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Having made 183 appearances across her 12 years in the WSL, 43 with us, the decision to add her to the league’s iconic roster was made by a panel, which features former players, coaches, officials, journalists and key figures, in recognition of her individual outstanding contributions to the women's game.

She will be joined by player-turned-manager Casey Stoney MBE and the posthumous induction for the late Matt Beard.

One of the all-time greats of the WSL, where she played the entirety of her 12-year career at the very top of the Women’s game, she joined us in 2020 following a hugely successful spell at Birmingham City – winning the Women’s FA Cup in 2012 with the Blues.

Arriving in north London in the summer of 2020, Kerys enjoyed three seasons with us as we solidified ourselves as an WSL side and became a record-breaker in the competition in our colours, once holding the title of the division’s record appearance holder with 178 in total.

Always a fan favourite among our fanbase, she went on to complete 62 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals, before announcing her retirement in the summer of 2023.

Erik was back in N17 for the first time after five years away when he was our special guest for Saturday's Premier League clash against Brighton.

It was time to reminisce with the popular Argentine winger who certainly gave his all on his way to 37 goals in 257 appearances in all competitions between 2013 and 2021.

Joining us from AS Roma, Erik made his debut in the north London derby at the Emirates on 1 September, 2013 - taking Legacy Number 788 - and overcame a serious back injury to play a huge part in our revival under Mauricio Pochettino in 2014/15 and 2015/16. Injured again for 2016/17, Erik was a consistent figure in his final four seasons, including nine appearances on our way to the UEFA Champions League Final in 2019.

Erik always gave his all - and delivered some memorable moments along the way - goals against Manchester City and United at the Lane, City again at the Etihad, a hat-trick against Monaco in the Europa League and, of course, 'rabonas' against Asteras Tripolis and Arsenal - the latter winning FIFA's Puskas Award in 2021.

What are your memories of Erik's time in N17? Do you have a favourite moment or goal?

Have your say in the comments below...

Following the final international break of the 2025/26 campaign, our returning internationals joined the rest of the squad at Hotspur Way earlier this week to ramp up their workload at our training base.

It’s all eyes on our return to N17 for our penultimate home game of the season as Martin Ho’s side look to return to winning ways in the league and solidify our spot in fifth in the table.

Check out a selection of training shots in the latest gallery...

How does it feel to be back? You are one of the most popular ex-players that we have…

Erik: “Yeah, it feels amazing. Thank you for the welcome. Yes, first time back as a fan. I have still a lot of messages from Spurs fans. You know, my love for this club is big. I spend a lot of good memories here and the fans are always my help also.”

You must have so many memories from your time here – you were such a close group under Mauricio Pochettino - what are your favourites?

Erik: “Like I said before, I had a lot of memories. It was special for me, this club. I spent many years and now, for me, it's a special moment because I'm here, I look at the people and it's fantastic to be here. I played many games. I enjoyed a lot. We were doing well. We had an amazing team and I enjoyed every season here. To play in this stadium meant a lot. The people are amazing. They make you feel very good every game and, of course, as a player, it's the best. I think when we reached the Champions League final, it was the best moment. It was brilliant. Everyone was fantastic. This moment is forever in my mind. Unfortunately, we didn't win, but this is football.

"There were so many times with that team, so many special moments along the way. We had a very good group. We were fighting all together always. Our relationship was amazing. I think this means a lot in football. When you have a good group, it's better. It's easier to be fighting for good things.”

Speaking about fighting - you always played with your heart - why was it important for you to be physically good, to fight for the shirt?

Erik: “When I came in the first season, I understood that in the Premier League you have to fight and also the way I feel about football. I always give my all. This is the best I can do after sleeping well. I feel if I give everything, it's good. It was amazing to play here. I feel proud and nothing else.”

You’ve started your coaching career as an assistant back at Sevilla – how has that been?

Erik: “I'm second coach. It's a good experience. I'm preparing myself. If in the future I have the possibility, I will see. If not, I will keep doing this. I feel very good with the job I have now. I try to teach the players the things I know are important to improve the players and to give some solutions for the team and make the team better.”

Finally, if you could give one piece of advice to players that come to Tottenham Hotspur, what would you say?

Erik: “The advice is to let them know to come. For me, it was fantastic to be here. The club is amazing. It's always better and better. This is a family also. The fans are something different.”

A modern-day great for the Club, Jermain enjoyed a phenomenal time in Lilywhite, scoring 143 goals in 363 games. It was so good in fact that he came back for a second spell in 2009 having previously worn our storied shirt between 2004 and 2008.

And it was in that second stint where he really cemented his status as an icon for the Club, continuing to find the back of the net for fun as he helped us into the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 2010 before going on to break the late Martin Chivers' European goalscoring record in 2013 - a tally of 23 goals which has only been bettered since by Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son.

It was also in that second spell where one of the 143 goals he scored for us made history for both him and the Club as we faced West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on 23 April, 2011.

Beginning with the goal - it was some strike. He was a striker renowned for his ability to be reactive in the box and find the target in the most unlikely of situations, but usually in the box. This goal did not meet those guidelines.

The move for the goal had started in our backline with it being worked out to the Rafael van der Vaart, who played a thunderous pass 30-odd yards into Defoe, who had in turn dropped back to the middle of the opposition half.

