NewsLeighanne Robe signs new contract with LFC Women
Leighanne Robe has signed a new contract with Liverpool FC Women.
The 28-year-old defender has agreed to extend a stay with the Reds that has already lasted four years.
An integral part of manager Matt Beard’s preferred three-at-the-back formation last season, the centre-back also scored her first goals for the club with a memorable hat-trick against Lincoln City in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
“Robey had a great season, she’s a great one-v-one defender, very rarely gets beat,” said Beard. “I’m really pleased with her progression over the year on the tactical side.
“The big thing we want to create again this year is the competition for places. We’ve got some fantastic defenders at the club and it’ll be difficult for me to pick a team this year.
“Robey deserves a new deal and I’m really looking forward to see how she kicks on this year.”
After emerging through the Arsenal youth system, Robe played at Watford and Millwall before her switch to Merseyside, and has regularly performed as a left-back as well as in the centre for the Reds.
Following a successful campaign to win the FA Women’s Championship, she will now return to the Barclays Women’s Super League, where she began her LFC Women career.
Robe said: “I’m really happy to have signed a new deal and to be staying for the new season going into the WSL.
“It really doesn’t feel like I’ve been here for four years, I feel that reflects the team spirit we have at the moment and Matt coming in last year - I said then it literally felt like I’d joined a new team!
“When we got relegated [in 2020] I signed a new contract, I wanted to commit to the club and the challenge of getting back to the WSL so it was satisfying when we did that last season and I can go back into the WSL with Liverpool.”
The club will return to a WSL that has never been stronger but Robe says that is something the players are keen to embrace.
“We know it’s going to be a hard challenge going into the WSL. We’re just going to have to work hard and stick to our standards, but we’re ready for it and we’re excited for it,” she added.
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