West Ham announce the departure of Princess Ademiluyi for undisclosed fee

1st September 2025 Oliver Taliku

West Ham have confirmed that 19-year-old Princess Ademiluyi is leaving the club this summer for an undisclosed fee.

Ademiluyi was linked to Gotham FC earlier this week and West Ham Ham have now confirmed that she is joining National Women’s Soccer League side.

Princess Ademiluyi departs West Ham

Princess Ademiluyi has been a West Ham player since she was just 12-years-old.

The Hammers have played a huge role in the teenager’s career as she came through the Foundation’s Player Pathway before earning her first professional contract.

In 2023, Ademiluyi became one of the youngest players to ever make her debut in the WSL when she featured against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Ademiluyi signed her first professional deal with West Ham when she turned 18 in July 2024.

Following her first contract with the Hammers, the exciting talent headed off to Charlton on loan for the first half of the 2024/25 campaign.

When she returned home to West Ham in January Ademiluyi was able to finally break into the team on a more regular basis.

The teenager finished last season with six WSL appearances for West Ham.

On the international stage Ademiluyi has already represented England at youth level, with her first call-up to the under-19’s squad coming while she played for the Hammers.

Ademiluyi featured for the Lionesses at the 2025 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship, scoring a goal on her first appearance.

West Ham departures

Ademiluyi is the latest player to depart West Ham this summer and they have lost some key names.

Jess Ziu and Camila Sáez both joined Bristol City on loan this week and they followed five stars who were released this summer.

  • Shannon Cooke – Released
  • Emma Harries – Released
  • Marika Bergman Lundin – Released
  • Kirsty Smith – Released
  • Katelin Talbert – Released
  • Jess Ziu – loan
  • Camila Sáez – loan

The Hammers only have until Thursday to make any new signings, with the transfer window closing just before the domestic season returns.

West Ham play Tottenham in a London derby on the first game of their season on Sunday, September 7th.

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Olly Taliku has worked with highly respected sports and gambling websites where he has produced hundreds of articles, as well as being published with Burton Albion and Chesterfield FC. At Burton Olly worked closely alongside the women's team, producing mainly matchday content including reports and interviews. He also has experience as an accredited Premier League and EFL writer for Prost International where he worked during the 2021/22 season to produce matchday content as an on location reporter. Olly specialises in women's football as well as long form SEO content plus news and tips. While he enjoys writing about all football, Olly supports Arsenal passionately as a lifelong fan of the club.