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Ziraat Bankası Ankara Sichuan Chengdu Beijing Baic Motor Al Jazira Ansan OKman
National team
2009–2011 Cuba

He currently plays for Ansan OKman. ^[2]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino

• 2011/2012 - with Cariduros de Fajardo

V-League

• 2012/2013 - with Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
• 2013/2014 - with Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs

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.