Florida State University Athletics
2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Nesbeth, Leilanni
Goalkeeper
/ Women's SoccerForward/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerForward/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Defender
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Defender
/ Women's SoccerForward/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Forward
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerGoalkeeper
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Defender
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's Soccer
Jersey Number 13
Leilanni Nesbeth
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- St. David's, Bermuda
- High School:
- Bedes Senior School (UK)
Bio
CAREER ACCOLADES:
- 2023 National Champion
- NCAA Tournament All-Tournament Team (2023).
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2023)
- All-ACC Second Team (2023)
- All-ACC Second Team (2022)
- 2021 National Champion
2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started in 21 games, scoring two goals and adding five assists in 1,617 minutes of play.
- A leader in the midfield, helped FSU record 14 shutouts in 23 games.
- Registered an assist in three straight games for her best goal-contributing streak in her career (10/22-11/2).
- Hit a rocket for her second goal of the season to put the game away in a 4-1 win over No. 11 Notre Dame (10/12).
- Both scored and assisted for the first time this season in the victory Boston College (10/8).
- Drove the length of the field to assist the game's first goal at first-ranked North Carolina (9/24).
- Recorded her first shot on goal this season in the victory at eighth-ranked Clemson (9/15).
2022 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started all 23 games for the Seminoles as their starting holding midfielder and was fourth on the team with 1,809 minutes played.
- Finished the season with two assists and a career-high six goals for a career-high 14 points.
- Played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against No. 16 Auburn (8/25).
- Started and played 79 minutes in a 5-0 victory against Florida (9/4).
- Recorded one shot in a 5-0 victory against FGCU (9/8).
- Had one assist in FSU’s 5-1 win over Louisville (9/22).
- Scored her second goal of the season off of a corner kick by Jenna Nighswonger in FSU’s 5-1 win over No. 12 Duke (10/13).
- Scored her third goal of the season in a 1-0 win over No. 20 Pitt (10/23).
- Put her fourth goal of the season in the back of the net to give the Seminoles a 1-0 lead over Virginia Tech (10/27). FSU went on to win 4-1.
- Scored her fifth goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast (11/11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Scored her career-high sixth goal this season in the 3-0 win over No. 19 Pitt (11/20) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
2021 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Played in 24 games with 17 starts for a total of 927 minutes.
- Totaled one goal and three assists. Her three assists tied a career-high set in 2020.
- Scored her first goal of the season during a 4-0 win at FGCU (9/9).
- Recorded two assists from the corner during a 4-1 win against Boston College at home (9/18).
- Tallied an assist during the Seminoles’ 4-1 win against Miami (10/10).
2020 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started in all 16 games for the Seminoles during the 2020-21 season, recording 595 minutes.
- Finished tied for the team lead in goals with five. Also recorded three assists.
- Score her second career goal and the game’s only goal against Louisville (Sept. 20) in the 60th minute, leading Florida State to a 1-0 win in their second game of the season.
- Earned her second game-winning goal of the season against Wake Forest (10/4) when she scored her second goal of the season in the sixth minute in FSU’s 4-0 win over the Demon Deacons.
- Put the Noles up 1-0 against Pitt (10/15) with her third goal of the season coming off of a rocket from 25 yards out into the bottom left corner of the net.
- Grabbed her fourth goal of the season in the Seminoles 4-3 win over No. 11 Virginia (10/18).
- Had an impressive showing in the ACC Tournament, finishing with one goal and three assists in three games, helping lead the Seminoles to their seventh ACC Championship in program history.
- Recorded and assist in FSU’s 4-0 win over No. 6 Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinal (11/13).
- Was a part of all three goals for Florida State in their 3-2 win over No. 1 North Carolina in the ACC Championship (11/15). She had one goal and two assists.
2019 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Played in 12 games as a freshman.
- Recorded a season-high 55 minutes against Samford.
- Registered a goal and an assist on the season.
- Her first career goal came as a game-winner against Virginia Tech (10/10) in overtime.
- First career point came against Boston College (9/19) in Florida State’s 5-4 win in the ACC opener.
Before FSU:
- Defensive MVP in Basketball for Bermuda in 2014
- Denton Hurdle Memorial Winner for football and cricket in 2015
- National Sport Award for Cricket in 2016
- Leading goal scorer in U17 Concacaf tournament in 2018 for Bermuda
- Received first England ISFA national cap vs Scotland in 2018
- Brighton and Hove Albion Ladies First Team Debut in 2018
- Bermuda 2018 Junior Female Athlete of the year for football
- Top scorer in the 2017 CONCACAF Caribbean qualifiers with 12 goals.
Personal:
- Daughter of Gauntlet Nesbeth and Latonya Garcia
- Played Cricket and Basketball
- Majoring in Sport Management and plans on playing professionally after college and then become a PE teacher.
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