| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bornholte, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | SC Verl | ||
| 2019–2020 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2026 | Werder Bremen | 98 | (8) |
| 2026– | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Germany U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slovenia | 18 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Maja Sternad (born 28 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Born in Germany, she plays for the Slovenia women's national team.
Sternad began playing football with the boy's youth side of SC Verl, before moving to Arminia Bielefeld on 26 November 2019. On 16 June 2021, she transferred to the Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. For the 2026/27 season, she moved to a league rival Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Born in Germany, Sternad is of Slovene descent through her father from Maribor and holds dual-citizenship. She played for the Germany U20s at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. On 16 October 2024, it was announced that she opted to play for the Slovenia women's national team at a senior level.