Leighanne Robe
Robe Playing for Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leighanne Robe
Date of birth (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993
Place of birth Cambridge, England[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2014 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Watford 24 (0)
2016–2018 Millwall Lionesses 53 (4)
2018–2023 Liverpool 103 (3)
2023– Al-Ittihad 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:46, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Leighanne Robe (born 26 December 1993) is an English professional football defender who plays for Saudi Premier League club Al-Ittihad.[2][3]

Club career

Robe joined a boys' football team as a seven-year-old, represented Cambridge City girls,[4] and progressed to playing for Arsenal's youth system. A versatile defender, she joined Watford of the FA WSL 2 in August 2014.[5]

Millwall Lionesses signed Robe for the 2016 FA WSL 2 season. She played in every match and was given a contract extension for the FA WSL Spring Series.[6] She made 42 league appearances, scoring twice for the Lionesses.[7] In June 2018 Robe transferred to Liverpool, whose manager Neil Redfearn said: "Leighanne is a quality, tough-tackling defender who is also a real leader."[8] On the 30th of January 2022, Robe scored her first goals for Liverpool on her 81st appearance by scoring a hat-trick in a FA Cup tie against Lincoln City FC.[9] She was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2022–23 WSL season.[10]

On 6 October 2023, Robe signed for Saudi Premier League club Al-Ittihad.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2023[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2015 WSL 2 1603050240
Millwall 2016 WSL 2 1813010221
2017 703000100
2017–18 1712020231
Total 4228030532
Liverpool 2018–19 WSL 1902040250
2019–20 1402050210
2020–21 Championship 1301030170
2021–22 1503350233
2022–23 WSL 1101050170
Total 720932201033
Al-Ittihad Club 2023–24 SWPL 30000030
Career total 13322033001835

Honours

Liverpool F.C. Women

References

  1. ↑ "Leighanne Robe on her move to Liverpool and stepping up a tier". Liverpool F.C. Women. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Former Liverpool full-back Robe joins al-Ittihad". FA WSL Full Time. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Leighanne Robe X account". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Reports". Cambridge City F.C. 18 June 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Leighanne Robe signs". Watford F.C. Ladies. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Lawson, Sophie (30 January 2017). "Milwall confirm a further seven new contracts". Vavel.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool's rebuild begins with Leighanne Robe". Independent LFC Women Blog. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Leighanne Robe: Liverpool Ladies sign Millwall Lionesses defender". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Leighanne Robe Shocked After Scoring Her First Goal(s)". Independent LFC Women Blog. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool FC Women confirm player departures". www.liverpoolfc.com. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  11. ↑ @ittiladiesclub (6 October 2023). "Welcome to the tiger family Leighanne Robe!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "L. ROBE". soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Watford Ladies Women". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "watford ladies fc". gettyimages.cock. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool have secured promotion to the Women's Super League after winning the Championship title with victory over second-placed Bristol City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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