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The 22-year-old forward wore the number 19 shirt last term after joining us in July, 2025, from Hammarby IF, scoring six goals in all competitions in her maiden campaign at the Club.

Now, ready to embark on her second season as a Lilywhite player, Tinka has opted to switch her number to nine for the upcoming Barclays Women’s Super League campaign – a number that has meant a lot to her in her career.

“Wow, it's amazing. I love it,” she told us, looking at her new squad number on the back of the shirt for the first time. “It's a really cool number and obviously big players have had that number. I want to make it mine and, for me, it means a lot because it was the first number I had when I signed my first pro contract. It means a lot to me and I will just make it mine.

“I know how much it means for the fans and the club, the number nine shirt, so I will wear it with pride every time I step on the pitch. I will fight for this club. It means a lot to me as well and I've been a fan myself, so I know how much it means. I'm just really proud and can't wait to play some games.”

When asked about wearing the Lilywhite shirt in from of our supporters, she added: “First of all, I just feel very proud and so, so happy to be here. It's a dream for me to play here and I always wanted to come to Spurs.

“Every time I step on the pitch, I want to do it for the club, I want to do it for the fans and I know how much it means because I've been a fan myself.”

• Ledley King helped deliver a community football session in Sydney alongside our local supporters’ club, OzSpurs

• The session was organised in partnership with social enterprise Creating Chances’ Football United programme, which has been previously supported by OzSpurs through fundraising activities

• Representatives from our tour opponents Sydney FC were also in attendance, with the session underlining the value of teamwork and leadership

• Youth participants from the session will visit Spurs House – the stylish central Sydney venue we will be taking over during our time in Australia – with a bespoke mural designed by Sydney-based artists Eze and Migs donated to raise money for Creating Chances

The session was organised in partnership with Creating Chances through its Football United programme, a long-running initiative that uses football as a tool to strengthen social cohesion, belonging and leadership among young people from culturally diverse communities. Working with schools and community partners across Western Sydney, the programme creates safe and inclusive environments where participants build confidence, develop life skills and form meaningful connections through sport.

In attendance were representatives from the Foundation of our tour opponents Sydney FC, who joined Ledley and President of Oz Spurs Sean Bielski in discussing the importance of teamwork and leadership with the group. Oz Spurs have a close connection to Football United, having fundraised for the programme in the past.

Ledley King said: “We are a Club that takes immense pride in our own local community, and so it was fantastic to get involved in the session today alongside some of our Sydney-based supporters. Learning more about the incredible work Football United does to support young people across Sydney, as well as seeing the impact of OzSpurs’ long-standing support for the programme, reinforced how important it is to invest in our communities and inspire the next generation.”

Sean Bielski, President of OzSpurs, said: “Our support for Football United is driven by the belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to experience the beautiful game. OzSpurs are proud to be part of such a great initiative. There were some wonderful footballers at the session and they were incredibly fortunate to learn from someone like Ledley King who has played at the very highest level of the game.”

The 22-year-old forward has worn the number 19 jersey since her arrival from Hammarby IF last summer.

However, with immediate effect, the Norway international has switched to number nine for the upcoming 2026/27 Barclays Women’s Super League campaign.

Having arrived in north London in September, 2025, Tinka enjoyed a strong first campaign in the WSL, scoring six goals in 19 appearances.

Previously the Women's League Cup, a new format for the competition - featuring a league and knockout phase - was unveiled on Tuesday (28 July) for clubs not involved in European competition.

That means we are one of the 23 teams from the Barclays Women’s Super League and WSL2 competing for the trophy and will not feature the three sides in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

The initial group stage adopts a Swiss-style league format with each side playing three home and three away fixtures against teams in their regionalised section - Northern and Southern - with results ranked in a unified league table.

Played midweek between September and December, it is three points for a win and - for any game tied after 90 minutes - a penalty shootout will take place with the winner receiving two points and the loser awarded one point.

