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👁 Image Nesbeth with the Chicago Red Stars in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leilanni Iris Nicole Nesbeth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Stars | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Florida State Seminoles | 96 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Chicago Stars | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bermuda U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | Bermuda U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bermuda | 4 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2024[3] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 February 2022 | |||
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Leilanni Iris Nicole Nesbeth (born 17 July 2001) is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Bermuda national team. She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles.
Early life and education
[edit]Nesbeth was raised in St. David's Island, Bermuda. She attended Bede's Senior School in England.[3]
College career
[edit]Nesbeth attended Florida State University in the United States, where she played as a forward and midfielder.[3] She won two NCAA championships with the Seminoles (2021 and 2023) and was twice named to the All-ACC second team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Nesbeth played for Brighton & Hove Albion in England in 2017–18.[2] She was drafted tenth overall by the Chicago Red Stars (later named Chicago Stars FC) in the 2024 NWSL Draft and signed a three-year contract with the club in 2024.[4]
International career
[edit]Nesbeth represented Bermuda at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[2] She capped at senior level during the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification.[5]
Honours
[edit]Florida State Seminoles
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Florida State University Commencement Ceremony" (PDF). Florida State University. p. 27. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Leilanni Nesbeth at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Leilanni Nesbeth". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Sign Midfielder Leilanni Nesbeth". Chicago Red Stars. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Leilanni Nesbeth". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Leilanni Nesbeth at Soccerway.com👁 Edit on Wikidata
- Leilanni Nesbeth at kicker (in German)👁 Edit on Wikidata
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from St. George's Parish, Bermuda
- Bermudian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Women's association football midfielders
- Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- Women's Super League 2 players
- Bermuda women's international footballers
- Bermudian expatriate women's footballers
- Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Women's basketball players
- Bermudian women cricketers
- Chicago Red Stars draft picks
- Chicago Stars FC players
- Chicago Red Stars players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Bermudian football biography stubs
- North American women's association football biography stubs