Women's Marketplace: Everything you need to know

Women’s football is soaring in popularity, and so have transfer fees in recent years, as the game grows its international reputation and clubs and agents are making international deals.

But the infrastructure behind the game has lagged behind. Many clubs still rely on small scouting teams and have limited international networks and limited data insights. Understanding who is the verified representative of a player, and how to get direct contact to that Agent, has also been very difficult. 

That is why TransferRoom has launched a new Women’s Marketplace, football's only transfer marketplace built specifically for the Women’s game.

With clubs and agencies from over 45 leagues and coverage of 12,000 players, TransferRoom will revolutionise the international transfer market in women’s football, as it has done since 2017 in the men’s game. 

But what is TransferRoom? How does it work? And why should clubs and agents be on there? Here is everything you need to know, plus your most frequently asked questions.

What is TransferRoom?

TransferRoom is a global football transfer marketplace that connects clubs, agents, and players It allows users to explore transfer opportunities, share player availability, and connect directly with verified counterparts.

Who is TransferRoom for?

TransferRoom is built for professional football clubs and licensed player agents and agencies. Our users are typically Sporting directors, recruitment teams, head coaches and executives who are prominent in the sport. All users are vetted extensively to maintain the trustworthiness of the network.

What is the Women's Marketplace on TransferRoom?

The Women’s Marketplace is a dedicated platform within TransferRoom designed specifically for women’s football clubs and agents to uncover new transfer opportunities, access comprehensive player data and ensure they’re only working with trusted, verified professionals within the game.

What features do you get on the Women’s Marketplace?

Key features include:

• See player availability in real time
• Pitch players to clubs from over 45 leagues
• Direct, secure messaging
• Women’s-specific data and insights
• Access to TransferRoom events
• Expected Transfer Value (xTV) for women players
• Accurate contract information
• Trusted Agent verification
  
  

Why has TransferRoom launched a Women's Marketplace?

It was launched to:

• Support the rapid growth and professionalisation of women’s football
• Address structural inequalities in access, data, and visibility
• Provide women’s clubs with the same modern transfer tools as men’s football
  
  

What are the biggest challenges this marketplace solves?

Having spoken with numerous women's clubs to understand their specific challenges, TransferRoom has built a marketplace designed to some of these key inefficiencies in the transfer market:

• Limited scouting resource
  Make global clubs decision makers available to clubs who are time poor and often have minimal scouting resource available, offering a much wider player pool to improve recruitment. 
  
  
• Lack of transparency around player availability and club needs
  As a living, breathing marketplace, clubs can see in real-time where market opportunities are and captilise accordingly. By understanding club needs in the moment, this makes pitching more valuable and potentially lucrative.
  
  
• Lack of trustworthy player data
  The industry as a whole is still developing and therefore reliable data on contract, player values and more is inconsistent. Our platform provides the most complete data on the Women's game, so our customers can negotiate with confidence.
  
  
• Lack of visibility into player representation
  With agencies often claiming player representation, it's difficult to know if you're actually speaking with the right person. TransferRoom verifies agencies on the player side and monitors trustworthiness so you can be certain you're negotiating with the actual agent representative. 
  

Why is it different from the Men's Marketplace?

It reflects the realities of the women’s game, including:

• Different contract structures
• More frequent free transfers
• Lower budgets and smaller teams
• Greater need for visibility and efficiency
  
  

What is TransferRoom's background in the transfer market?

TransferRoom is backed by leading clubs. It has deep experience in men’s football transfers, having launched its Men's Marketplace in 2017, which is now used by over 800 clubs and 550 Trusted Agencies in more than 130 leagues worldwide. Now, TransferRoom applies that expertise, technology, and trust to the women’s game.

Why are agents on TransferRoom?

Agents are verified on TransferRoom as Trusted Agents after they join, and they use the platform to:

• Promote players to clubs
• Understand real club demand
• Reduce speculative outreach
• Do deals faster and more transparently

What data do you get on TransferRoom?

