Liana Leota, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Liana Leota

New Zealand netball player

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1984

Place of Birth: Taihape, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand

Profession: netballer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About 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. 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.
  • Since her debut, she has cemented her position in the Silver Ferns' midcourt.
  • For the 2010 ANZ Championship season, Leota received the Most valuable Player award. Leota and Wendy Frew were named as co-captains of the Southern Steel for 2011. She signed for Netball Superleague side Manchester Thunder for the 2016 Season on 27 October 2015.
  • Following a championship winning season with Thunder, Leota signed for Severn Stars in September 2019 She is of Ngati Tuwharetoa and Ngati Maniapoto descent.

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