Leighanne Robe
English footballer
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Leighanne Robe (born 26 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.[2][3]
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Robe Playing for Liverpool in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 26 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Al-Ittihad | 12 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Cruz Azul | 33 | (1) |
| 2026 | UNAM | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:46, 12 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
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.
In June 2026, Robe signed for UNAM.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National 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
