Janina Leitzig
 Leitzig in 2020 with Hoffenheim | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuppertal, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2013 | TuS Mingolsheim | ||
| 2013–2016 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 45 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | FC Bayern Munich | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Leicester City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Leicester City | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:11, 8 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2021 | |||
Janina Leitzig (born 16 April 1999) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Leicester City.[1]
Career
[edit]TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
[edit]Leitzig made her league debut for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II against FFC Frankfurt II on 30 August 2015.[2]
Leitzig made her league debut for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim against Werder Bremen on 3 June 2018.[3]
Bayern Munich
[edit]On 19 February 2021, Leitzig was announced at Bayern.[4] She made her league debut against Carl Zeiss Jena on 21 November 2021.[5]
Loan to Leicester City
[edit]In January 2023, she joined English club Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 Women's Super League season.[6] She made her league debut against Brighton on 15 January 2023.[7] On 31 May 2023, it was announced that Leitzig had won the Leicester Player of the Season.[8]
Leicester City
[edit]On 7 July 2023, Leicester City announced they had signed Leitzig on a permanent deal.[9] She made her league debut against Bristol City on 1 October 2023.[10] On 1 March 2024, it was announced that Leitzig had suffered a shoulder injury.[11]
International career
[edit]Leitzig made her Germany U19 debut against Kosovo U19s on 12 September 2017.[12]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Leicester City Player of the Year: 2022–23[8]
- Leicester City Players' Player of the Year: 2022–23[8]
External links
[edit]- Janina Leitzig at Soccerway
References
[edit]- ^ Griebel, Ansgar (19 April 2021). "Für Torhüterin Janina Leitzig aus Mingolsheim wird alles eine Nummer größer". Badische Neueste Nachrichten. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Hoffenheim II vs FFC Frankfurt II - 30 August 2015". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim - 3 June 2018". uk.soccerwary.com.
- ^ "FCB-Frauen verpflichten Torhüterin Janina Leitzig". fcbayern.com (in German).
- ^ "Bayern Munich vs Carl Zeiss Jena - 21 November 2021". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ Pinnock, Hannah (13 January 2023). "Leicester City Women confirm loan signing of Bayern Munich goalkeeper Janina Leitzig". Leicester Mercury.
- ^ "Leicester City vs Brighton - 15 January 2023". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b c "Iheanacho & Leitzig Earn Player Of The Season Recognition". Leicester City Football Club. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Janina Leitzig completes LCFC Women return". Leicester City F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Bristol City vs Leicester City - 1 October 2023". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Leitzig Sidelined With Shoulder Injury". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "Germany U19 vs Kosovo U19 - 12 September 2017". uk.soccerway.com.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Wuppertal
- German women's footballers
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women) players
- FC Bayern Munich (women) players
- Leicester City W.F.C. players
- Germany women's youth international footballers
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- Women's Super League players
- German expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in England