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Arsenal and England star Michelle Agyemang has suffered a devastating ACL injury just months after inspiring the Lionesses to Euro 2025 glory. The 19-year-old, who was named Young Player of the Tournament at the Euros, suffered the injury during England's match against Australia on Tuesday. "[I'm] disappointed that results show a torn ACL," Agyemang said on social media. "I am so grateful for all the kind words and the support from everyone. "Recovery starts now, I will be back stronger than before. In all things I give thanks to the Most High God. This test will surely turn into a testimony. " England have shared a message of support for the teenager following the news. "As a member of the Lionesses family, she has the full support of the FA and everyone associated with our England teams. Lionesses staff will remain in regular contact with Michelle and her club and be on hand to aid any aspect of her rehabilitation," a statement read. "We are with you on your road to recovery, Michelle." England boss Sarina Wiegman had feared the worst after the off-the-ball injury. "Of course it was an awful moment, it doesn't look good," she said after the game. "We don't know yet but I'm not very positive about what I've seen." Agyemang earned her call-up to the Euro 2025 squad after impressing on loan at Brighton last season. Parent club Arsenal allowed her to spend another season on the south coast, and she had made five appearances in the WSL before linking up with the Lionesses during the international break. She scored on her senior England debut back in April but it was at the Euros where she found another level. After an impressive cameo from the bench in the opener against France, she helped keep Wiegman's team in the competition with dramatic late goals against Sweden in the quarter-finals and Italy in the semis. England were able to claim a comfortable 3-0 victory over 10-player Australia despite Agyemang's setback. Aggie Beever-Jones and Lucy Bronze were on target in the first half, taking advantage of an early red card for Australia's Alanna Kennedy, before Georgia Stanway added a late third from the penalty spot. “We wanted to dominate the game,” Wiegman said after the win at Pride Park. “Early in the game, a player was sent off for them so we were against ten. We had a lesson of how to play against ten the other day so we kept the pace up. “We were okay on the ball but we can do better in the final third, be better on the ball and make better decisions, then we could have scored a little bit more. But we were solid when we didn’t have the ball.” Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read ourPrivacy Notice.
