Veit grew up in Bönningstedt,[1] receiving an education at the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium in Quickborn before moving to the more sports-focused Heidberg-Gymnasium in Langenhorn. The child of two former competitive swimmers, Veit originally participated in swimming, where she was once the fastest German 50-meter butterfly swimmer in her youth age group.[2] She eventually switched completely to football and played for local club SV Rugenbergen.[3] Veit, originally a defensive midfielder, spent most of her time with Rugenbergen playing on a boys' team and at an older age group.[2] At age 14,[3] she also started playing for Hamburger SV, using a dual playing license to compete for HSV and Rugenbergen simultaneously.[4]
Club career
On 30 June 2021, Veit joined Eintracht Frankfurt.[5] She moved away from home and entered a junior boarding school,[6] where she balanced academic commitments with playing for Frankfurt's second team in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.[7] Over two years, she made 54 league appearances and scored one goal.[8]
Veit signed her first professional contract with Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer of 2023.[9] She then went on to make her Frauen-Bundesliga debut the same year.[7] On 18 October 2023, she played in her first UEFA Women's Champions League match, coming on as a substitute in a shutout victory over AC Sparta Prague.[10] In her first few seasons with the Frankfurt senior team, Veit was frequently named to matchday squads, but struggled to earn consistent playing time.[11]
On 29 April 2025, Veit signed a contract extension with the club through 2026.[12] The following transfer window in the summer of 2025 saw the departures of starting centre-backsSophia Kleinherne and Sara Doorsoun, opening a window for Veit.[13] She became a member of Frankfurt's starting defensive lineup at the start of the 2025–26 Frauen-Bundesliga, missing only one game in all competitions across the first half of the season.[14] In that timeframe, she also sported the highest duel success rate of players with at least 50 duels in the league.[15]
International career
Veit has garnered extensive experience with Germany's youth national teams. She started playing for the under-15 national team in 2019 and has gone on to represent her country at five different age groups.[3] In 2022, she was a prominent contributor to the U17 squad's UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship win after captaining the side and appearing in all of the team's matches.[8][16] She received the under-17 gold Fritz Walter Medal at the end of the year.[3]
Two years later, Veit was a member of the squad that competed in the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the semifinals of the tournament, she scored a goal that kicked off a 3–2 comeback win over France.[8] Germany were then eliminated by Spain on penalties in the final.[3]
Veit was named to the U20 team that participated in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] In the quarterfinal match, Germany appeared poised to beat the United States, 2–0, until a pair of goals in the final minutes of regulation pushed the game to extra time. The second goal, which occurred in the 90+8th minute, was an own goal on Veit. In the ensuing penalty shootout, Veit atoned for her error by converting her team's opening spot-kick, but Germany lost the shootout and were eliminated from the competition.[17][18] In October 2024, Veit won her second Fritz Walter Medal, the under-19 bronze.[19]
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