
Ann-Katrin "Anne/Ann" Berger is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League club Gotham FC and the Germany national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best female goalkeepers in the world, known for her penalty-stopping prowess. She has survived thyroid cancer twice during her career.
Berger is openly lesbian, and since 2017 has been in a relationship with fellow professional footballer Jess Carter. They announced their engagement in May 2024. Berger is an ambassador and co-founder of the Judan Ali Football Academy known as JAFA based in London and founded in 2019.
Berger began her professional career in Germany, advancing from the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg to VfL Sindelfingen and later signing with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the Frauen-Bundesliga. She helped Potsdam to a league title and key shutouts in the UEFA Women's Champions League. In 2014, she joined Paris Saint-Germain, followed by Birmingham City in 2016. After overcoming a thyroid cancer diagnosis in 2017, Berger returned to the field, earning the PFA Team of the Year Award and helping Birmingham to strong league finishes.
In 2019, Berger signed with Chelsea, where she won multiple Women's Super League titles, including the 2020–21 season, claiming the Golden Glove with the most clean sheets. Despite a recurrence of thyroid cancer in 2022, she returned to play and made decisive contributions in the UEFA Women's Champions League. In 2024, Berger signed with Gotham FC, later extending her contract to 2026, earning NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year honors, and helping the club win the inaugural CONCACAF W Champions Cup in 2025.
Internationally, Berger debuted for Germany in 2020 and has been part of squads for Euro 2022, the 2023 World Cup, and the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she became the team’s starting goalkeeper and played a key role in Germany winning bronze. In 2025, she was pivotal in Germany’s Euro quarter-final victory over France, earning "player of the match" honors for her heroics in the penalty shootout.
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