Player
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No.
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Pos.
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Ht.
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Hometown
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NWSL Exp.
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Pronunciation
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DOB
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Leah Klenke |
4 |
D |
5-10 |
Houston, Texas |
0 |
LAY- uh KLEN-kee |
6/21/2004 |
Klenke joins the Houston Dash following four seasons at the University of Notre Dame appearing in 78 matches for the Fighting Irish and contributing to 22 goals (five goals and 17 assists). She helped Notre Dame reach the final of the 2025 ACC Women’s Soccer Championship and led the team to a No. 1 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, while reaching the ACC Tournament semifinals three times (2022, 2023 and 2025). In her senior season, Klenke earned United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American honors, was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and was named First Team All-ACC for the second consecutive year.
At the international level, Klenke has represented the United States from the U-14 to U-20 levels, including a semifinal run at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, helping the USWYNT finish in third place.
Latest transaction: Signed a contract through the 2028 NWSL season on January 8, 2026