Who is Michelle Agyemang? England and Arsenal striker who took Lionesses to Euro 2025 final

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“SOMETHING special” were the words England boss Sarina Wiegman used to describe Michelle Agyemang after the Lionesses’ Euros quarter-final.Not once, but twice this tournament, Agyemang has brought England back from the brink and kept a nation’s hopes alive.Agyemang is the Lionesses youngest player this tournamentGettyWhat’s crazy is that before 2025, the 19-year-old was an unknown player, but after her appearances in the Euros 2025, it is safe to say Agyemang has made herself a household name.Who is Michelle Agyemang?She was born in Essex on February 3 2006.She is a die-hard Arsenal supporter, and experiences a clash of loyalties at home with her football-obsessed family, as her father supports Manchester United, her brother Chelsea and her sister West Ham. She has four caps for England and has scored three goalsGettyWhen she is not producing exceptional levels of football with the Lionesses, Agyemang is also enrolled at King’s College London as a business management student.While the centre-forward is born and bred in South Ockenden, she is of Ghanaian descent, with her surname “Agyemang” meaning “saviour of the nation”. Talk about living up to a name!How many times has she played for England? At only 19, she is the youngest player in England boss Sarina Wiegman’s squad this tournament. She has played for the Lionesses only four times.And yet, only on her fourth cap for the side, she has not let her age hold her back. In Tuesday night’s semi-final, England were nail-bitingly close to crashing out of the competition at the hands of Italy.It was not until the 96th minute that England equalised, as Agyemang drilled the ball past the goalkeeper with a composed finish that contradicted her years.APHer name means “saviour of the nation”, pretty fitting![/caption]What’s even more impressive is that she had only been on the pitch for 11 minutes.But it’s not the first time Agyemang has brought England from the precipice of failure, rescuing the Lionesses with another crucial goal (again after only 11 minutes on the pitch) to equalise against Sweden.The young Brit, has embodied Wiegman’s “finisher” rather than “substitute” mentality, and has done so ever since her senior debut. She caught the eyes of Lioness fans when she made her debut for England in April this year, netting an astonishing volley after only 41 seconds on the pitch.GettyAgyemang has impressed since her England debut in April[/caption]Agyemang has impressed at all stages of national football, making 25 appearances for England from under-16 to under-23 level, netting 10 goals in 12 appearances for the under-17s and advancing to the under-19s.Not bad for a player who only four years ago was a ball girl for the Lionesses at Wembley…What club team does she play for?Since her father landed her a trial with Arsenal at six years old, Agyemang has risen through the ranks. GettyHer family are football-obsessed, after she trialled for Arsenal aged six.[/caption]Agyemang worked her way up Arsenal’s age categories to reach the first team in 2022. Agyemang made her Arsenal senior debut at 16 years old in a 4-0 victory over Leicester City in the Women’s Super League.While contracted to Arsenal, she joined Watford on a dual-signing agreement in 2023 and then joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the 2024-5 season.At Watford, Agyemang scored five goals in 10 appearances in the second half of the 2023-4 Women’s Championship campaign, before netting another five for Brighton. It’s safe to say, this is not the last we’ve heard of superstar Michelle Agyemang.