Following that, the top eight positions will progress to the Knockout Phase and play a one-legged tie with teams ranked based on their final league position.

The quarter-finals will take place in January, followed by semi-finals in February and the final in a neutral venue in March.

Fixtures for the League Phase will be announced at midday on Thursday 6 August.

So, it was no surprise that he spoke about the ‘amazing support’ he’s seen on his travels to Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and now Australia again since joining us in the summer of 2023.

Now we’re in Sydney, and ‘Madders’ will soon be playing in front our Aussie fans again and OzSpurs, one of our biggest global Official Supporters Clubs, that brings together ‘chapters’ of fans from every city across this huge country all united in their love of Spurs.

First up, A-League side Sydney FC at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday, followed by more familiar foes in Chelsea at the Accor Stadium on Saturday – both matches kick-off at 10.45am UK.

Madders spoke to local media in Sydney on Tuesday morning, local time – here’s what he had to say…

Q1 | What are your experiences of Australia?

Madders: “The first time I came to Australia was with Tottenham actually, when I first joined Spurs. We went to Perth and Melbourne as well, for a post-season game against Newcastle. We're excited to be here, we're looking forward to the games and it will be a good challenge for us.”

Q2 | How does it feel to come to the other side of the world and know that there are so many Spurs fans here supporting you guys?

Madders: “It’s amazing. We're followed so brilliantly worldwide. I think every trip and every tour I've been on since I've been at the club has been... sometimes it wows you when you arrive and you actually see the support. We're so far away from home, we travel so far, but the support is just amazing. It makes you appreciate and be grateful that we're at this club. It's such a massive club and we're followed brilliantly everywhere.”

Q3 | What have you made of your time in Sydney so far?

Madders: “It's been good. We've had a couple of wanders. The people are so friendly here. Like I said earlier, we're followed so well, the people are so friendly and so passionate and so looking forward to the football. It's been a while since we've been here - over 10 years, I think, since we've been in Sydney (it was post-season, May 2015). We met some fans when we arrived. They had come from other parts of Australia, which is also long travel. I get the feeling there's excitement for us to be here. We're looking forward to playing in front of the fans and putting on a show for them.”

Q4 | What are you personally and the team looking to get out of this pre-season tour?

Madders: “Preparation, it's just great preparation. It's the only chance we get to come on these trips and these tours to see our fans around the world. We're preparing for the first game of the season against Brentford (22 August). It's a big season for us under a new manager. We want to have a successful season. We need to be better than the last couple of seasons. This is all preparation leading to that first game. The games against Sydney and Chelsea, we're just stepping up the preparation and what we've been working on, creating the team how we want to play and the style we want to play.”

Q5 | You just touched on it – last season was tough. Thinking of optimism and excitement for fans, what are the goals for this upcoming season?

Madders: “The manager is very clear that the goals are to be better, to play better football, to be passionate, to be proud to play for this club. I think if we listen to his style, the way he wants, his principles, I think if you keep the short-term targets of trying to be better and trying to implement the way he will play, the long-term targets will be better. It's just a matter of still learning the way he plays. As a player, he's a coach we want to play for because he loves everything with the ball, very attacking. I'm really excited.”

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On Wednesday, we take on the A-League side at the Accor Stadium, looking to make it three wins out of three so far in pre-season.

Our second of three games on our pre-season tour of New Zealand and Australia, it is our first game in Sydney with the small matter of Chelsea to come on Saturday.

And you can watch both games LIVE on SPURSPLAY - find out more below...

Ahead of the game, the squad have been hard at work with Roberto De Zerbi in the Australian city - and we have been there every step of the way to capture the sessions and bring you ever closer to the team.

Check out the photos from training in our gallery below...

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Last paying a visit the Australian city back in the close season of 2015, we made the trip Down Under to take on Sydney FC at the ANZ stadium in the AIA Cup, running out 1-0 winners with a Harry Kane strike the only goal of the game.

