Leighanne Robe
Scottish footballer
Intro | Scottish footballer | |
Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 26 December 1993, Cambridge, United Kingdom | |
Age | 30 years | |
Star sign | Capricorn |
Leighanne Robe (born 26 December 1993) is an English professional football defender who plays for Liverpool.
Robe joined a boys' football team as a seven-year-old, represented Cambridge City girls, and progressed to playing for Arsenal's youth system. A versatile defender, she joined Watford of FA WSL 2 in August 2014.
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. 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."