Anna Leat

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Anna Leat
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Leat with Aston Villa in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anna Jessica Leat [1]
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 22)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Georgetown Hoyas 18 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 West Ham United 4 (0)
2022– Aston Villa 8 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 New Zealand U17 12 (0)
2018 New Zealand U20 7 (0)
2017– New Zealand 15 [3] (0)
Medal record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Uruguay Tournament
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 February 2024

Anna Jessica Leat (born 26 June 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the New Zealand women's national team.

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Personal life

Leat was born in Arrowtown. [4] She attended Rangitoto College in Auckland and was named the school's Sportswomen of the Year in 2017 and 2018. [5] [6] [7]

College career

In February 2019, Leat started studying at Georgetown University and joined the Georgetown Hoyas as 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

Leat played for both East Coast Bays and Glenfield Rovers while at high school. [4] [10] While playing for East Coast Bays, she became the first female to be named in a Chatham Cup squad in the 2021 edition. [11] [12]

On 7 August 2021 it was announced that Leat had signed with West Ham United who play in the FA 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 2022 Aston Villa announced the signing of Leat for the 2022–23 season. [15] Leat made her Villa debut on 1 October 2022, in a FA Women's League Cup game 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

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

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. [18] The team would then lose 0–2 to Spain in the semi-final [19] but win New Zealand's first ever medal at a World Cup by beating Canada in the third place match. [20]

Leat has also played at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan, [21] the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France, [22] [23] the 2019 FFA Cup of Nations, [24] the 2020 Algarve Cup. [25] and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 17 December 2023. [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOthers [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2021–22 FAWSL 40104090
Aston Villa 2022–23 FAWSL700030100
2023–24 FAWSL10103050
Total801060150
Career total12020100240
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Women's League Cup

International

As of match played on 16 February 2024. [3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
New Zealand 201730
202010
202130
202220
202340
202420
Total150

Honours

New Zealand U-17

New Zealand

Individual

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