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Eintracht attacker Shekiera Martinez starts late in the Bundesliga

Ahen Shekiera Martinez kicked the ball into the goal with the naturalness and callousness of her own, she was almost crushed by her teammates during the cheering scenes at the time. A goal shortly before the end to 3: 3 against the old Frankfurt Bundesliga rivals Turbine Potsdam. Manager Siegfried Dietrich said at the time: “A great career has started.”

That was two and a half years ago. A highly gifted 17-year-old seemed to be on the way to fulfill the hopes her talent promised. But neither the 18-year-old nor the 19-year-old Shekiera Martinez was able to continue on the apparently mapped out path. Injuries, form crises, and their lifestyle should not always have been adequate for the demands of professional sport.

In short: when she wasn’t suffering from muscular problems, her breath was only enough for short assignments at FFC and Eintracht. In which she could only hint at her pronounced speed and explosiveness, her agility and her gate instinct. The 20-year-old Shekiera Martinez, however, appears different, strengthened and matured. In short: how transformed. As if she had clicked.

Strengthened and matured

Because she has been in the SGE’s starting line-up since the start of the season, scores, scores and often plays 90 minutes. “I trained hard in all areas and also changed my diet,” says the Fulda native. And further: “Last year I learned to interpret my body’s signals in such a way that I can assess when it makes sense to adjust the intensity a little. As a result, I now have more confidence in myself and my services. “

If Dietrich (and other experts) forecast the great striker career one day, the roots will be in the summer of 2021. “For the first time, Sheki was able to pull through a pre-season without any problems. Your state of fitness has improved tremendously. When she is doing better physically, she is also mentally fresher, ”says Eintracht head coach Niko Arnautis. The 41-year-old has known Shekiera Martinez since she was 14 years old. As a teacher in the Carl-von-Weinberg-Schule, the Frankfurt elite school of sports, and as a football coach.

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