Anja Mittag

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.

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.

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.

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mittag goal.