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.jpg) Mittag withRosengård in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anja Mittag[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave (assistant) | ||
| 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) |
| 2022-2023 | SV Eintracht Leipzig-Süd | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 10 | (14) |
| 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) | ||
| 2020–2025 | RB Leipzig (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | San Diego Wave (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anja Mittag (German pronunciation:[ˈʔanjaˈmɪtaːk];[2] born 16 May 1985) is a Germanfootball coach and a former player who played as astriker. She is currently an Individual Development Coach forSan Diego Wave FC of theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
In July 2020, Mittag announced that she would end her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020 and become a full-time coach withRB Leipzig.[3] She made her comeback in the winter season 2021/22SV Eintrach Leipzig-Süd in the German Regionalliga Nordost.[citation needed]
In December 2011, Mittag negotiated a release from1. FFC Turbine Potsdam after nine and a half years in order to sign a two-year deal with SwedishDamallsvenskan clubFC Rosengård (then known as LdB FC Malmö).[4] In May 2015, she signed a two-year deal with French clubParis Saint-Germain.[5] On 30 August 2016, Mittag joined German clubVfL Wolfsburg on a two-year deal.[6] On 31 March 2017, Mittag signed a contract with Rosengård once again.[7]
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.[8]
Mittag ended her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020.[3]
Mittag made her debut for thesenior national team as a substitute in a friendly match withItaly on 31 March 2004. Her first goal with the senior national team came on 11 March 2005 in anAlgarve Cup match againstNorway.[9]
She was part of the squad for the2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[10]
On 22 August 2017, she announced her retirement from international football.[11]
In June 2019, Mittag joined third-tier German clubRB Leipzig as aplayer-coach.[12] After scoring 17 goals and helping the team win promotion to the2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Mittag announced that she would focus on coaching full-time from the 2020–21 season onward.[3]
On 11 August 2025, Mittag was hired byNWSL clubSan Diego Wave FC as an Individual Development Coach.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Together with her former teammateJosephine Henning she runs the podcastMittag’s bei Henning.
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