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Shekiera Martinez

Shekiera Martinez
Personal information
Full name Shekiera Aisha Martinez
Date of birth (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Eintracht Frankfurt 123 (32)
2024– West Ham United 0 (0)
2024 → SC Freiburg (loan) 11 (5)
International career‡
2018 Germany U17 9 (11)
2019 Germany U19 8 (3)
2023– Germany U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:47, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Shekiera Aisha Martinez (born 4 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club West Ham United.

Early life

Martinez attended the Carl-von-Weinberg-Schule in Germany. She studied social education.[1] She was born to an Angolan father and an American mother of Mexican and German descent.[2]

Club career

On 1 July 2024, Martinez signed a three year contract with West Ham United, prior to joining Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.[3]

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 appeareances.[4]

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.[5]

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".[6]

Personal life

Martinez was born in 2001 in Germany. She is a native of East Hesse, Germany.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Shooting Star Martinez ist heiß – "Viele Tore schießen"". osthessen-zeitung.de.
  2. ^ "Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez startet mit Verspätung in der Bundesliga durch". FAZ.NET. 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ Frith, Wilf (1 July 2024). "West Ham Women's new signing Shekiera Martinez loaned to Freiburg". SheKicks. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Shekiera Martinez: West Ham striker returns after loan spell". BBC Sport. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Der junge Lichtblick Shekiera Martinez". fr.de.
  6. ^ "Die Eintracht schüttelt das Sieb". fr.de.
  7. ^ "Eintracht-Angreiferin Shekiera Martinez beschritt nicht direkt den Weg, der anderen schon vorgezeichnet schien". faz.net.
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