Babett Peter

Babett Peter (born 12 May 1988) is a former German professional footballer who has been the sports director at the Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt since 2026. She played as a defender for Real Madrid CF and for the Germany women's national football team.

Club career 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. One year later, Potsdam again made it to the final, but lost against Olympique Lyonnais.

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

Wolfsburg 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 and Real Madrid 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.

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

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

Peter – goals for Germany # Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 1 March 2010 Faro, Portugal 4–0 5–0 2010 Algarve Cup 2. 19 November 2011 Wiesbaden, Germany 13–0 17–0 Euro 2013 qualifying 3. 14–0 4. 17–0 5. 6 March 2016 Nashville, United States 2–1 2–1 2016 SheBelieves Cup 6. 21 July 2017 Breda, Netherlands 2–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 7. 25 July 2017 Utrecht, Netherlands 1–0 2–0 8. 24 October 2017 Großaspach, Germany 4–0 11–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Source:

Eintracht Frankfurt On 1 January 2026, Peter became the Sporting Director of her former club Eintracht Frankfurt.

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.

Honours

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