| Michelle Agyemang | |
| Birth Date: | 2006 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan from Arsenal) |
| Clubnumber: | 59 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2023 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Arsenal |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Watford (dual reg) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 10 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 8 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam4: | England U23 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 16 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 October 2024 |
Michelle Agyemang (born 3 February 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Arsenal, and the England under-23s, having previously represented the under-19s and under-17s.
Agyemang is a life-long Gooner.[1] She joined Arsenal at the age of six.[2] She appeared in eleven games for the Arsenal academy team during the 2022–2023 season and was their top goal scorer across all competitions.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] The goal was nominated for Arsenal's Goal of the Month for January 2023 and came second.[7]
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.[8]
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.
In August 2023, Agyemang joined Watford F.C. in the Women's Championship on a dual-sign agreement,[9] making her debut for Watford on 3 September against London City Lionesses. She would then miss the first half of the 2023–24 season through injury.[10]
On 4 February 2024, Agyemang scored her first goals for the club, a brace against Birmingham City,[11] helping the team off the bottom of the Championship with a 2–0 win.
On 13 September 2024, Agyemang signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the 2024–25 season.[12] [13]
In May 2023 Agyemang was named in the England under-17 squad for the 2023 U-17 Championship.[14] In the tournament she scored a brace against Poland for a 2–1 win,[15] giving the team their first goal of the competition within three minutes.[16] She followed up by scoring another two goals against Sweden in a 3–1 victory,[17] as well as started in the semi-final defeat against Spain.[18] [19] In November 2023 she was named as part of the under-19 squad for the Algarve Cup,[20] scoring two goals against the Netherlands on 4 December in a 3–3 draw.[21]
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.[22] In October 2024 Agyemang was called up to the England under-23 squad for European League fixtures.[23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2024–25 | WSL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 25 | |||