Leighanne Robe (born 26 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Charlton Athletic.
Career 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 the 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. She made 42 league appearances, scoring twice for the Lionesses. 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." 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. She was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2022–23 WSL season.
On 6 October 2023, Robe signed for Saudi Premier League club Al-Ittihad.
In July 2025, Robe signed for Cruz Azul.
In June 2026, Robe signed for UNAM.
On 5 September 2026, Robe was announced at Charlton Athletic.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWatford2015WSL 21603050240Millwall2016WSL 2181301022120177030001002017–181712020231Total4228030532Liverpool2018–19WSL19020402502019–2014020502102020–21Championship13010301702021–2215033502332022–23WSL1101050170Total720932201033Al-Ittihad Club 2023–24SWPL1243100155Career total142623430019510
Honours Liverpool FA Women's Championship: 2021–2022:
References
External links
Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website