Euros Star Agyemang Returns To Brighton On Loan

Brighton person re-signed England striker Michelle Agyemang connected indebtedness from Arsenal for nan 2025-26 Women's Super League campaign.

Agyemang played a cardinal domiciled successful helping nan Lionesses to win Euro 2025 and was named Young Player of nan Tournament.

The 19-year-old is simply a postgraduate of Arsenal's academy but spent past play connected indebtedness pinch nan Seagulls, scoring 5 goals successful 22 appearances crossed each competitions.

"What she achieved during nan summertime pinch England was unthinkable but not surprising," Brighton caput coach Dario Vidosic said.

"She has nan character, activity ethic and relentless quality of a champion. As a club, we're incredibly proud of her.

"She was a pivotal portion of our record-breaking play past twelvemonth and we're excited for what this caller play looks for illustration pinch her successful our attack."

Agyemang made her elder debut for Arsenal successful 2022 but has been incapable to unafraid a regular domiciled successful nan first squad - featuring conscionable six times successful each competitions.

It has been a whirlwind 4 months for Agyemang since coming disconnected nan chair to people wrong 41 seconds connected her England debut against Belgium successful April.

Agyemang, who was a shot woman for England's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland successful 2021, played 138 minutes of shot astatine Euro 2025 and did not commencement a azygous lucifer but was a immense plus for caput coach Sarina Wiegman.

Goals from nan chair successful nan quarter-final against Sweden and successful nan semi-final against Italy forced other clip and gave England a level for victory.

Her exploits successful Switzerland person led to a information for nan women's Kopa Trophy - awarded to nan champion under-21 female footballers successful nan world.

Agyemang was besides connected nan shortlist for past season's WSL Rising Star grant aft helping Brighton to decorativeness fifth.

Returning to nan southbound seashore offers a greater opportunity for accordant first-team shot - arsenic Arsenal, who ended past play 2nd successful nan WSL, are improbable to connection a guaranteed starting spot.

"We're truthful proud of Michelle's achievements this summertime and passim her travel astatine Arsenal, from her first steps successful our academy done to our first-team squad," Arsenal's head of women's shot Clare Wheatley said.

"After discussing intimately pinch Michelle and her family, we person each agreed that this move will supply Michelle pinch a further opportunity to create and grow, arsenic she continues to advancement arsenic a young subordinate and person.

"We wish Michelle each occurrence astatine Brighton and look guardant to welcoming her backmost to Arsenal astatine nan extremity of her loan."