Janina Leitzig

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Janina Leitzig
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Leitzig in 2020 with Hoffenheim
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Germany – J. Leitzig – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "JANINA LEITZIG". FCBayern. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Griebel, Ansgar (19 April 2021). "Für Torhüterin Janina Leitzig aus Mingolsheim wird alles eine Nummer größer". Badische Neueste Nachrichten . Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Pinnock, Hannah (13 January 2023). "Leicester City Women confirm loan signing of Bayern Munich goalkeeper Janina Leitzig". Leicester Mercury .
  5. ↑ "Janina Leitzig completes LCFC Women return". Leicester City F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Iheanacho & Leitzig Earn Player Of The Season Recognition". Leicester City Football Club. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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