Republic of Ireland international Jess Ziu joined West Ham United on St Patrick's Day, 17 March 2022.
The versatile Ziu made her senior Irish Women's National League and Republic of Ireland national team debuts at the age of 16.
A valuable member of the Hammers squad, Ziu returned from a serious knee injury to establish herself in 2023/24, before signing a new long-term contract with the Club in June 2024.
Career
Returned to competitive action for West Ham United in a 3-2 Women's Super League defeat by Bristol City in Dagenham on 5 November 2023...Made her first Women's Super League start in over a year in a 1-0 home defeat by Everton on 10 December 2023...Totaled 16 Women's Super League appearances, including five starts...Appeared in the Women's FA Cup fourth-round extra-time defeat at Chelsea in January 2024...Made two substitute appearances in the FA Women's League Cup away at Birmingham City and Brighton & Hove Albion...Totaled 19 appearances in all competitions, five of them starts...Returned to international duty with Republic of Ireland after an 18-month absence in a goalless friendly draw with Italy in February 2024.
Made her competitive debut for West Ham United in a 1-0 Women's Super League win over Everton on 18 September 2022, assisting Lisa Evans' winning goal...Made two further Women's Super League appearances in defeats by Manchester United and Chelsea...Suffered an anterior cruciate liagement injury to her knee in an FA Women's League Cup group-stage win over London City Lionesses on 2 October 2022, ruling her out for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.
Born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 6 June 2002 to an Irish mother and Albanian-born father...Began playing football at the age of five...Played for Rivermount Boys and girls in the Dublin suburb of Finglas as a schoolgirl...Started Republic of Ireland's 1-0 defeat by Norway at the UEFA European U17 Championship finals in the Czech Republic in May 2017, aged 14...Joined Irish Women's National League (WNL) club Shelbourne...Debuted for Shelbourne in the WNL as a 16-year-old in June 2018...Named FAI U16 Women's International Player of the Year in 2018...Made her senior Republic of Ireland debut as a substitute in a 4-0 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying win over Northern Ireland in Dublin on 31 August 2018...Named WNL Player of the Month for October 2020...Named in the 2020 WNL Team of the Season...Won the WNL title with Shelbourne in 2021...Started Shelbourne's 2021 FAI Women's Cup final defeat by Wexford Youths...Totaled 79 appearances and 22 goals for Shelbourne between 2018-22.