Tottenham Hotspur Women

22 May 2026

(Photo by Thomas Eisenhuth/Getty Images) | Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur Women announced the signing of twenty-four-year-old German striker Shekiera Martinez on a permanent transfer from West Ham. Martinez, along with Tinka Tandberg, will have the tall task of placing Bethany England’s goalscoring and presence up top. We are delighted to announce that Shekiera Martinez will join us from West Ham United this summer ✍️ 🔗 https://t.co/c6X15MzZgr pic.twitter.com/3uWPPeKAd4 — Tottenham Hotspur Women (@SpursWomen) May 22, 2026 Now look, I’ll have concerns about how we’re going to replace Beth England until about three months into next season. But there’s plenty of reason to be excited about Shekiera Martinez. “She is a forward with real presence, intelligent movement and a strong instinct in the box,” Martin Ho said, speaking of his new signing. “She can stretch teams, link play and give us a real threat across the front line. Her profile gives us different solutions in the final third, both as a goalscorer and as someone who can help the team connect and create chances.” Martinez has primarily played at striker for West Ham, but she can also play on the right wing as needed. You might remember her for her bicycle kick against Manchester United last December that subsequently won goal of the month. I am particularly excited about this one because I hate United and I love to see them embarrassed. If you’re looking at her numbers on FotMob and going “hmmm, I don’t know,” that’s totally fair, and Martinez will have a lot to prove once she arrives at Spurs for sure. But it’s worth underlining just how poor a side West Ham were for most of the year. I personally tend to think of West Ham as a chronically under-funded side with a habit of making smart signings from international leagues that often go on to succeed at bigger clubs. This year, they were worse than usual. By December, they were second bottom in the league with just five points, low enough for West Ham’s board to sack Rehanne Skinner (and if you’ve been here for a while, you know all about a Rehanne Skinner slump). They looked somewhat more competent under Rita Guarino. Martinez grabbed three goals in three games to start off 2026 (including one against us), but she didn’t turn out much during the rest of West Ham’s run in. Still, her performance in last year’s much more confident West Ham side was encouraging. In Spring of 2025, she scored 10 goals in 12 games. I very much enjoyed this compilation. You’ll notice there’s some variety in here, a few headed goals (which is important for a player who Wikipedia lists as 5’4”), and some lovely, smooth footwork. “I just like scoring goals,” Martinez said in her welcome interview. This is a hilarious thing for a striker to say, but we’ll take it. Hopefully she and Tinka can get some healthy competition going for that striker spot. At 24 and 21 respectively, they’ll hopefully set us up together for a good few years. This is a solid first signing. I expect Spurs to bring in more reinforcements in attack given our dearth of wingers. To start, Emma Sanders reported our interest in Aston Villa’s Kirsty Hanson. Let’s see what happens there. Martin Ho has been teasing a busy summer in his last few press conferences, so buckle up – we’ve got a long (and hopefully fun and exciting) way to go!

22 May 2026

Tottenham Hotspur have announced the impressive signing of forward Shekiera Martinez from London rivals West The post Spurs swoop to sign West Ham United’s goal ace Martinez appeared first on WSL Full-Time.

16 May 2026

Toko Koga's injury-time winner helps Tottenham complete a late comeback away win over Brighton, as the visitors seal a fifth place finish in the WSL with a 2-1 victory.

30 Apr 2026

Former Lionesses forward will depart this summer England, 31, has seven WSL goals this season Bethany England, the Tottenham captain, is to leave at the end of this season, the striker has confirmed in a tearful video message published by the club. It is understood it was the club’s decision not to renew the 31-year-old’s contract as they seek to evolve their squad with younger players. Multiple sources have emphasised Tottenham are expected to be aggressive and highly ambitious in the transfer market. Continue reading...

7 Apr 2026

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Tom Garry and Anne-Marie Batson to review the FA Cup quarter-finals and assess a dramatic run-in at both ends of the WSL 2 table On today’s pod: Brighton produced the shock of the FA Cup quarter-finals with a deserved win over Arsenal at Meadow Park, while Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool also booked their places in the last four. The panel discuss Fran Kirby’s influence, Chelsea’s narrow win over Tottenham and Liverpool’s extra-time victory against Charlton. Elsewhere, the panel reflects on Birmingham City’s impressive showing against Manchester City, Charlton’s resilience and what the semi-final draw means, with Chelsea set to host City and Liverpool taking on Brighton for a place in the final. Plus: the WSL 2 title race takes centre stage. The panel assesses Birmingham City’s surge to the top, Charlton’s wobble and Crystal Palace’s late push, while also examining a tense relegation battle between Ipswich and Portsmouth. Also, attention turns to the international break as England prepare to face Spain in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Wembley, with the panel going over the injuries, tactical battles and what could decide the game. Sign up for our women’s football newsletter – all you need to do is search “Moving the Goalposts sign up” or follow this link. Continue reading...

6 Apr 2026

Sonia Bompastor believes national team managers will need to be “smart” with her Chelsea players after a gruelling block of games concluded positively, with a 2-1 defeat of Tottenham, earning a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. Chelsea’s hopes of retaining two of their three titles remain alive after Veerle Buurman’s wonderful drive and strike earned the Blues a win in an end-to-end battle with Tottenham. Continue reading...

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