Maja Sternad
Slovenian footballer (born 2003)
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Maja Sternad (born 28 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Werder Bremen. Born in Germany, she plays for the Slovenia women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bornholte, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | SC Verl | ||
| 2019–2020 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | (3) |
| 2021– | Werder Bremen | 96 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Germany U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slovenia | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:21, 1 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sternad began playing football with the boy's youth side of SC Verl, before moving to Arminia Bielefeld on 26 November 2019.[1] On 16 June 2021, she transferred to the Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.[2]
International career
Born in Germany, Sternad is of Slovene descent through her father from Maribor and holds dual-citizenship. She played for the Germany U20s at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3] On 16 October 2024, it was announced that she opted to play for the Slovenia women's national team at a senior level.[4]