Liana Leota (née Barrett-Chase; born 31 October 1984) is a New Zealand netball player. She is a member of the national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays for Severn Stars in the British Netball Superleague.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
31 October 1984 Taihape, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Spouse | Johnny Leota | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): C, WA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2003–05 | Western Flyers | ||
| 2006 | Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
| 2007 | Southern Sting | ||
| 2008–2011 | Southern Steel | 41 | |
| 2012-2015 | Central Pulse | ||
| 2016 | Manchester Thunder | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2003–2004 | New Zealand U21 | ||
| 2005 | New Zealand A | ||
| 2008–2015 |
 New Zealand | 22 | |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated: 13 June 2011 | |||
Leota was a member of the Southern Sting in 2007, which won the National Bank Cup that year. She also played for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in 2006 and the Western Flyers from 2003–2005. She continued playing in Invercargill with the Southern Steel in the new ANZ Championship, which started in 2008. That same year, Leota debuted in the Silver Ferns against Australia.[1] Since her debut, she has cemented her position in the Silver Ferns' midcourt.[2] For the 2010 ANZ Championship season, Leota received the Most valuable Player award.[3] Leota and Wendy Frew were named as co-captains of the Southern Steel for 2011. [4]
She signed for Netball Superleague side Manchester Thunder for the 2016 Season on 27 October 2015.[5] Following a championship winning season with Thunder, Leota signed for Severn Stars in September 2019 [6]
She is of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Maniapoto descent.[7]
References
edit- ^ "2010 Silver Ferns profile". Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ Egan, Brendon (4 March 2010). "Barrett-Chase set to anchor Steel midcourt". The Southland Times. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ NZPA (8 July 2010). "Barrett-Chase named Trans-Tasman MVP". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Southern Steel (21 December 2010). "Steel names co-captains for 2011". Retrieved 18 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Manchester Thunder (27 October 2015). "Thunder sign New Zealand International Liana Leota". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Severn Stars make sensational swoop for Liana Leota from Manchester Thunder". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Tipene-Leach, Oriini (31 July 2014). "Day 7: Update on our Māori athletes in Glasgow". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 3 August 2014.