Amandine Leynaud

Amandine Leynaud
Personal information
Born2 May 1986
Aubenas, France
NationalityFrench
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kilograms (141 lb)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
NicknameDoudou
Club information
Current clubŽRK Vardar
Number12
Youth clubs
-2003
2003-2004		Aubenas
Bourg-de-Péage
Senior clubs
2004–2012
2012-2013
2013-		Metz Handball
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
ŽRK Vardar
National team
2005–France146 (1)[1]

Amandine Leynaud (born 2 May 1986)[2] is a French handballer who plays for the Macedonian club ŽRK Vardar[3] and the French national team.

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing fifth.[4] 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 Summer 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 which required surgery.[6][7]

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Amandine Leynaud". Euro Handball. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Valcea goalkeeper Leynaud set to join ZRK Vardar Skopje". Euro Handball. 2013-02-21.
  4. ↑ "Profile: Amandine Leynaud". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Leading Players - Goalkeepers". london2012.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "INCA O VICECAMPIOANA MONDIALA TRANSFERATA LA OLTCHIM" (in Romanian). Oltchim website. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Leynaud şi-a reziliat contractul cu Oltchim" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2013-02-21.