# Shekiera Martinez

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German footballer (born 2001)

Shekiera Martinez Martinez in 2025 Personal information Full name Shekiera Aisha Martinez Date of birth (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 24) Place of birth Fulda, Germany[1] Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] Position Striker Team information Current team tottenham hotspur women fc 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 4 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:41, 27 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:43, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

**Shekiera Aisha Martinez** (German: [\[ʃeˈkiːʁa ˈaɪʃa maʁˈtiːnɛs\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German), Spanish: [\[maɾˈtines\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish);[2] born 4 July 2001) is a German professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)) for [Women's Super League](/source/Women's_Super_League) club [West Ham United](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C._Women) and the [Germany national team](/source/Germany_women's_national_football_team).

## Early and personal life

Martinez was born in 2001 to an [Angolan](/source/Angolan_people) father and an American mother of [Mexican](/source/Mexicans) and German descent.[3] She grew up in [East Hesse](/source/East_Hesse), Germany.[4]

Martinez attended the Carl-von-Weinberg-Schule in Germany, studying social education.[5]

## Club career

On 1 July 2024, Martinez signed a three year contract with West Ham United, prior to joining [Frauen-Bundesliga](/source/Frauen-Bundesliga) club [SC Freiburg](/source/SC_Freiburg_(women)).[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](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C._Women) 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

Martinez represented Germany internationally at youth level. She was the top scorer of the [2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship](/source/2018_UEFA_Women's_Under-17_Championship) with nine goals.[9]

## 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".[10]

## Career statistics

### Club

- *As of match played 16 May 2026*[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Includes [DFB Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal_(women)), [Women's FA Cup](/source/Women's_FA_Cup)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Includes [Women's League Cup](/source/FA_Women's_League_Cup)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UWCL_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UWCL_14-1) Appearance(s) in [UEFA Women's Champions League](/source/UEFA_Women's_Champions_League)

### International

- *As of match played 18 April 2026[12]*

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Germany 2025 2 0 2026 2 0 Total 4 0

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kicker_spielerprofil_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kicker_spielerprofil_1-1) ["Shekiera Martinez – Spielerprofil"](https://www.kicker.de/shekiera-martinez/spieler). *kicker* (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/](https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez startet mit Verspätung in der Bundesliga durch"](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/rhein-main-sport/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-angreiferin-shekiera-martinez-startet-mit-verspaetung-in-der-bundesliga-durch-17562871.html). *FAZ.NET*. 1 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez beschritt nicht direkt den Weg, der anderen schon vorgezeichnet schien"](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/rhein-main-sport/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-angreiferin-shekiera-martinez-startet-mit-verspaetung-in-der-bundesliga-durch-17562871.html). faz.net.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Shooting Star Martinez ist heiß – "Viele Tore schießen""](https://www.osthessen-zeitung.de/einzelansicht/news/2018/november/u17-wm-shooting-star-martinez-ist-heiss-viele-tore-schiessen.html). osthessen-zeitung.de.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Frith, Wilf (1 July 2024). ["West Ham Women's new signing Shekiera Martinez loaned to Freiburg"](https://shekicks.net/west-ham-womens-new-signing-shekiera-martinez-loaned-to-freiburg/). *[SheKicks](/source/SheKicks)*. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Shekiera Martinez: West Ham striker returns after loan spell"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8rj6551rgyo). *BBC Sport*. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Martinez to join from West Ham United"](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/1069735/women-shekiera-martinez-to-join-from-west-ham-united). *www.tottenhamhotspur.com*. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Der junge Lichtblick Shekiera Martinez"](https://www.fr.de/sport/ffc/junge-lichtblick-shekiera-martinez-10950761.html). fr.de.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Die Eintracht schüttelt das Sieb"](https://www.fr.de/eintracht-frankfurt/die-eintracht-schuettelt-das-sieb-93062421.html). fr.de.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Germany - S.Martinez - Profile with news, career statistics and history"](https://int.soccerway.com/players/shekiera--martinez/503901/). *Soccerway*. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Shekiera Martinez](https://datencenter.dfb.de/en/profile/shekiera-martinez) at [DFB](/source/German_Football_Association) (also available [in German](https://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/shekiera-martinez))

## External links

- [Shekiera Martinez](https://www.whufc.com/player/301) at West Ham United F.C.

- [Shekiera Martinez](https://int.soccerway.com/players/shekiera--martinez/503901/) at Soccerway

- [Shekiera Martinez](https://datencenter.dfb.de/en/profile/shekiera-martinez) at [DFB](/source/German_Football_Association) (also available [in German](https://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/shekiera-martinez))

v t e West Ham United F.C. Women – current squad 1 Szemik 2 Endo 4 Siren 5 Hansen 7 Belloumou 9 Ueki 10 Zelem 12 Bose 13 Nyström 15 Tennebø 16 Ziu 19 Martinez 20 Asseyi 21 Brasero 23 Morgan 24 Stapleton 25 Walsh 27 Wandeler 30 O'Hanlon 33 Houssein 41 Flannery 43 Cemal 45 Dowsett 77 Piubel Codina Picaud Riesen Manager: Guarino

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