Name: Verena Hanshaw
Nationality: Austria
Date of Birth: January 20, 1994
Position: Defender
Current club: West Ham United
Women's Super League clubs played for: West Ham United

Defender Verena Hanshaw plays for West Ham United and has appeared in the majority of the club's Women's Super League matches in 2025/2026, making 13 appearances overall and playing 923 minutes. She has started in 11 of these appearances across their 18 fixtures and come on as a substitute on two occasions.

The last time that Hanshaw featured in the league came on March 21 for West Ham United against Arsenal; a match that she played just five minutes in during a 5-0 defeat. In total, the defender has notched one Women's Super League goal this term.

Her opening goal of the campaign came in the 2-1 victory against Leicester City on January 25.

West Ham United next face a home fixture against London City Lionesses in Women's Super League action on March 29.

Last season, Hanshaw played a combined 21 Women's Super League and Serie A Women games between West Ham United (11) and Roma (10) and created four assists.

Hanshaw joined West Ham United in January 2025 from Roma, for whom she made 10 league appearances in total, providing one assist.