Liana Leota

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.

Liana Leota
Personal information
Born (1984-10-31) 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
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2010 DelhiNetball
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowNetball
World Netball Series
Gold medal – first place2009 ManchesterFastnet
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
  1. "2010 Silver Ferns profile". Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. Egan, Brendon (4 March 2010). "Barrett-Chase set to anchor Steel midcourt". The Southland Times. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  3. NZPA (8 July 2010). "Barrett-Chase named Trans-Tasman MVP". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  4. Southern Steel (21 December 2010). "Steel names co-captains for 2011". Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  5. Manchester Thunder (27 October 2015). "Thunder sign New Zealand International Liana Leota". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  6. "Severn Stars make sensational swoop for Liana Leota from Manchester Thunder". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. Tipene-Leach, Oriini (31 July 2014). "Day 7: Update on our Māori athletes in Glasgow". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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