Janina Leitzig

Janina Leitzig (born 16 April 1999) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leicester City on loan from Bayern Munich.[1][2]

Janina Leitzig
Leitzig in 2020 with Hoffenheim
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-16) 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
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 33
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– FC Bayern Munich 14 (0)
2023– → Leicester City (loan) 9 (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 08:37, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2021

Career

Leitzig was born in 1999.[3] 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.[1] In January 2023, she joined English club Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2022–23 Women's Super League season.[4]

References
  1. "JANINA LEITZIG". FCBayern. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. Griebel, Ansgar (19 April 2021). "Für Torhüterin Janina Leitzig aus Mingolsheim wird alles eine Nummer größer". Badische Neueste Nachrichten. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "Germany – J. Leitzig – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. Pinnock, Hannah (13 January 2023). "Leicester City Women confirm loan signing of Bayern Munich goalkeeper Janina Leitzig". Leicester Mercury.
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