Leighanne Robe

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Leighanne Robe
Leighanne Robe, 15 September 2019 (02) (cropped).jpg
Robe Playing for Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Cambridge, England [1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2014 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Watford 16 (0)
2016–2018 Millwall Lionesses 42 (2)
2018–2023 Liverpool 72 (0)
2023–2025 Al-Ittihad 12 (4)
2025– Cruz Azul 23 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Liga MX Femenil club Cruz Azul. [2] [3]

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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]

In July 2025, Robe signed for Cruz Azul.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2024 [12] [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2015 WSL 2 1603050240
Millwall 2016 WSL 21813010221
2017 703000100
2017–18 1712020231
Total4228030532
Liverpool 2018–19 WSL 1902040250
2019–20 1402050210
2020–21 Championship 1301030170
2021–22 1503350233
2022–23 WSL 1101050170
Total720932201033
Al-Ittihad Club 2023–24 SWPL 1243100155
Career total142623430019510

Honours

Liverpool

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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Leighanne Robe signs". Watford F.C. Ladies. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. 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 fc". gettyimages.cock. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "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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