Shekiera Martinez

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 Eintracht Frankfurt 111 (24)
2024– West Ham United 1 (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 25 January 2025
‡ 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.

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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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 January 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eintracht Frankfurt 2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga 4010——50
2018–19Frauen-Bundesliga17620——196
2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga19510——205
2020–21Frauen-Bundesliga13232——164
2021–22Frauen-Bundesliga19520——215
2022–23Frauen-Bundesliga19521—1 [c] 0226
2023–24Frauen-Bundesliga20144—8 [c] 1326
Total11124157—9113532
SC Freiburg (loan)2024–25Frauen-Bundesliga11520——135
West Ham United 2024–25 Women's Super League 100010—20
Career total12329177109115037

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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.
  8. ↑ "Germany - S.Martinez - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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