Overview
- The 30-year-old announced her retirement on Instagram, and the German FA confirmed the decision.
- Her international career yielded 111 caps and 18 goals across three World Cups and four European Championships.
- She started in the 2016 Olympic final victory over Sweden and is the last player from that winning lineup to step away.
- Her final appearance came in the Euro 2025 semi-final, a 1–0 extra-time defeat to Spain.
- She remains with Real Madrid after previous spells at Freiburg, Bayern, PSG and Lyon, and received public praise from coach Christian Wück and sport director Nia Künzer.