Aston Villa Women have announced the signing of goalkeeper Anna Leat to a two-year deal.The New Zealand international joins the Villans from West Ham where she made her senior debut last season, one of four appearances for the Hammers across all competitions.The 21-year-old scored the winning penalty at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup against Japan to send New Zealand to the semi-finals.Leat, who will join England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton at Carla Ward’s side, also represented New Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.She said: “Aston Villa is an incredible club with a lot of history and it is an honour to join.”RecommendedMo Farah: 'All I ever wanted as a kid was to have my parents'‘Words are a struggle’ for Simone Magill after tournament-ending injuryLiverpool fans ‘unfairly blamed’ for Champions League final chaos“The women’s game, and this league is in such an exciting place and I can’t wait to be a part of this team’s journey.”Villa will hope to improve on last season’s ninth-place WSL finish when they kick off their new campaign away at Brighton on 11 September. Sports
Aston Villa Women have announced the signing of goalkeeper Anna Leat to a two-year deal.The New Zealand international joins the Villans from West Ham where she made her senior debut last season, one of four appearances for the Hammers across all competitions.The 21-year-old scored the winning penalty at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup against Japan to send New Zealand to the semi-finals.Leat, who will join England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton at Carla Ward’s side, also represented New Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.She said: “Aston Villa is an incredible club with a lot of history and it is an honour to join.”RecommendedMo Farah: 'All I ever wanted as a kid was to have my parents'‘Words are a struggle’ for Simone Magill after tournament-ending injuryLiverpool fans ‘unfairly blamed’ for Champions League final chaos“The women’s game, and this league is in such an exciting place and I can’t wait to be a part of this team’s journey.”Villa will hope to improve on last season’s ninth-place WSL finish when they kick off their new campaign away at Brighton on 11 September. Prize