Leighanne Robe

Leighanne Robe (born 26 December 1993) is an English professional football defender who plays for Liverpool.

Leighanne 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]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2014 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Watford
2016–2018 Millwall Lionesses 17 (1)
2018– Liverpool 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:46, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Robe joined a boys' football team as a seven-year-old, represented Cambridge City girls,[2] and progressed to playing for Arsenal's youth system. A versatile defender, she joined Watford of FA WSL 2 in August 2014.[3]

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.[4] 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."[5]

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. "Reports". Cambridge City F.C. 18 June 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. "Leighanne Robe signs". Watford F.C. Ladies. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. Lawson, Sophie (30 January 2017). "Milwall confirm a further seven new contracts". Vavel.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "Leighanne Robe: Liverpool Ladies sign Millwall Lionesses defender". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.


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