Tottenham Hotspur and England winger Jessica Naz has been ruled out for the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in her right knee during Spurs’ WSL win over Aston Villa on Sunday. The club confirmed she will undergo surgery.
This is the 25-year-old’s second ACL injury, having previously spent 18 months out after damaging her other knee in 2019. Since returning, Naz earned six England caps and became a key player for Spurs, featuring in all 10 league matches this season and helping the team climb to fifth, just two points behind Chelsea.
Her setback adds to a growing list of ACL injuries in women’s football. In recent months, England’s Michelle Agyemang, Liverpool’s Marie Höbinger and Sophie Román Haug, Arsenal’s Manuela Zinsberger and Katie Reid, Villa’s Jill Baijings, and Spurs’ Maite Oroz have all suffered the same injury. Studies suggest female players in Germany’s top divisions are four times more likely to rupture an ACL than men.
Tottenham said the club is fully behind Naz as she begins her recovery.
