Leighanne Robe

Leighanne Robe

Robe Playing for Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Leighanne Robe
Date of birth	(1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 30)
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	16	(0)
2016–2018	Millwall Lionesses	42	(2)
2018–2023	Liverpool	72	(0)
2023–	Al-Ittihad	12	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:46, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Leighanne Robe (born 26 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender 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 28 April 2024[12][13][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2015	WSL 2	16	0	3	0	5	0	24	0
Millwall	2016	WSL 2	18	1	3	0	1	0	22	1
	2017		7	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
	2017–18		17	1	2	0	2	0	23	1
	Total		42	2	8	0	3	0	53	2
Liverpool	2018–19	WSL	19	0	2	0	4	0	25	0
	2019–20		14	0	2	0	5	0	21	0
	2020–21	Championship	13	0	1	0	3	0	17	0
	2021–22		15	0	3	3	5	0	23	3
	2022–23	WSL	11	0	1	0	5	0	17	0
	Total		72	0	9	3	22	0	103	3
Al-Ittihad Club	2023–24	SWPL	12	4	3	1	0	0	15	5
Career total			142	6	23	4	30	0	195	10

Honours

Liverpool F.C. Women

• FA Women's Championship: 2021–2022:[15]

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.

External links

• Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
• Leighanne Robe at Soccerway