![]() Legg in April 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jenna Olivia Legg [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Chelsea | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2016 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Oxford United (loan) | ||
2017–2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | (0) |
2021– | Watford | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February 2019 |
Jenna Olivia Legg (born 23 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford in the FA Women's Championship.
Legg emerged from Chelsea's Centre of Excellence to join the first team for the 2016 FA WSL season. [2] In July 2016 Chelsea sent Legg and teammate Laura Rafferty on loan to Oxford United. [3] Legg and Rafferty both signed for Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of the FA WSL Spring Series. [4]
In March 2019, Legg left Brighton by mutual consent and was praised by the team's coach Hope Powell: "Jenna leaves the club having played a huge part in our recent success, and her contribution will not be forgotten." [5]
On 22 August 2019, Legg signed with FA Women's Championship team Charlton Athletic. [6]
Legg played for the England women's national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Israel. [7]