Anja Mittag
German footballer (born 1985)
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Anja Mittag (German pronunciation: [ˈʔanja ˈmɪtaːk];[2] born 16 May 1985) is a German football coach and a former player who played as a striker. She is currently an Individual Development Coach for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
.jpg) Mittag with Rosengård in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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) | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 with RB Leipzig.[3] She made her comeback in the winter season 2021/22 SV Eintrach Leipzig-Süd in the German Regionalliga Nordost.[citation needed]
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 (then known as LdB FC Malmö).[4] In May 2015, she signed a two-year deal with French club Paris Saint-Germain.[5] On 30 August 2016, Mittag joined German club VfL 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]
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.[9]
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.[10]
On 22 August 2017, she announced her retirement from international football.[11]
Coaching career
In June 2019, Mittag joined third-tier German club RB Leipzig as a player-coach.[12] 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.[3]
On 11 August 2025, Mittag was hired by NWSL club San Diego Wave FC as an Individual Development Coach.[13]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mittag goal.
| 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 |
Honours
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
- Bundesliga: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- DFB-Pokal: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2004–05, 2009–10
- DFB-Hallenpokal for women: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
FC Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: 2013, 2014
- Svenska Supercupen: 2012, 2015
Germany
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2007
- UEFA Women's Championship: 2005, 2009, 2013
- Football at the Summer Olympics: Bronze medal 2008, Gold medal 2016
- Algarve Cup: 2006, 2012, 2014
Germany U20
Germany U19
Individual
- Sweden's Player of the Year 2012,[15] 2014[16]
- Damallsvenskan top scorers: 2012, 2014, 2018
- FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Boot: 2015
- FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2015
- FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team: 2015
- UEFA Women's Champions League All-Time Top Scorer[17]
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Bronze Ball: 2004[18]
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Shoe: 2004[19]
- Fritz Walter Medal: Gold 2005
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: Golden Player 2004[20]
- FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015[21]
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016
Records
- 2nd all-time UEFA women's club competition top scorer: 51 goals[17]
Others
Together with her former teammate Josephine Henning she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.
