Anna Leat

Anna Jessica Leat (born 26 June 2001) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for the Georgetown Hoyas in the NCAA Division I[3] and has represented New Zealand.[4]

Anna Leat
Personal information
Full name Anna Jessica Leat[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001
Place of birth Arrowtown, New Zealand[2]
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Georgetown Hoyas
Youth career
Team
East Coast Bays
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Georgetown Hoyas 18 (0)
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 New Zealand U17 6 (0)
2018– New Zealand U20 3 (0)
2017– New Zealand 3 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2018

College career

In February 2019, Leat started studying at Georgetown University and joined the Georgetown Hoyas as a freshman.[5]

International career

Leat made her senior début in a 5–0 win over Thailand on 28 November 2017.[6]

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. She 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.[7]

References
  1. "List of Players - New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Rollo, Phillip (25 November 2018). "From karate, to busker, to big game star: Anna Leat saves them and scores them for NZ". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "Anna Leat - Women's Soccer". Georgetown University Athletics.
  4. "21st-century sports stars: Five Kiwis just getting started on the international stage". Stuff. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Leat Joins Hoya Program in 2019". Georgetown Hoyas.
  6. "Football Ferns too good for Thailand". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. Anderson, Ian (21 February 2019). "Tom Walsh wins Supreme title at 2018 Halberg awards". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 February 2019.


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