Anja Mittag
Mittag with Rosengård in 2018
Personal information
Full name Anja Mittag[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-16) 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
Women's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place2007 China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 England
Gold medal – first place2009 Finland
Gold medal – first place2013 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Mittag playing for Potsdam in 2008.

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]

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

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mittag goal.
List of international goals scored by Anja Mittag[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 March 2005Silves, Portugal Norway1–04–02005 Algarve Cup
29 June 2005Preston, England Italy4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005
312 March 2007Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Denmark1–03–02007 Algarve Cup
42–0
512 April 2007Wattenscheid, Germany Netherlands2–15–1UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
612 August 2008Tianjin, China North Korea1–01–02008 Summer Olympics
722 April 2009Frankfurt, Germany Brazil1–01–1Friendly
824 August 2009Tampere, Finland] Norway3–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009
91 March 2010Faro, Portugal China2–05–02010 Algarve Cup
103–0
1129 February 2012Lagos, Portugal Iceland1–01–02012 Algarve Cup
125 April 2012Aarau, Switzerland Switzerland2–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1315 September 2012Karaganda, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan4–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1419 September 2012Duisburg, Germany Turkey2–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1520 October 2012Bridgeview, United States United States1–11–1Friendly
165 April 2013Offenbach, Germany United States3–33–3Friendly
1728 July 2013Solna, Sweden Norway1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013
1826 October 2013Koper, Slovenia Slovenia3–013–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
195–0
209–0
2123 November 2013Žilina, Slovakia Slovakia2–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
223–0
2327 November 2013Osijek, Croatia Croatia4–08–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
247 March 2014Albufeira, Portugal China1–01–02014 Algarve Cup
2510 March 2014Albufeira, Portugal Norway3–13–12014 Algarve Cup
2612 March 2014Faro, Portugal Japan2–03–02014 Algarve Cup
2710 April 2014Mannheim, Germany Slovenia2–04–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
284–0
298 May 2014Osnabrück, Germany Slovakia2–09–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
309–0
3117 September 2014Heidenheim, Germany Republic of Ireland2–02–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
326 March 2015Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal China1–02–02015 Algarve Cup
3311 March 2015Parchal, Portugal Sweden1–02–12015 Algarve Cup
347 June 2015Ottawa, Canada Ivory Coast3–010–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
355–0
366–0
3711 June 2015Ottawa, Canada Norway1–01–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
3820 June 2015Ottawa, Canada Sweden1–04–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
3925 October 2015Sandhausen, Germany Turkey2–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
409 March 2016Boca Raton, United States United States1–01–22016 SheBelieves Cup
418 April 2016Istanbul, Turkey] Turkey2–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4212 April 2016Osnabrück, Germany Croatia2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4322 July 2016Paderborn, Germany Ghana1–011–0Friendly
447–0
458–0
469–0
4722 October 2016Regensburg, Germany Austria1–04–2Friendly
482–0
4925 October 2016Aalen, Germany Netherlands3–14–2Friendly
507 March 2017Washington, D.C., United States England1–01–02017 SheBelieves Cup

Honours

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

FC Rosengård

Germany

Germany U20

Germany U19

Individual

Records

  • 2nd all-time UEFA women's club competition top scorer: 51 goals[16]

Others

Together with her former teammate Josephine Henning she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 317, 749. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. 1 2 "FRAUEN: OLYMPIASIEGERIN ANJA MITTAG VERSTÄRKT RB LEIPZIG". RB Leipzig. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "ANJA MITTAG BEENDET KARRIERE". RB Leipzig. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mittag to leave Potsdam for Malmö". UEFA. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Anja Mittag signs for Paris!". Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Anja Mittag joins the Wolves". VfL Wolfsburg. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Skrällvärvningen: Anja Mittag tillbaka". 31 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Anja Mittag on 51, Hegerberg closing: top scorers". UEFA. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Deutschland 4–0 Norwegen". DFB. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". FIFA. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "DFB-Frauen: Anja Mittag tritt zurück". dfb.de. 22 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Players Info Mittag Goals". DFB. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "KLART: Hon är årets spelare i damallsvenskan". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  15. ↑ Silvander, Heidi (9 November 2014). "Anja Mittag – målskytt och vald till årets spelare". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Mittag breaks Pohlers goal record". UEFA. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  17. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 - Awards - FIFA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
  18. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 - Awards - FIFA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
  19. ↑ UEFA.com (30 June 2018). "Women's Under-19 – Tournament history: WU19 EURO". UEFA.
  20. ↑ Orsatti, Andrew. "First Women's World XI revealed – FIFPro World Players' Union". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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