Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 February 2006 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 59 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2023 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Arsenal | 4 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Watford (dual reg) | 9 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | England U16 | 2 | (2) |
2022–2023 | England U17 | 12 | (10) |
2023– | England U19 | 6 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 (UTC) |
Michelle Agyemang (born 3 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal, and the England under-19s, having previously represented the under-17s.
Agyemang is a life-long Gooner. [1] She joined Arsenal at the age of six. [2] She currently plays for Arsenal academy. [3] She appeared in eleven games for the Arsenal academy team during the 2022–2023 season and was their top goal scorer across all competitions. [4] She finished the season as second in number of goals scored and top in number of goals per game in all competitions at U21 academy level. [5]
In November 2022, Agyemang made her senior club debut at the age of sixteen against Leicester City in Arsenal's 4–0 victory in the Women's Super League. [6] On 29 January 2022, Agyemang's scored her first goal for the club in the fourth round of the Women's FA Cup against Leeds United in the 80th minute. [7] The goal was nominated for Arsenal's Goal of the Month for January 2023 and came second. [8]
On 1 May 2023, Agyemang made her first appearance in a European competition coming on as a substitute during extra time of their Champions League semi-final defeat to VfL Wolfsburg. [9]
On 23 June 2023, it was announced by the club that Agyemang had committed to signing a professional contract with the club when she turns eighteen. [2]
In August 2023, Agyemang joined Watford F.C. in the Women's Championship on a dual-sign agreement, [10] making her debut for Watford on 3 September against London City Lionesses.[ citation needed ] She would then miss the first half of the 2023–24 season through injury. [11]
On 4 February 2024, Agyemang scored her first goals for the club, a brace against Birmingham City, [12] helping the team off the bottom of the Championship with a 2–0 win. [11]
In May 2023 Agyemang was named in the England under-17 squad for the 2023 U-17 Championship. [13] In the tournament she scored a brace against Poland for a 2–1 win, [14] giving the team their first goal of the competition within three minutes. [15] She followed up by scoring another two goals against Sweden in a 3–1 victory, [16] as well as started in the semi-final defeat against Spain. [17] [18] In November 2023 she was named as part of the under-19 squad for the Algarve Cup, [19] scoring two goals against the Netherlands on 4 December in a 3–3 draw. [20]
On 14 July in the 2024 Under-19 Championship, Agyemang scored a hat-trick in England's opening group stage match in a 10–0 victory over Lithuania. [21]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe [lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal Academy | 2021–22 | FA WSL Academy League | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||
2022–23 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | |||||
Total | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | |||||
Arsenal | 2022–23 | WSL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Watford (loan) | 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |
Career total | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 24 |
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