Anna Leat

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Anna Leat
Personal information
Full name Anna Jessica Leat[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Arrowtown, New Zealand[2]
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 18
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– West Ham United 3 (0)
National team‡
2016–2018 New Zealand U17 6 (0)
2018– New Zealand U20 3 (0)
2017– New Zealand 7[3] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2021

Anna Jessica Leat (born 26 June 2001) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for West Ham United in the Women's Super League and New Zealand.[4]

Personal life[]

Leat was born in Arrowtown.[5] She attended Rangitoto College in Auckland and was named the school's Sportswomen of the Year in 2017 and 2018.[6][7][8]

College career[]

In February 2019, Leat started studying at Georgetown University and joined the Georgetown Hoyas as a freshman.[9] she would play 18 games, starting in 16 and only allowing 19 goals, helping the Hoyas to 10 wins.[6] She returned to New Zealand after the coronavirus pandemic began.[10]

Club career[]

Leat played for both East Coast Bays and Glenfield Rovers while at high school.[5][11]

On 7 August 2021 it was announced that Leat had signed with West Ham United who play in the FA Women's Super League.[12]

International career[]

Leat made her senior starting début at 16 years old,[12] in a 5–0 win over Thailand on 28 November 2017.[13][8]

On 25 November 2018, Leat was part of the New Zealand U17 side 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 against Japan at the U-17 Women's World Cup in 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 2018 Halberg Awards.[14] The team would then lose 0–2 to Spain in the semi-final[15] but win New Zealand's first ever medal at a World Cup by beating Canada in the third place match.[16]

Leat has also played at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan,[17] the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France,[18][19] the 2019 FFA Cup of Nations,[20] the 2020 Algarve Cup.[21] and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[22]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played on 26 January 2022.[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 2021–22 FAWSL 3 0 0 0 4[a] 0 7 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Women's League Cup

International[]

As of match played on 27 November 2021.[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
Total 7 0

Honours[]

National team U-17

  • 3rd place U-17 World Cup: 2016

Individual

  • Halberg Awards: 2018 Favourite Sporting Moment

References[]

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

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