Leilanni Nesbeth

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| name = Leilanni Nesbeth

| image = NC Courage vs Chicago Red Stars (Jun 2024) 040 (Nesbeth).jpg

| caption = Nesbeth with the Chicago Red Stars in 2024

| fullname =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|07|17|df=y}}{{Soccerway|id=528933|accessdate=4 April 2022}}

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| height = 1.63 m{{Cite web|url=https://seminoles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/leilanni-nesbeth/1896|title=Leilanni Nesbeth|publisher=Florida State Seminoles|accessdate=2024-03-07}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Chicago Stars

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| collegeyears1 = 2019–2023

| college1 = Florida State Seminoles

| collegecaps1 = 96

| collegegoals1 = 15

| years1 = 2018

| clubs1 = Brighton & Hove Albion

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2024–

| clubs2 = Chicago Stars

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Bermuda U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2020

| nationalteam2 = Bermuda U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2022–

| nationalteam3 = Bermuda

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 5

| pcupdate = 5 May 2024

| ntupdate = 23 February 2022

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Leilanni 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

Nesbeth was raised in St. David's Island, Bermuda. She attended Bede's Senior School in England.

College career

Nesbeth attended Florida State University in the United States, where she played as a forward and midfielder. She won two NCAA championships with the Seminoles (2021 and 2023) and was twice named to the All-ACC second team.

Club career

Nesbeth played for Brighton & Hove Albion in England in 2017–18. 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.{{cite news|url=https://chicagoredstars.com/first-team/chicago-red-stars-sign-midfielder-leilanni-nesbeth/|title=Chicago Red Stars Sign Midfielder Leilanni Nesbeth|date=2024-03-06|publisher=Chicago Red Stars|access-date=2024-03-07}}