Shekiera Martinez
 Martinez in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shekiera Aisha Martinez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulda, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 111 | (24) |
| 2024–2026 | West Ham United | 32 | (16) |
| 2024 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2026– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Germany U15 | 2 | (2) |
| 2017 | Germany U16 | 11 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U17 | 21 | (18) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 14 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Germany U23 | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Germany | 5 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:41, 27 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:43, 9 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Shekiera Aisha Martinez (German: [ʃeˈkiːʁa ˈaɪʃa maʁˈtiːnɛs], Spanish: [maɾˈtines];[2] born 4 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Germany national team.
Early and personal life
[edit]Martinez was born in 2001 to an Angolan father and an American mother of Mexican and German descent.[3] She grew up in East Hesse, Germany.[4]
Martinez attended the Carl-von-Weinberg-Schule in Germany, studying social education.[5]
Club career
[edit]On 1 July 2024, Martinez signed a three year contract with West Ham United, prior to joining Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.[6]
On 3 January 2025, Martinez returned to West Ham after her loan spell with SC Freiburg having scored 5 goals and providing two assists in 12 appearances.[7]
On 22 May 2026, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Martinez had joined the North London club on a long-term deal, and would join the club once the transfer window opened in June 2026.[8]
International career
[edit]Martinez represented Germany internationally at youth level. She was the top scorer of the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship with nine goals.[9]
Style of play
[edit]Martinez mainly operates as a striker. She has been described as "brings a lot of power and energy, but also an additional goal threat".[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2017–18 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 8[c] | 1 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Total | 111 | 24 | 15 | 7 | — | 9 | 1 | 135 | 32 | |||
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2024–25 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| West Ham United | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 10 | |
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 26 | 10 | ||
| 32 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 154 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 189 | 57 | ||
- ↑ Includes DFB Pokal, Women's FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Women's League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 9 June 2026[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Martinez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 June 2026 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Slovenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2027 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Shekiera Martinez – Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/
- ↑ "Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez startet mit Verspätung in der Bundesliga durch". FAZ.NET. 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez beschritt nicht direkt den Weg, der anderen schon vorgezeichnet schien". faz.net.
- ↑ "Shooting Star Martinez ist heiß – "Viele Tore schießen"". osthessen-zeitung.de.
- ↑ Frith, Wilf (1 July 2024). "West Ham Women's new signing Shekiera Martinez loaned to Freiburg". SheKicks. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Shekiera Martinez: West Ham striker returns after loan spell". BBC Sport. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Martinez to join from West Ham United". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Der junge Lichtblick Shekiera Martinez". fr.de.
- ↑ "Die Eintracht schüttelt das Sieb". fr.de.
- ↑ "Germany - S.Martinez - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ↑ Shekiera Martinez at DFB (also available in German)
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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External links
[edit]
- Shekiera Martinez at West Ham United F.C.
- Shekiera Martinez at Soccerway
- Shekiera Martinez at DFB (also available in German)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Women's association football forwards
- German women's footballers
- German people of American descent
- Sportspeople of American descent
- German people of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- German people of Angolan descent
- Sportspeople of Angolan descent
- 21st-century German sportswomen
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players
- SC Freiburg (women) players
- Women's Super League players
- West Ham United F.C. Women players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players
- Footballers from Hesse
- Germany women's international footballers
- German expatriate women's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Sportspeople from Fulda