Babett Peter

Babett Peter (born 12 May 1988) is a former German professional footballer and current assistant general manager for the National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Red Stars. She played as a defender for Real Madrid CF and for the Germany women's national football team.

Turbine Potsdam
Peter started playing football in primary school. At the age of nine, her parents took her to the local football club FSV Oschatz. She later played for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and was called up for German national teams at the junior level. During the winter break of the 2005–06 season, she moved to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, winning the Bundesliga title and the German Cup in her first season. In September 2007, Peter received the Fritz Walter medal in gold as the best female junior player of the year. One month later, she scored her first Bundesliga goal for Potsdam against SG Essen-Schönebeck from the penalty spot.

From 2009 to 2011, Peter won three consecutive Bundesliga titles with Turbine Potsdam. In the 2009–10 season, Potsdam also claimed the inaugural UEFA Women's Champions League title, with Peter scoring during the penalty shoot-out in the final. One year later, Potsdam again made it to the final, but lost against Olympique Lyonnais.

FFC Frankfurt, 2012 - 2014
On 29 February 2012, Peter signed a three-year contract and moved to 1. FFC Frankfurt on 1 July 2012.

Wolfsburg, 2014 - 2019
In March 2014, Peter joined VfL Wolfsburg. She won three Frauen-Bundesliga titles with Wolfsburg as well as the DFB-Pokal Frauen five times.

CD Tacón, 2019 - 2022
On 17 September 2019, VfL Wolfsburg agreed to mutually terminate Babett's contract so she could immediately join Spanish Primera División team CD Tacón, signing a two-year deal with the Madrid-based club. On 2 May 2022, Peter announced she intended to retire at the conclusion of the season.

International career
Peter made her debut in the German national team in March 2006 against Finland. She was part of Germany's winning team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, but did not play in any game. One year later, she won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she became a regular starter for Germany in the knockout stage of the tournament. Peter was part of Germany's team winning the country's seventh title at the 2009 European Championship. She scored her first goal for the national team at the Algarve Cup facing China in March 2010. Peter was called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.

She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal.

On 26 April 2019, she announced her retirement from the national team.

International goals
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Source:

Chicago Red Stars, 2022 - Present
Peters has worked for the Chicago Red Stars as an assistant general manager since 2022, although she was never formally introduced by the club.

Personal life
Peter graduated from the Potsdam Sports Gymnasium in June 2007, receiving her Abitur diploma. In October 2007, she became a member of the sports support group of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). Since the age of five, Peter has suffered from facial nerve paralysis. At the age of 15, she had an operation which improved her condition.

Peter began a relationship with the American soccer player Ella Masar. In September 2020, Masar gave birth to a baby boy. She married Masar on 21 July 2022.

Club

 * Turbine Potsdam
 * UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2009–10
 * Bundesliga: Winner 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
 * DFB-Pokal: Winner 2005–06


 * 1. FFC Frankfurt
 * DFB Pokal: Winner 2013–14


 * VfL Wolfsburg
 * Bundesliga: Winner 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
 * DFB Pokal: Winner 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

International

 * FIFA World Cup: Winner 2007
 * UEFA European Championship: Winner 2009
 * Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal: 2008, Gold medal: 2016
 * Algarve Cup: Winner 2006, 2012, 2014

Individual

 * Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016
 * Fritz Walter Medal– Gold: 2007