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]
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| Full name | Anja Mittag[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Germany U-17 | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Germany U-19 | 58 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2017 | Germany | 158 | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | RB Leipzig (player-coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | RB Leipzig (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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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 (2004-03-31). Her first goal with the senior national team came on 11 March 2005 (2005-03-11) 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 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2005 Algarve Cup | |
| 2 | 9 June 2005 | Preston, England | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 | |
| 3 | 12 March 2007 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Algarve Cup | |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 12 April 2007 | Wattenscheid, Germany | 2–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | |
| 6 | 12 August 2008 | Tianjin, China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| 7 | 22 April 2009 | Frankfurt, Germany | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 24 August 2009 | Tampere, Finland] | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 | |
| 9 | 1 March 2010 | Faro, Portugal | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 Algarve Cup | |
| 10 | 3–0 | |||||
| 11 | 29 February 2012 | Lagos, Portugal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 Algarve Cup | |
| 12 | 5 April 2012 | Aarau, Switzerland | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying | |
| 13 | 15 September 2012 | Karaganda, Kazakhstan | 4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying | |
| 14 | 19 September 2012 | Duisburg, Germany | 2–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying | |
| 15 | 20 October 2012 | Bridgeview, United States | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 16 | 5 April 2013 | Offenbach, Germany | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 17 | 28 July 2013 | Solna, Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 | |
| 18 | 26 October 2013 | Koper, Slovenia | 3–0 | 13–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 19 | 5–0 | |||||
| 20 | 9–0 | |||||
| 21 | 23 November 2013 | Žilina, Slovakia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 22 | 3–0 | |||||
| 23 | 27 November 2013 | Osijek, Croatia | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 24 | 7 March 2014 | Albufeira, Portugal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 Algarve Cup | |
| 25 | 10 March 2014 | Albufeira, Portugal | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup | |
| 26 | 12 March 2014 | Faro, Portugal | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 Algarve Cup | |
| 27 | 10 April 2014 | Mannheim, Germany | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 28 | 4–0 | |||||
| 29 | 8 May 2014 | Osnabrück, Germany | 2–0 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 30 | 9–0 | |||||
| 31 | 17 September 2014 | Heidenheim, Germany | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 32 | 6 March 2015 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Algarve Cup | |
| 33 | 11 March 2015 | Parchal, Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 Algarve Cup | |
| 34 | 7 June 2015 | Ottawa, Canada | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 35 | 5–0 | |||||
| 36 | 6–0 | |||||
| 37 | 11 June 2015 | Ottawa, Canada | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 38 | 20 June 2015 | Ottawa, Canada | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 39 | 25 October 2015 | Sandhausen, Germany | 2–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |
| 40 | 9 March 2016 | Boca Raton, United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2016 SheBelieves Cup | |
| 41 | 8 April 2016 | Istanbul, Turkey] | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |
| 42 | 12 April 2016 | Osnabrück, Germany | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |
| 43 | 22 July 2016 | Paderborn, Germany | 1–0 | 11–0 | Friendly | |
| 44 | 7–0 | |||||
| 45 | 8–0 | |||||
| 46 | 9–0 | |||||
| 47 | 22 October 2016 | Regensburg, Germany | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 48 | 2–0 | |||||
| 49 | 25 October 2016 | Aalen, Germany | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 50 | 7 March 2017 | Washington, D.C., United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 SheBelieves Cup |
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
FC Rosengård
Germany
Germany U20
Germany U19
Individual
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Together with her former teammate Josephine Henning she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.
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