The England winger Jessica Naz will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in her right knee.
The 25-year-old was withdrawn injured during Tottenham’s Women’s Super League victory over Aston Villa on Sunday. Spurs released a statement on Tuesday saying that Naz would undergo surgery.
Her injury is the latest in a mountain of ACL injuries that have affected her England teammates and other WSL players this season. Michelle Agyemang, a star of England’s Euro 2025 campaign, tore an ACL in October. Liverpool’s Marie Höbinger and Sophie Román Haug, Arsenal’s Manuela Zinsberger, Aston Villa’s Jill Baijings and Tottenham’s Maite Oroz also sustained ACL injuries in October, before the Arsenal youngster Katie Reid sustained the same injury in November.
Naz, who has six caps, having made her debut in July 2024, fought back from an ACL injury sustained in 2019 in her other knee during pre-season training in Spain. She spent about 18 months on the sidelines and has since established herself as a key player for Spurs.
She has played in all 10 of Tottenham’s matches this season to help them sit an impressive fifth in the WSL, two points behind second-placed Chelsea.
Spurs said: “Everyone at the club gives Jess their full love and support on her recovery journey.”
The German Football Association said last month that players in the top two levels of German women’s football were four times more likely to rupture an ACL than their male counterparts.
