Personal information | |||
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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 | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023 (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.
Leitzig was born in 1999.[1] She has played for German national teams for under 17s and under 20s. She played for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II until 2021 when she was signed for the season by Bayern Munich.[2][3] In January 2023, she joined English club Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 Women's Super League season.[4] On 7 July 2023, Leicester City announced they had signed Leitzig on a permanent deal.[5]
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