In somewhat unchartered waters for the England international, he took a couple of chances to set himself before cutting onto his left and firing into the bottom corner of the net from 25 yards out.

But, the goal was so much more significant than it just being a rather decent strike as it also put the forward in the history books.

On a personal note, incredibly the goal was both his 100th for the Club and his 100th in the Premier League. Meanwhile, quite remarkably, it was simultaneously our 1000th goal in the Premier League since the competition was founded in 1992.

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However, while it was a incredible strike and made so much history, it was almost been consigned to history given our result in the game. On the hunt for Champions league football, we really needed a win that afternoon at White Hart Lane to keep tabs on Manchester City who occupied fourth place at the time

Defoe's solo effort had given us a 2-1 lead in the game with 25 minutes still to play but a late Simon Cox leveller for the Baggies saw us drop points. City went on to win against Blackburn the following Monday to move four points clear of us with five games to play.

Ian takes up the role of First Team Goalkeeping Coach, joining from Canada Women’s National Team. He was previously part of Manchester United Women’s backroom staff, working alongside our Head Coach Martin Ho and Assistant Coach Lawrence Shamieh.

Ian Willcock, said: “I’m very excited to be here and be back in club football with Spurs. Having the opportunity to work with Martin again and seeing what we can add to really move this team forward, pushing to climb the league and beyond.

"I’m excited to work with Lize [Kop], Eleanor [Heeps] and Sophie [Jackson], and seeing what we can add to help their development, as well as what we can bring to the whole programme, in terms of bringing more goalkeepers through as well.”

Martin Ho, said: “We are absolutely delighted to bring Ian to Tottenham Hotspur.

"Having worked closely with him for a number of years, I know the exact level he operates at, with attention to detail, consistency and driving standards on a daily basis.

"He has a proven track record of developing and supporting goalkeepers who perform on the biggest stages, and that comes from the clarity in his work and the way he connects with players. He builds complete goalkeepers, not just in their technical actions, but in their understanding of the game and their ability to perform under pressure.

"Just as importantly, he’s an outstanding person. He builds trust, he challenges in the right way and he fully aligns with the environment and culture we are creating here.

"We’re bringing in someone who will add real value to our team and continue to push our goalkeepers, and the group, forward.”

A UEFA A License goalkeeping coach, Ian worked in the Men’s professional game before joining the Red Devils in 2018 ahead of their promotion to the Women’s Super League.

Following success at domestic level, Ian moved into the international game with Canada where he continued in a high-performance environment to support goalkeepers competing on the global stage.

From a stunning strike from the halfway line in the last minute to tricky footwork and emphatic finishes, our clashes with United have always been full of drama.

As we prepare for our final game in N17 this season, with Marc Skinner’s side the visitors, here are five of the best in previous meetings…

While the final result wasn’t the one we wanted, with an Ella Toone brace, Christen Press header and Jess Sigworth strike giving United a healthy advantage, Alanna Kennedy produced a fantastic free-kick late on to grab a consolation goal. After good work from Rosella Ayane to win the free-kick on the edge of the area, around 20 yards out and in a central position, the Australia international stepped over the ball and sent a wonderful, curling right-footed effort into the top corner. Although it didn’t make much impact in the final result, it was the first goal we scored against United in England’s top flight at the time.

Ria Percival became an integral part of our squad in the early years of our WSL journey but her very first goal in England’s top flight as a Lilywhite was one to remember. In November, 2021, at The Hive, we found ourselves one-goal down to Alessia Russo’s strike on the stroke of half time and it looked destined that the visitors would go on to claim all three points in the contest. However, in the fourth minute of stoppage time, the New Zealand international lined up a free-kick, five yards into the United half on the left side, and her delivery bounced inside the area, evading everyone inside the box before finding the top corner to level the scores, which sparked jubilant scenes in north London.

Bethany England leads the way for the most goals scored by a Women’s player at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, netting six in total, but arguably the most impressive one came against United in their first trip to N17. Having fallen behind after Leah Galton handed the visitors the lead, our captain responded in emphatic fashion to grab an equaliser out of nowhere. Cutting in from the left-hand side, Bethany curled low into the far bottom corner and out of reach from Mary Earps, completing the move with a knee slide in front of a packed crowd. Unfortunately we were unable to hold on to the equaliser, with United regaining the lead before going on to secure the win.

Just over a year after Bethany’s strike described above, Jess Naz produced a lovely finish at Leigh Sports Village. Our number nine grabbed an equaliser on the stroke of the half hour mark to cancel out Melvine Malard’s opener and, two minutes later, one of our own, Jess, put us ahead in the contest. Matilda Vinberg picked out the England international just outside the box, she then showcased some lovely footwork to create space before picking out the top left corner with an excellent left-footed strike. That goal looked like it was enough to secure our first-ever competitive win over United but, in the second minute of stoppage time, Maya Le Tissier delivered a sucker-punch, heading home an equaliser.

The fifth and final goal from our catalogue comes from the reverse fixture with United earlier in the campaign, with all three from that game arguably in contention to round this all off. However, we cannot overlook the magic in the build-up from Olivia Holdt and the emphatic finish from Martha Thomas. Turning her marker with ease inside our own half, Oli charged towards United’s box with no one to stop her before sliding in Martha on the right of the area and she made no mistake against her former side, firing home into the roof of the net.