Users of TransferRoom have access to an unrivalled amount of data intelligence, including: 

• Player profiles and career history
• Contract status
• Market interest
• Transfer activity trends
• Expected Transfer Value (xTV)
  

What is TransferRoom’s Expected Transfer Value (xTV), and how does it work?

xTV is a real-time measure of a player's worth in the transfer market, under current market conditions, and gives clubs, agents and players a benchmark of how much it would take to buy a player. The xTV metric takes into account a range of factors, including:

• Age, position, and performance
• Contract length
• Market demand
• Historical transfer data
• It provides a benchmark, not a fixed price.
  
  

Here's xTV explained in full, including how clubs and agents can utilise it to elevate their transfer market success.

How can you offer players to other clubs?

• Clubs can manage the transfer status of their players for example by marking them as  available
• They can pitch directly to clubs requirements
• Share key financial information
• Engage directly with interested clubs
  

How can you see what clubs are looking for in the transfer market?

Clubs post recruitment needs (positions, profiles, budgets), allowing agents and clubs to match players directly to demand.

What support do clubs and agencies get from TransferRoom staff?

TransferRoom has a Customer Success team, dedicated to helping clubs and agencies to accelerate their success in the transfer market and get the most out of the online platform. For the Women's Marketplace, this includes Claire Rafferty, featured in our launch video above, and a former England and Chelsea Women's defender. The support you will receive includes:

• Dedicated account support
• Platform training
• Strategic guidance and transfer window preparation support
• Event access
• Ongoing market insights

Are there any other competitors in this space?

There are scouting and data platforms, but TransferRoom is unique. It is a live transfer marketplace combining decision maker led networking, data, communication, and verified deal-making, in one environment. 

Does TransferRoom have a GBE Calculator?

Yes, TransferRoom provides a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) calculator to help assess UK work permit eligibility.

Find out more and try the GBE Calculator here.

What are TransferRoom events?

TransferRoom events are exclusively for decision-makers, they're world-renowned as the go-to events for top executives across the football industry, and they have been running since 2018. This includes:

• In-person TransferRoom Live events held globally, where as many as 300 clubs and 60 agencies meet for two days packed with 15-minute one-to-one meetings where they can negotiate transfers and connect directly with key contacts, exclusive networking opportunities, and market insights through on-stage panel discussions and product and partner activations.
  
• TransferRoom Leaders events for CEOs, Owners, Investors, C-Suite staff and the most influential club and agency executives across that particular area of the industry, to not only get transfer business done and to build international relations through one-to-one meetings and networking, but to also exchange insights and explore big-picture challenges. This included the first Football Finance Forum in November 2025, and the first Women's Football Forum, being held at Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge on 27th February 2026.
  
• TransferRoom Deal Days, with the same one-to-one meetings and networking format condensed into one day.
  
• Virtual Deal Days, where those meetings can be held at the click of a button, wherever you are in the world.
• TransferRoom Local Connect events, held in key locations in specific regions, where clubs and agencies based there, or scouting staff and team leads specialising in that market, meet to network and gain industry insights focused on that region.
  

See all of the latest TransferRoom events, including February 2026's Women's Football Forum, and register your interest here.

Meet in person at the Women’s Football Forum

It’s not just on TransferRoom’s online marketplace that Women’s clubs can connect. Over 100 top executives from clubs and agencies will be meeting in person at the first-ever TransferRoom Leaders: Women’s Football Forum on 27th February 2026.

Hosted at Stamford Bridge in London, England, transfer market decision-makers from clubs and agencies across the global game will meet for a day of networking and negotiations.

Building on the successful format of TransferRoom Live events with the Men’s Marketplace, there will be: 

• 12 rounds of 15-minute one-to-one meetings, where every participant can book in a meeting with another club or agency executive to fast-track transfer negotiations and build relationships.
• 2 on-stage panel discussions, with leading figures in the women’s game sharing exclusive insights to our audience
• Exclusive networking opportunities over registration, morning coffee, lunch, and evening drinks

Tickets are going fast, so register here now to make sure you don’t miss out.

Join the Women's Marketplace now

Clubs from over 45 leagues across the globe have already signed up, including a host of big sides in the WSL, Scandinavia, the NWSL, France’s Première Ligue and Germany’s Frauen-Bundesliga, and the global network is growing fast.

Find out everything you need to know, and see how to register for the new Women’s Marketplace on TransferRoom now, here.