Tottenham Hotspur are delighted to announce the signing of Kirsty Hanson.
The 28-year-old Scotland international joins us from Aston Villa, having signed a long-term contract with the Club.
Kirsty Hanson, said: "I'm absolutely delighted, it's an exciting time to be a part of this Club. I'm ready for a new challenge, and I'm always wanting to be better every single day. Martin (Ho), the Club, the staff, the players, are at such an exciting point - and I want to be a part of that."
Our Head Coach Martin Ho, said: "Kirsty is a player with proven quality in the WSL and someone who has consistently shown she can affect games at this level. She brings pace, energy, directness and real threat in the final third, but also the work ethic and intensity we want in our attacking players. She played a lot of her football last season as a centre forward, while also having the ability to play wide, and that versatility is really important for us in how we want to attack.
"We want players in the front line who can rotate, threaten different spaces, press with intensity and give us different solutions during games. Kirsty can stretch teams in behind, attack 1v1, arrive in goal-scoring areas and also help connect the game when playing more centrally. That flexibility gives us more ways to hurt teams and allows us to be less predictable as an attacking team.
"I know Kirsty well from working with her previously, and I know the qualities she brings both as a player and as a person. She has strong experience in the league, international experience with Scotland, and a clear hunger to keep pushing her game forward. We are delighted she has chosen to come to Tottenham Hotspur, and I’m excited to work with her again in an environment where we believe she can continue to develop, contribute and become an important player for this Club."
A direct and powerful forward who can play on either flank or as a number nine, Kirsty began her senior career at Sheffield FC before moving to Doncaster Rovers Belles and, after a season competing in the FA WSL Spring Series in 2017, she joined the newly-formed Manchester United side in the FA Women’s Championship.
Having helped United to promotion to the top flight, she became a regular member of their squad in the WSL, scoring her first goal in the competition in October, 2019, where she was also named the league’s Player of the Month.
Following two more seasons with the Red Devils, scoring six goals in the WSL, she joined Aston Villa on loan for the 2022/23 campaign, producing 18 goal contributions (eight goals and 10 assists) in 28 appearances, helping them achieve their best-ever finish in the competition to date and made the move permanent in the summer of 2023.
A prominent figure for Villa over the last two campaigns, Kirsty has recorded one of her best goalscoring seasons in her career to date this term, netting an impressive 12 goals in the WSL to finish as the league’s third top goalscorer and won the WSL Goal of the Season award for her stunning strike against West Ham United in October.
She has represented Scotland across numerous age groups, and received her first call-up to senior national team in November, 2019. Making her debut in a 5-0 victory over Albania that month, Kirsty started and was named Player of the Match and opened her international account in a win at Cyprus in February, 2021. The forward has since earned 48 caps for Scotland, scoring six goals in total.
