Anja Mittag (German pronunciation: [ˈʔanja ˈmɪtaːk];[2] born 16 May 1985) is a German football coach and player who plays as a striker. Mittag is currently a player-coach for RB Leipzig.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anja Mittag[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig (player-coach) | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1997 | VfB Chemnitz | ||
1997–1999 | Chemnitzer FC | ||
2000–2002 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2006 | Turbine Potsdam | 83 | (55) |
2006 | QBIK | ||
2007–2011 | Turbine Potsdam | 79 | (61) |
2012–2015 | FC Rosengård | 69 | (62) |
2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | (10) |
2016–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | (1) |
2017–2019 | FC Rosengård | 47 | (22) |
2019–2020 | RB Leipzig | 24 | (23) |
2022– | SV Eintracht Leipzig-Süd | 3 | (1) |
International career | |||
2001 | Germany U-17 | 3 | (4) |
2002–2004 | Germany U-19 | 58 | (32) |
2004–2017 | Germany | 158 | (50) |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2020 | RB Leipzig (player-coach) | ||
2020– | RB Leipzig (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In July 2020, Mittag announced that she will end her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020 and become a full-time coach with RB Leipzig.[4] She made her comeback in the winter season 2021/22 SV Eintrach Leipzig-Süd in the german Regionalliga Nordost. She will sporadically take part in the games
In December 2011 Mittag negotiated a release from 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, after nine and a half years, in order to sign a two-year deal with Swedish Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård.[5] In May 2015, she signed a two-year deal with French club Paris Saint-Germain.[6] On 30 August 2016, Mittag joined German club VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year deal.[7] On 31 March 2017, Mittag signed a contract with Rosengård once again.[8]
Mittag became the first player to 50 goals in the UEFA Women's Champions League and its predecessor the UEFA Women's Cup on 11 October 2017.[9]
Mittag ended her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020.[4]
Mittag made her debut for the senior national team as a substitute in a friendly match with Italy on 31 March 2004. Her first goal with the senior national team came on 11 March 2005 in an Algarve Cup match against Norway.[10]
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[11]
On 22 August 2017, she announced her retirement from international football.[12]
In June 2019, Mittag joined third-tier German club RB Leipzig as a player-coach.[3] After scoring 17 goals and helping the team win promotion to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Mittag announced that she would focus on coaching full-time from the 2020–21 season onward.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 March 2005 | Silves, Portugal | Norway | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2005 Algarve Cup |
2 | 9 June 2005 | Preston, England | Italy | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 |
3 | 12 March 2007 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Algarve Cup |
4 | 2–0 | |||||
5 | 12 April 2007 | Wattenscheid, Germany | Netherlands | 2–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
6 | 12 August 2008 | Tianjin, China | North Korea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
7 | 22 April 2009 | Frankfurt, Germany | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
8 | 24 August 2009 | Tampere, Finland] | Norway | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 |
9 | 1 March 2010 | Faro, Portugal | China | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
10 | 3–0 | |||||
11 | 29 February 2012 | Lagos, Portugal | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 Algarve Cup |
12 | 5 April 2012 | Aarau, Switzerland | Switzerland | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
13 | 15 September 2012 | Karaganda, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
14 | 19 September 2012 | Duisburg, Germany | Turkey | 2–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
15 | 20 October 2012 | Bridgeview, United States | United States | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
16 | 5 April 2013 | Offenbach, Germany | United States | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
17 | 28 July 2013 | Solna, Sweden | Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 |
18 | 26 October 2013 | Koper, Slovenia | Slovenia | 3–0 | 13–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
19 | 5–0 | |||||
20 | 9–0 | |||||
21 | 23 November 2013 | Žilina, Slovakia | Slovakia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
22 | 3–0 | |||||
23 | 27 November 2013 | Osijek, Croatia | Croatia | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
24 | 7 March 2014 | Albufeira, Portugal | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
25 | 10 March 2014 | Albufeira, Portugal | Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
26 | 12 March 2014 | Faro, Portugal | Japan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
27 | 10 April 2014 | Mannheim, Germany | Slovenia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
28 | 4–0 | |||||
29 | 8 May 2014 | Osnabrück, Germany | Slovakia | 2–0 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
30 | 9–0 | |||||
31 | 17 September 2014 | Heidenheim, Germany | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
32 | 6 March 2015 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | China | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
33 | 11 March 2015 | Parchal, Portugal | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
34 | 7 June 2015 | Ottawa, Canada | Ivory Coast | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
35 | 5–0 | |||||
36 | 6–0 | |||||
37 | 11 June 2015 | Ottawa, Canada | Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
38 | 20 June 2015 | Ottawa, Canada | Sweden | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
39 | 25 October 2015 | Sandhausen, Germany | Turkey | 2–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
40 | 9 March 2016 | Boca Raton, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2016 SheBelieves Cup |
41 | 8 April 2016 | Istanbul, Turkey] | Turkey | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
42 | 12 April 2016 | Osnabrück, Germany | Croatia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
43 | 22 July 2016 | Paderborn, Germany | Ghana | 1–0 | 11–0 | Friendly |
44 | 7–0 | |||||
45 | 8–0 | |||||
46 | 9–0 | |||||
47 | 22 October 2016 | Regensburg, Germany | Austria | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
48 | 2–0 | |||||
49 | 25 October 2016 | Aalen, Germany | Netherlands | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
50 | 7 March 2017 | Washington, D.C., United States | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 SheBelieves Cup |
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
FC Rosengård
Germany
Germany U20
Germany U19
Individual
Records
Together with her former teammate Josephine Henning she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.