Türkiye international Halle Houssein initially joined West Ham United from Arsenal on dual-registration in January 2022, before making the move permanent in June of the same year.

The midfielder scored on her Hammers debut in a FA Women's League Cup quarter-final tie against Chelsea on 9 January 2022, before making her Women's Super League debut for the Club in a 3-0 home win over Everton a fortnight later. After spending time on loan at Gillingham and Reading, Houssein signed a new professional contract with West Ham in July 2023.

Houssein was capped by England at age-group level by England before switching her international allegiance and making her senior debut for Türkiye in a UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying tie with Switzerland on 12 July 2024.

Career

2025/26

Made her first appearance of the season in our 5-1 Subway® Women's League Cup success at Charlton Athletic on 24 September, registering two assists... Earned first start for Türkiye in 3-0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Malta on 3 March... Featured five times throughout the campaign in all competitions.

2024/25

Made her senior Türkiye debut as a late substitute in a 2-0 home UEFA Euro Women's 2025 qualifying Group 1 defeat by Switzerland in Izmit on 12 July 2024...Won her second Türkiye cap as a substitute in a 4-1 UEFA Euro Women's 2025 qualifying Group 1 win in Hungary on 16 July 2024... Spent the second half of the campaign on loan at Beylerbeyi, helping them finish sixth in the Super Lig Women standings.

2023/24

Signed her first professional contract with West Ham United on 21 July 2023...Spent the 2023/24 season on loan at Women's Super League club Reading...Appeared in 13 Women's Super League games for Reading, starting all 13...Started Reading's Women's FA Cup fourth-round defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers on 14 January 2024...Appeared in four FA Women's League Cup ties for Reading, making two starts...Totaled 18 appearances for Reading, including 16 starts.

2022/23

Made five Women's Super League appearances, all of them as a substitute...Appeared in the 3-2 Women's Super League home win over Reading on 22 October 2022...Appeared in a 2-0 Women's Super League win at Tottenham Hotspur on 11 December 2022...Started the 2-0 Women's FA Cup fourth round win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 January 2023...Appeared in two FA Women's League Cup ties...Totaled eight appearances for West Ham United in all competitions...Started England's 3-0 UEFA Women's Euro U19 Championship qualifying win Slovakia on 8 October 2022...Spent the second half of the season with FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division club Gillingham on dual-registration terms, and made nine appearances.

2021/22

Scored on her Hammers debut in a FA Women's League Cup quarter-final tie against Chelsea on 9 January 2022...Made her Women's Super League debut for the Club in a 3-0 home win over Everton on 23 January 2022...Made her Women's FA Cup debut in a 4-1 fourth-round win at Sheffield United on 20 January 2022...Totaled eight appearances for West Ham United in all competitions.

Before West Ham

Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, into a family of Turkish-Cypriot ancestry on 11 December 2004...Joined Arsenal as a schoolgirl and came through the Academy ranks to make her Women's Super League debut for the Gunners in a 4-0 win at Reading on 12 September 2021, aged 16...Joined West Ham United on a dual-registration from Arsenal in January 2022...Capped by England at U15 and U19 age-group levels.