{{Short description|German footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Shekiera Martinez | fullname = Shekiera Aisha Martinez | image = 20250907-Shekiera Martinez.jpg | caption = Martinez in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|4|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Fulda]], Germany<ref name="kicker spielerprofil">{{Cite web |title=Shekiera Martinez – Spielerprofil |url=https://www.kicker.de/shekiera-martinez/spieler |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref> | height = 1.63 m<ref name="kicker spielerprofil" /> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[tottenham hotspur women fc]] | clubnumber = 19 | years1 = 2018–2024 | clubs1 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt (women)|Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps1 = 111 | goals1 = 24 | years2 = 2024–2026 | clubs2 = [[West Ham United F.C. Women|West Ham United]] | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 16 | years3 = 2024 | clubs3 = → [[SC Freiburg (women)|SC Freiburg]] (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = [[Germany women's national under-15 football team|Germany U15]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = [[Germany women's national under-16 football team|Germany U16]] | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam3 = [[Germany women's national under-17 football team|Germany U17]] | nationalcaps3 = 21 | nationalgoals3 = 18 | nationalyears4 = 2019 | nationalteam4 = [[Germany women's national under-19 football team|Germany U19]] | nationalcaps4 = 14 | nationalgoals4 = 3 | nationalyears5 = 2024–2025 | nationalteam5 = [[Germany women's national under-23 football team|Germany U23]] | nationalcaps5 = 9 | nationalgoals5 = 1 | nationalyears6 = 2025– | nationalteam6 = [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] | nationalcaps6 = 4 | nationalgoals6 = 0 | club-update = 11:41, 27 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 19:43, 18 April 2026 (UTC) | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 }} '''Shekiera Aisha Martinez''' ({{IPA|de|ʃeˈkiːʁa ˈaɪʃa maʁˈtiːnɛs|lang}}, {{IPA|es|maɾˈtines|lang}};<ref>https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/</ref> born 4 July 2001) is a German professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[Women's Super League]] club [[West Ham United F.C. Women|West Ham United]] and the [[Germany women's national football team|Germany national team]].
==Early and personal life== Martinez was born in 2001 to an [[Angolan people|Angolan]] father and an American mother of [[Mexicans|Mexican]] and German descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/rhein-main-sport/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-angreiferin-shekiera-martinez-startet-mit-verspaetung-in-der-bundesliga-durch-17562871.html|title=Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez startet mit Verspätung in der Bundesliga durch|date=October 1, 2021|website=FAZ.NET}}</ref> She grew up in [[East Hesse]], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/rhein-main-sport/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-angreiferin-shekiera-martinez-startet-mit-verspaetung-in-der-bundesliga-durch-17562871.html|title=Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez beschritt nicht direkt den Weg, der anderen schon vorgezeichnet schien|publisher=faz.net}}</ref>
Martinez attended the Carl-von-Weinberg-Schule in Germany, studying social education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osthessen-zeitung.de/einzelansicht/news/2018/november/u17-wm-shooting-star-martinez-ist-heiss-viele-tore-schiessen.html|title=Shooting Star Martinez ist heiß – "Viele Tore schießen"|publisher=osthessen-zeitung.de}}</ref>
== Club career == On 1 July 2024, Martinez signed a three year contract with West Ham United, prior to joining [[Frauen-Bundesliga]] club [[SC Freiburg (women)|SC Freiburg]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frith |first=Wilf |date=2024-07-01 |title=West Ham Women's new signing Shekiera Martinez loaned to Freiburg |url=https://shekicks.net/west-ham-womens-new-signing-shekiera-martinez-loaned-to-freiburg/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[SheKicks]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-03 |title=Shekiera Martinez: West Ham striker returns after loan spell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8rj6551rgyo |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 22 May 2026, [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-22 |title=Martinez to join from West Ham United |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/1069735/women-shekiera-martinez-to-join-from-west-ham-united |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=www.tottenhamhotspur.com |language=en}}</ref>
==International career==
Martinez represented Germany internationally at youth level. She was the top scorer of the [[2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship]] with nine goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fr.de/sport/ffc/junge-lichtblick-shekiera-martinez-10950761.html|title=Der junge Lichtblick Shekiera Martinez|publisher=fr.de}}</ref>
==Style of play==
Martinez mainly operates as a striker. She has been described as "brings a lot of power and energy, but also an additional goal threat".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fr.de/eintracht-frankfurt/die-eintracht-schuettelt-das-sieb-93062421.html|title=Die Eintracht schüttelt das Sieb|publisher=fr.de}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Germany - S.Martinez - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/shekiera--martinez/503901/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[DFB-Pokal (women)|DFB Pokal]], [[Women's FA Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Women's League Cup|Women's League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="8" |[[Eintracht Frankfurt (women)|Eintracht Frankfurt]] |2017–18 |[[Frauen-Bundesliga]] |4||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||5||0 |- |2018–19 |Frauen-Bundesliga |17||6||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||19||6 |- |2019–20 |Frauen-Bundesliga |19 |5 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |20 |5 |- |2020–21 |Frauen-Bundesliga |13 |2 |3 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |16 |4 |- |2021–22 |Frauen-Bundesliga |19 |5 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |21 |5 |- |2022–23 |Frauen-Bundesliga |19 |5 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]|name=UWCL}} |0 |22 |6 |- |2023–24 |Frauen-Bundesliga |20 |1 |4 |4 |colspan="2" |— |8{{efn|name=UWCL}} |1 |32 |6 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !111!!24!!15!!7!! colspan="2" |—!!9!!1!!135!!32 |- |[[SC Freiburg (women)|SC Freiburg]] (loan) |2024–25 |Frauen-Bundesliga |11 |5 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |13 |5 |- | rowspan="3" |[[West Ham United F.C. Women|West Ham United]] |[[2024–25 West Ham United F.C. Women season|2024–25]] |[[Women's Super League]] |12||10||1||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||10 |- |[[2025–26 West Ham United F.C. Women season|2025–26]] |Women's Super League |20 |6 |1 |0 |5 |4 | colspan="2" |— |26 |10 |- ! colspan="2" | !32 !16 !2 !0 !7 !4 !0 !0 !41 !20 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !154!!41!!19!!7!!7!!4!!9!!1!!189!!57 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 18 April 2026|<ref>{{DFB}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=2|[[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] |2025||2||0 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!4!!0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.whufc.com/player/301 Shekiera Martinez] at West Ham United F.C. * {{Soccerway|shekiera--martinez/503901}} * {{DFB|shekiera-martinez}}
{{West Ham United W.F.C. squad}}
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