Anna Leat

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Anna Leat
Leat with Aston Villa in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anna Jessica Leat[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Arrowtown, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 24
Youth career
East Coast Bays
Glenfield Rovers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Georgetown Hoyas 18 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 West Ham United 4 (0)
2022–2025 Aston Villa 14 (0)
2025 Hibiscus Coast 6 (0)
2025 Eastern Suburbs 0 (0)
2025– Newcastle Jets 1 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 New Zealand U17 12 (0)
2018 New Zealand U20 7 (0)
2017– New Zealand 22[3] (0)
Medal record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Uruguay Tournament
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2024

Anna Jessica Leat (born 26 June 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle Jets and the New Zealand women's national team.

Personal life

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Leat was born in Arrowtown.[4] She attended Rangitoto College in Auckland and was named the school's Sportswomen of the Year in 2017 and 2018.[5][6][7]

College career

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In February 2019, Leat started studying at Georgetown University and joined the Georgetown Hoyas as a freshman.[8] she would play 18 games, starting in 16 and only allowing 19 goals, helping the Hoyas to 10 wins.[5] She returned to New Zealand after the coronavirus pandemic began.[9]

Club career

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Leat played for both East Coast Bays and Glenfield Rovers while at high school.[4][10] While playing for East Coast Bays, she became the first female to be named in a Chatham Cup squad in the 2021 edition.[11][12]

On 7 August 2021 it was announced that Leat had signed with West Ham United who play in the FA Women's Super League.[13] On 11 May 2022, West Ham United confirmed that Leat was not offered a new contract and would depart at the end of the season.[14]

On 13 July 2022 Aston Villa announced the signing of Leat for the 2022–23 season.[15] Leat made her Villa debut on 1 October 2022, in a FA Women's League Cup game against Manchester United. After the match ended in a 1–1 draw, Aston Villa won on penalties thanks to four saves by Leat.[16]

She left Aston Villa through mutual consent on 12 January 2025.[17]

On 20 March 2025, Leat signed for NRFL Women's Premiership club Hibiscus Coast as an outfield player.[18]

On 9 July 2025, Eastern Suburbs announced they had signed Leat for the remainder of the 2025 season as a goalkeeper.[19][20]

Newcastle Jets announced on 25 July 2025 that Leat had signed for the 2025–26 A-League Women season.[21]

International career

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Leat made her senior starting début at 16 years old,[13] in a 5–0 win over Thailand on 28 November 2017.[22][7]

On 25 November 2018, Leat was part of the New Zealand U17 side who became the first New Zealand team in either women's or men's football to qualify for a semi-final at a World Cup. Leat helped the team win its quarter-final against Japan at the U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay by saving two penalties and scoring the winning goal.[2] Her final penalty goal won the public vote as the favourite sporting moment at the 2018 Halberg Awards.[23] The team would then lose 0–2 to Spain in the semi-final[24] but win New Zealand's first ever medal at a World Cup by beating Canada in the third place match.[25]

Leat has also played at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan,[26] the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France,[27][28] the 2019 FFA Cup of Nations,[29] the 2020 Algarve Cup.[30] and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[31]

Leat was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[32]

On 4 July 2024, Leat was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[33]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 2 November 2025.[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Others[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 2021–22 FAWSL 4 0 1 0 4 0 9 0
Aston Villa 2022–23 FAWSL 7 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2023–24 FAWSL 7 0 1 0 4 0 12 0
2024–25 FAWSL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14 0 1 0 7 0 22 0
Hibiscus Coast 2025 National League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Eastern Suburbs 2025 National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newcastle Jets 2025–26 A-League Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 25 0 2 0 11 0 38 0
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Women's League Cup

International

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As of match played on 31 July 2024.[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
New Zealand 2017 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 3 0
2022 2 0
2023 4 0
2024 9 0
Total 22 0

Honours

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New Zealand U-17

New Zealand

Individual

References

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