Anna Leat
![]() Leat withAston Villain 2022 | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Anna Jessica Leat[1] | ||||||||||
Date of birth | 26 June 2001 | ||||||||||
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
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*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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Others[a] | Total | |||||
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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 |
- ^Appearances inFA Women's League Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played on 31 May 2024.[3]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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
- 3rd placeU-17 World Cup:2018
New Zealand
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ab"List of Players – New Zealand"(PDF).FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 12. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 November 2016.Retrieved2 December2018.
- ^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.
- ^ab"Caps 'n' Goals".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^ab"West Ham United bring in New Zealand goalkeeper Anna Leat | West Ham United".West Ham United.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^ab"Anna Leat – Women's Soccer".Georgetown University Athletics.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^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.
- ^ab"Rangitoto College goalkeeper Anna Leat back in Football Ferns".College Sport Media.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"Leat Joins Hoya Program in 2019".Georgetown Hoyas.21 February 2019.
- ^"West Ham sign New Zealand keeper Leat".BBC Sport.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"North Shore's Football Ferns prepare to take on USA".Stuff.13 September 2017.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"Anna Leat signs with West Ham United Women".East Coast Bays.Retrieved18 July2022.
- ^"East Coast Bays v Hibiscus Coast".New Zealand Football.Retrieved18 July2022.
- ^ab"Football Ferns goalkeeper Anna Leat signs for FA Women's Super League club West Ham".Stuff.7 August 2021.
- ^"West Ham United Women confirm player departures".West Ham United.Retrieved11 July2022.
- ^"Anna Leat joins Villa Women!".Aston Villa.13 July 2022.Retrieved16 July2022.
- ^"Aston Villa 1–1 Man Utd (4–3 on pens)".Aston Villa.October 2022.Retrieved2 October2022.
- ^"Football Ferns too good for Thailand".New Zealand Football.Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2018.Retrieved18 July2018.
- ^Anderson, Ian (21 February 2019)."Tom Walsh wins Supreme title at 2018 Halberg awards".Stuff.Retrieved22 February2019.
- ^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.
- ^"New Zealand beat Canada to bronze at Fifa Under-17 Women's World Cup".Stuff.1 December 2018.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"Leat:" Jordan is a must-win "".Oceania Football Confederation.7 October 2016.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"Classy goal not enough as New Zealand lose under-20 women's World Cup football opener".Stuff.5 August 2018.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"U-20s hold France for remarkable result".Oceania Football Confederation.8 August 2018.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^Voerman, Andrew (29 April 2019)."Promising Football Ferns keeper Anna Leat has made herself unavailable for World Cup".Stuff.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"Football Ferns beaten in semifinal of Algarve Cup by Italy".NZ Herald.8 March 2020.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"World champions United States hit Football Ferns for six at Tokyo Olympics".Stuff.24 July 2021.Retrieved8 August2021.
- ^"A. Leat".Soccerway.Perform Group.Retrieved19 October2021.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- New Zealand women's association footballers
- New Zealand women's international footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
- People educated at Rangitoto College
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England
- Aston Villa W.F.C. players
- New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers
- Georgetown Hoyas women's soccer players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Sportspeople from Otago
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- People from Arrowtown
- East Coast Bays AFC players
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics