Introduction
Anja Mittag (German pronunciation: [ˈʔanja ˈmɪtaːk]; 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).
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. She made her comeback in the winter season 2021/22 SV Eintrach Leipzig-Süd in the German Regionalliga Nordost.
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). In May 2015, she signed a two-year deal with French club Paris Saint-Germain. On 30 August 2016, Mittag joined German club VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year deal. On 31 March 2017, Mittag signed a contract with Rosengård once again.
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.
Mittag ended her playing career after the women's Saxony Cup final on 30 August 2020.
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.
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.
On 22 August 2017, she announced her retirement from international football.
Coaching career
In June 2019, Mittag joined third-tier German club RB Leipzig as a player-coach. 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.
On 11 August 2025, Mittag was hired by NWSL club San Diego Wave FC as an Individual Development Coach.
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
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2004
Germany U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2002
Individual
- Sweden's Player of the Year 2012, 2014
- 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
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Bronze Ball: 2004
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Shoe: 2004
- Fritz Walter Medal: Gold 2005
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: Golden Player 2004
- FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016
Records
- 2nd all-time UEFA women's club competition top scorer: 51 goals
Others
Together with her former teammate Josephine Henning she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.