Watch Wednesday's clash with Sydney FC on SPURSPLAY

Over 70,000 fans turned out that day to see us in action as we capped off a special few days in Sydney, connecting with our fans on the other side of the world.

Ahead of us once agains taking on Sydney FC at the now Accor Stadium, check out some of our photos from the trip in our gallery below...

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Learn more about our pre-season tour in Australia and New Zealand! Head to the tour hub

Q1 | First up, what’s your Spurs story, Sean?

Sean: “I'm going to say I was probably around about five or six, late 1970s... my grandad, Fred, was from London and he was a massive Fulham fan, and we were around his house one Saturday afternoon, watching the football, and he said, ‘you know, you need to a support team, but you can't support Fulham because, you know, that's my team’. It just so happened Fulham were playing Spurs that day, and I'm like, ‘I think I love this team’. That’s where it all started.”

Imagine if Fulham were playing another team that day!

Sean: “What do you call that - a 'sliding doors' moment? I loved the football they played. At that age, I probably didn't fully grasp the concept of what was going on, but I'm very thankful for the fact that it all fell into place!”

Q2 | How long have you been in Australia, Sean?

Sean: “I’ve been here since 1998…”

So you had to wait 17 years to see Spurs here? (after visiting in 1985, it wasn’t until 2015 we toured Australia again)…

Sean: “Yes, a long time!”

And now it’s five times in 11 years!

Sean: “I remember a story of a young member who set up a little savings tin, saving enough money to watch Spurs play one day, then, lo and behold, Spurs turn up in Melbourne and he got to see them play. What memories…”

Q3 | Tell us about OzSpurs…

Sean: “Our club is probably quite unique and we’re all pretty dedicated, getting up at stupid o'clock every weekend! The matches for us are always a day later than back in London because of the time zone (Sydney is +9 hours) – but we keep coming back! It's not just about football, it's about bringing people together. We've got people from all over the country arriving here this week. It's about the friends you make and stuff like that. I've got lifelong friends now all down to supporting Spurs, who brought these people that I would have never, ever interacted with, and now they're part of my life, and will be until I’m gone.”

Q4 | Let’s fast-forward to the opening weekend of the Premier League season, we’re at Brentford on Saturday (22 August) and it’s a 5.30pm kick-off back in the UK – what does your matchday/night look like?

Sean: “So, 5.30pm in the UK, that’s 2.30am here. Some fans might get a few hours’ sleep and then come out. We’ll gather together at a local soccer club at one of our chapters, Mornington Peninsula, probably about an hour before kick-off, bring the bacon and egg rolls, the coffee’s usually flowing – a few will have a beer! I remember the Europa League Final, that was a 5am kick-off for us, we had 200 fans here for that and every one of our venues sold out.”

Q5 | How much does it mean for OzSpurs to have the team here in Sydney for the best part of a week?

Sean: “Oh, it's massive. We’re celebrating 25 years, so what better time to do it, to be here, it’s massive for us. I’m sure we’ll create memories for life for a lot of the younger fans. That’s what it’s all about.”

It’s the biggest fish market in the southern hemisphere – where wholesale auction trades more than 50 tonnes and 100 different species of seafood every day!

It was the perfect venue for Ledley’s first taste of the culture of Sydney this week with the perfect hosts – OzSpurs, our Official Supporters Club of Australia, who are celebrating 25 years this week. He's pictured above with OzSpurs members Andrew Pettifer, Tracey Mellor, Nathan Pieterse, Dejan Milenkovic and Sininsha Gavranov.

Our legendary former skipper, now Club Ambassador, Ledley said: “One of the things I love most about travelling is getting to experience new places and the moment you walk into Sydney Fish Market, you can feel the history. It's more than just a market, it's a community, and you can understand why it's become such an iconic part of Sydney.

“The best way to understand the city is to spend time where the locals do. You leave with a real appreciation of the people, the culture, and the traditions that make this place unique - to share this experience with OzSpurs was really special.”