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Anna Leat
Leat withAston Villain 2022
Personal information
Full name Anna Jessica Leat[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-26)26 June 2001(age 23)
Place of birth Arrowtown,New Zealand[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 21
Youth career
East Coast Bays
Glenfield Rovers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Georgetown Hoyas 18 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 West Ham United 4 (0)
2022– Aston Villa 14 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 New Zealand U17 12 (0)
2018 New Zealand U20 7 (0)
2017– New Zealand 17[3] (0)
Medal record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Uruguay Tournament
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Anna Jessica Leat(born 26 June 2001) is a New Zealand professionalfootballerwho plays as agoalkeeperfor EnglishWomen's Super LeagueclubAston Villaand theNew Zealand women's national team.

Personal life[edit]

Leat was born inArrowtown.[4]She attendedRangitoto CollegeinAucklandand was named the school's Sportswomen of the Year in 2017 and 2018.[5][6][7]

College career[edit]

In February 2019, Leat started studying atGeorgetown Universityand joined theGeorgetown Hoyasas a freshman.[8]she would play 18 games, starting in 16 and only allowing 19 goals, helping the Hoyas to 10 wins.[5]She returned to New Zealand after the coronavirus pandemic began.[9]

Club career[edit]

Leat played for bothEast Coast BaysandGlenfield Roverswhile at high school.[4][10]While playing for East Coast Bays, she became the first female to be named in aChatham Cupsquad in the2021edition.[11][12]

On 7 August 2021 it was announced that Leat had signed withWest Ham Unitedwho play in theFA Women's Super League.[13]On 11 May 2022, West Ham United confirmed that Leat was not offered a new contract and would depart at the end of the season.[14]

On 13 July 2022Aston Villaannounced the signing of Leat for the2022–23season.[15]Leat made her Villa debut on 1 October 2022, in aFA Women's League Cupgame against Manchester United. After the match ended in a 1–1 draw, Aston Villa won on penalties thanks to four saves by Leat.[16]

International career[edit]

Leat made her senior starting début at 16 years old,[13]in a 5–0 win overThailandon 28 November 2017.[17][7]

On 25 November 2018, Leat was part of theNew Zealand U17side who became the first New Zealand team in either women's or men's football to qualify for a semi-final at a World Cup. Leat helped the team win its quarter-final againstJapanat theU-17 Women's World Cupin Uruguay by saving two penalties and scoring the winning goal.[2]Her final penalty goal won the public vote as the favourite sporting moment at the 2018Halberg Awards.[18]The team would then lose 0–2 toSpainin the semi-final[19]but win New Zealand's first ever medal at a World Cup by beatingCanadain the third place match.[20]

Leat has also played at the2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cupin Jordan,[21]the2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cupin France,[22][23]the2019 FFA Cup of Nations,[24]the2020 Algarve Cup.[25]and the2020 Olympicsin Tokyo.[26]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played on 18 May 2024.[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Others[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 2021–22 FAWSL 4 0 1 0 4 0 9 0
Aston Villa 2022–23 FAWSL 7 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2023–24 FAWSL 7 0 1 0 4 0 12 0
Total 14 0 1 0 7 0 22 0
Career total 18 0 2 0 11 0 31 0
  1. ^Appearances inFA Women's League Cup

International[edit]

As of match played on 31 May 2024.[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
New Zealand 2017 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 3 0
2022 2 0
2023 4 0
2024 4 0
Total 17 0

Honours[edit]

New Zealand U-17

New Zealand

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"List of Players – New Zealand"(PDF).FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 12. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 November 2016.Retrieved2 December2018.
  2. ^abRollo, Phillip (25 November 2018)."From karate, to busker, to big game star: Anna Leat saves them and scores them for NZ".Stuff.Retrieved26 November2018.
  3. ^ab"Caps 'n' Goals".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved8 August2021.
  4. ^ab"West Ham United bring in New Zealand goalkeeper Anna Leat | West Ham United".West Ham United.Retrieved8 August2021.
  5. ^ab"Anna Leat – Women's Soccer".Georgetown University Athletics.Retrieved8 August2021.
  6. ^Rattue, Chris (29 December 2018)."Anna Leat: Football Ferns prodigy on her new American life, Andreas Heraf, saving the planet and more".NZ Herald.Retrieved8 August2021.
  7. ^ab"Rangitoto College goalkeeper Anna Leat back in Football Ferns".College Sport Media.Retrieved8 August2021.
  8. ^"Leat Joins Hoya Program in 2019".Georgetown Hoyas.21 February 2019.
  9. ^"West Ham sign New Zealand keeper Leat".BBC Sport.Retrieved8 August2021.
  10. ^"North Shore's Football Ferns prepare to take on USA".Stuff.13 September 2017.Retrieved8 August2021.
  11. ^"Anna Leat signs with West Ham United Women".East Coast Bays.Retrieved18 July2022.
  12. ^"East Coast Bays v Hibiscus Coast".New Zealand Football.Retrieved18 July2022.
  13. ^ab"Football Ferns goalkeeper Anna Leat signs for FA Women's Super League club West Ham".Stuff.7 August 2021.
  14. ^"West Ham United Women confirm player departures".West Ham United.Retrieved11 July2022.
  15. ^"Anna Leat joins Villa Women!".Aston Villa.13 July 2022.Retrieved16 July2022.
  16. ^"Aston Villa 1-1 Man Utd (4-3 on pens)".Aston Villa.October 2022.Retrieved2 October2022.
  17. ^"Football Ferns too good for Thailand".New Zealand Football.Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2018.Retrieved18 July2018.
  18. ^Anderson, Ian (21 February 2019)."Tom Walsh wins Supreme title at 2018 Halberg awards".Stuff.Retrieved22 February2019.
  19. ^Rollo, Phillip (28 November 2018)."Game over for New Zealand at Under-17 Women's World Cup with semifinal defeat to Spain".Stuff.Retrieved8 August2021.
  20. ^"New Zealand beat Canada to bronze at Fifa Under-17 Women's World Cup".Stuff.1 December 2018.Retrieved8 August2021.
  21. ^"Leat:" Jordan is a must-win "".Oceania Football Confederation.7 October 2016.Retrieved8 August2021.
  22. ^"Classy goal not enough as New Zealand lose under-20 women's World Cup football opener".Stuff.5 August 2018.Retrieved8 August2021.
  23. ^"U-20s hold France for remarkable result".Oceania Football Confederation.8 August 2018.Retrieved8 August2021.
  24. ^Voerman, Andrew (29 April 2019)."Promising Football Ferns keeper Anna Leat has made herself unavailable for World Cup".Stuff.Retrieved8 August2021.
  25. ^"Football Ferns beaten in semifinal of Algarve Cup by Italy".NZ Herald.8 March 2020.Retrieved8 August2021.
  26. ^"World champions United States hit Football Ferns for six at Tokyo Olympics".Stuff.24 July 2021.Retrieved8 August2021.
  27. ^"A. Leat".Soccerway.Perform Group.Retrieved19 October2021.

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