{{Short description|Swiss ice hockey player (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Leonardo Genoni | image = Leonardo Genoni.jpg | caption = Leonardo Genoni in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Semione, Switzerland | ntl_team = SUI | position = Goaltender | former_teams = ZSC Lions<br>HC Davos<br>SC Bern | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 176 | catches = Left | league = NL | team = EV Zug | career_start = 2004 | career_end = }} '''Leonardo Genoni''' (born 28 August 1987) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for EV Zug of the National League (NL).
==Playing career== Genoni made his professional debut with the GCK Lions in the Swiss League as a prospect to the ZSC Lions during the 2004–05 season. He went on to play 3 seasons in the organization before moving to HC Davos for the 2007–08 season. Genoni played 9 seasons for Davos becoming one of the best goaltenders in the National League.
On 1 October 2015 Genoni signed a three-year contract with SC Bern worth CHF 1.8 million for the 2016/17 season and through the 2018–19 season.
On 6 August 2018 Genoni signed a five-year contract worth CHF 5 million with EV Zug for the 2019–20 season and through the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.evz.ch/detail/news/artikel/zeige/2478/ | title = Champion Goaltender Genoni signs with Zug | publisher = EV Zug | date = 2018-08-06 | accessdate = 2018-08-06 | language = German}}</ref>
==International play== {{MedalTableTop|name = }} {{MedalCountry|{{SUI}}}} {{MedalSport|Ice hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Denmark|}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Czech Republic|}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Sweden/Denmark|}} {{MedalSilver|2026 Switzerland|}} {{MedalBottom}} As a junior player, Genoni competed at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships and at the IIHF World U20 Championship.<ref>{{cite book |last=IIHF|title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011|year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |page= 360|isbn= 978-0-9867964-0-1}}</ref> He participated at multiple Ice Hockey World Championships (e.g. 2011 and 2018) as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
At the 2018 IIHF World Championship, he won a silver medal after advancing to the final but Switzerland fell to Sweden in the shootout.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/sweden-switzerland-hockey-worlds-shootout-defends-title-1.4671555 |title=Sweden defends hockey worlds title with shootout win over Switzerland |publisher=cbc.ca |accessdate=21 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He represented Switzerland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/52-swiss-ice-hockey/sui/iihf-worlds/37079-silver-it-is-czechia-beats-switzerland-in-the-world-championship-final |title=Silver it is - Czechia beats Switzerland in the World Championship final |website=swisshockeynews.ch |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528132302/https://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/52-swiss-ice-hockey/sui/iihf-worlds/37079-silver-it-is-czechia-beats-switzerland-in-the-world-championship-final |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He represented Switzerland at the 2025 IIHF World Championship where he won a silver medal and was named MVP of the tournament. <ref>{{cite web |title=Genoni gets MVP nod |website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm/news/68296/mvp |access-date=2025-05-26}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! W ! L ! OTL ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- | 2011 | Switzerland | WC | 9th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 2.43 | .947 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014 | Switzerland | WC | 10th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .839 |- | 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 0.98 | .955 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 362 | 10 | 2 | 1.66 | .933 |- | 2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9.28 | .667 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018 | Switzerland | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 446 | 19 | 0 | 2.56 | .915 |- | 2019 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 8 | 0 | 1.99 | .938 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 8 | 1 | 2.18 | .918 |- | 2022 | Switzerland | OG | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 1.13 | .961 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 9 | 1 | 2.30 | .890 |- | 2023 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 180 || 2 || 2 || 0.67 || .966 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024 | Switzerland | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 431 || 10 || 1 || 1.39 || .941 |- | 2025 | Switzerland | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 424 || 7 || 4 || 0.99 || .953 |-bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" align="center" | Senior totals ! 48 ! 29 ! 17 ! 2 ! 2,906 ! 86 ! 12 ! 1.78 ! .931 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NL |- | Youngster of the Year | 2008 | |- | Champion | 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |- | Jacques Plante Trophy | 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |- | All-Star Team | 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |- | MVP | 2011 | |- ! colspan="3"| International |- | Spengler Cup Champion | 2006, 2011 | |- | Spengler Cup All-Star team | 2014 | |- | IIHF World Championship Silver Medal | 2018, 2024, 2025 | |- | IIHF World Championship MVP | 2025 | <ref name="WC2025">{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm/news/68296/mvp |title=Genoni gets MVP nod |last=Pakarinen |first=Risto |website=iihf.com |date=25 May 2025}}</ref> |- | IIHF World Championship Best Goaltender | 2025 | <ref name="WC2025"/> |- | IIHF World Championship All-Star team | 2025 | <ref name="WC2025"/> |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/48380 Leonardo Genoni] at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics * [https://web.archive.org/web/20220313103213/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/ice-hockey/athlete-profile-n1048382-leonardo-genoni.htm Leonardo Genoni] at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived) * {{Olympics.com|leonardo-genoni}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram|leonardo_genoni_official}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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