Mittag playing for Potsdam in 2008.

Anja Mittag (German pronunciation: [ˈʔanjaˈmɪtaːk]; 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.[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). 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.

List of international goals scored by Anja Mittag
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 March 2005Silves, PortugalNorway1–04–02005 Algarve Cup
29 June 2005Preston, EnglandItaly4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005
312 March 2007Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalDenmark1–03–02007 Algarve Cup
42–0
512 April 2007Wattenscheid, GermanyNetherlands2–15–1UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
612 August 2008Tianjin, ChinaNorth Korea1–01–02008 Summer Olympics
722 April 2009Frankfurt, GermanyBrazil1–01–1Friendly
824 August 2009Tampere, Finland]Norway3–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009
91 March 2010Faro, PortugalChina2–05–02010 Algarve Cup
103–0
1129 February 2012Lagos, PortugalIceland1–01–02012 Algarve Cup
125 April 2012Aarau, SwitzerlandSwitzerland2–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1315 September 2012Karaganda, KazakhstanKazakhstan4–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1419 September 2012Duisburg, GermanyTurkey2–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
1520 October 2012Bridgeview, United StatesUnited States1–11–1Friendly
165 April 2013Offenbach, GermanyUnited States3–33–3Friendly
1728 July 2013Solna, SwedenNorway1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013
1826 October 2013Koper, SloveniaSlovenia3–013–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
195–0
209–0
2123 November 2013Žilina, SlovakiaSlovakia2–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
223–0
2327 November 2013Osijek, CroatiaCroatia4–08–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
247 March 2014Albufeira, PortugalChina1–01–02014 Algarve Cup
2510 March 2014Albufeira, PortugalNorway3–13–12014 Algarve Cup
2612 March 2014Faro, PortugalJapan2–03–02014 Algarve Cup
2710 April 2014Mannheim, GermanySlovenia2–04–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
284–0
298 May 2014Osnabrück, GermanySlovakia2–09–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
309–0
3117 September 2014Heidenheim, GermanyRepublic of Ireland2–02–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
326 March 2015Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalChina1–02–02015 Algarve Cup
3311 March 2015Parchal, PortugalSweden1–02–12015 Algarve Cup
347 June 2015Ottawa, CanadaIvory Coast3–010–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
355–0
366–0
3711 June 2015Ottawa, CanadaNorway1–01–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
3820 June 2015Ottawa, CanadaSweden1–04–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup
3925 October 2015Sandhausen, GermanyTurkey2–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
409 March 2016Boca Raton, United StatesUnited States1–01–22016 SheBelieves Cup
418 April 2016Istanbul, Turkey]Turkey2–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4212 April 2016Osnabrück, GermanyCroatia2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4322 July 2016Paderborn, GermanyGhana1–011–0Friendly
447–0
458–0
469–0
4722 October 2016Regensburg, GermanyAustria1–04–2Friendly
482–0
4925 October 2016Aalen, GermanyNetherlands3–14–2Friendly
507 March 2017Washington, D.C., United StatesEngland1–01–02017 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

Others

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

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