Annelie Leitner

Annelie Leitner (born 15 June 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Eibar and the Austria women's national team.

Annelie Leitner[1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996[2]
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Eibar
Number 21
Youth career
2004–200? SC Tamsweg
2006–200? 1. SSK 1919
2013 ASV Ofenbinder Spratzern[4]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Indiana Hoosiers 75 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20??–2012 Pares-Unifut
2013 St. Pölten 3 (2)
2013 St. Pölten II 1 (0)
2013 Pares-Unifut
201?–201? Indiana Invaders
2019 Hwacheon KSPO WFC
2020 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 7 (2)
2020–2022 Zaragoza 54 (10)
2022–2023 DUX Logroño 30 (1)
2023– Eibar 6 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Austria U17 6 (2)
2013–2015 Austria U19 7 (3)
2011 Guatemala U20
2021– Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021.[5]

Early life

Leitner was born to Austrian parents in Graz and grew up in Salzburg.[6] In 2009,[1] she emigrated to Guatemala because of her father's work.[6]

Education and college career

Leitner has attended the Guatemalan Austrian Institute in Guatemala City and the Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana, United States.[3]

Club career

Leitner is a SC Tamsweg and 1. SSK 1919 product.[1] After moving to Guatemala, she has played for Pares-Unifut.[7] During her time in the United States as a Indiana University Bloomington student, she also played for Indiana Invaders in the WLS.[3] After graduation, she was signed by Hwacheon KSPO WFC in South Korea.[8] She later played for Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC in Israel and for Zaragoza CFF in Spain.[9][10]

International career

At youth levels, Leitner has first played unofficially for Guatemala, while living there, and then officially for Austria.[11][7][12] She made her senior debut for the latter on 14 June 2021 as an 82nd-minute substitution in a 2–3 friendly home defeat to Italy.[1][13]

References
  1. "Annelie Leitner". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. Annelie Leitner – UEFA competition record (archive) 
  3. "Annelie Leitner - Women's Soccer". Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. "Annelie Leitner". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. "Annelie Leitner". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. Hofbauer, Walter (20 April 2020). "In zehn Jahren einmal um den Globus". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. Chang, Christoper (4 January 2020). "¿Conoces a Annelie Leitner? La futbolista que podría representar a la selección de Guatemala". PubliSport (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. "Leitner Signs Professional Contract in South Korea". Indiana Hoosiers. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. Annelie Leitner – Israel Football Association league player details
  10. Annelie Leitner at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. "SELECCION FEMENINA MAYOR Y SUB 20 - CONVOCATORIA DEL 31 OCT. AL 4 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2011". Fedefut Guatemala (in Spanish). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. Annelie Leitner at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  13. "Austria vs. Italy". Women Soccerway. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.


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