Michelle aims to have 'unique' selling point!

ENGLAND forward Michelle Agyemang is eager to carve out her own distinctive identity after bursting onto the scene in spectacular style.

- By RACHEL STEINBERG

The 19-year-old Arsenal striker announced her arrival with a goal 41 seconds after coming off the bench for her senior debut in April's Nations League loss to Belgium, and earned her second cap late on in the Lionesses’ opening Euro 2025 defeat to France on Saturday.

Though the cameo was short, Agyemang made a big impression, sparking life into an England attack that, until Keira Walsh's 87th-minute goal, had not registered a single shot on target, at times looking like she might equalise and make it two international goals in as many appearances.

"In terms of mirroring my game, I think I want to be a unique player," Agyemang said. "Obviously there's things I take from other people, but I want to be my own type of player and bring my own type of input to the game."

The teenager's trajectory might have looked different had her Arsenal teammate Alessia Russo not been forced to withdraw from that Nations League squad.

Agyemang, the youngest player in manager Sarina Wiegman’s lineup, was drafted in as a replacement, and opened her England account two days after her first senior call-up.