The newly acquired 24-year-olds striker finalized her anticipated summer switch to join the ambitious North London club.
The energetic attacker Shekiera Martinez expressed massive personal excitement after finally signing on the dotted line on Friday. She put pen to paper on a long-term contract with Tottenham following an eighteen-month stint representing West Ham United. The forward believes this major career step will significantly accelerate her development under head manager Martin Ho.
The talented forward boasts invaluable European experience playing for Eintracht Frankfurt within the prestigious UEFA Women’s Champions League. She also spent the first half of the 2024 and 2025 campaign at SC Freiburg on loan. Since making her first start in January 2025, she felt right at home in England.
She initially scored sixteen goals across thirty-two appearances during her spell. Overall, she registered twenty goals across forty-one appearances for the Hammers. Her sharp finishing and relentless pace earned her numerous Player of the Month accolades. She looks forward to unleashing her offensive strengths before the passionate N17 faithful.
Martin Ho provides massive tactical confidence as prolific new forward Shekiera Martinez targets major goalscoring milestones
Speaking with official channels, the striker revealed her immense joy. “I have been looking forward to this day and I am just really happy to be here right now,” Martinez explained to SPURSPLAY. “Spurs is the perfect next step for my career and also for me to improve as a player,” she added.
The forward praised the tactical philosophy completely. The squad possesses a really good idea of how they want to play. She felt a welcome directly after holding discussions with Martin Ho. “The talks I had with him, I really felt confident,” Martinez noted.
“He wants to help me improve.” Her natural style relies on sharp instincts and high intensity. “I just like the intensity the WSL has,” she explained. “Every team can always beat every team.” She prefers acting as a striker, though sometimes playing as a winger. “They can enjoy seeing me having fun and just playing football,” she concluded with absolute signature pride