23-07-2025
Fans only just realising what Lionesses' Euro 2025 hero Michelle Agyemang's name means and say ‘that's just incredible'
MICHELLE AGYEMANG is the name on everyone's lips right now... and rightly so.
The
TWICE
rescued the Lionesses from the brink of Euro 2025 heartbreak.
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Michelle Agyemang was once again the Lionesses' saviour as she scored in the 96th minute vs Italy
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Agyemang celebrated wildly with her team-mates following her last-gasp heroics
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Agyemang was also the hero when England left it late to beat Sweden on penalties
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After losing their group-stage opener to France,
But twice
The Gunners star - at the club since the age of
SIX
- climbed off the bench with 20 minutes to play of the quarter-final, with her nation down and seemingly out, trailing 2-0 to Sweden.
Lucy Bronze pulled one back and, within two minutes, Agyemang - a Wembley ball-girl as recently as 2021 - levelled the match as the
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And in an enthralling semi-final against Italy, she netted an even more dramatic equaliser.
Agyemang was in the perfect position to thump the ball into the back of the net as the clock ticked over into the
96TH-MINUTE
of the match, with just one more minute of added time to be played.
The Lionesses would go on to win and celebrate with a pizza party thanks to another Arsenal star, Chloe Kelly - as she poked home after her 119th-minute
But Agyemang was the saviour. Quite literally. In fact, "Agyemang" in her family's native language, Akan, translates to "saviour of the nation".
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How fitting.
Fans went wild after learning the fun fact, with one taking to X to write: "The fact that Agyemang can mean 'saviour of the nation' in Ghanaian Akan is just incredible."
I coached Chloe Kelly as a kid and have now spent £3,000 building my own pub to watch her at Euro 2025
Another said: "WAIT SO AGYEMANG WAS DESTINED TO DO THIS??? Having a last name that means "Saviour of the Nation" AND doing this is crazy."
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A third added: "How aptly named she is."
And one posted: "She is literally living up to the meaning of her name."
Match-winner Kelly later claimed: "She's unbelievable. She's got the world at her feet. A young player with a bright future and I'm absolutely buzzing for her."
But Lionesses captain Leah Williamson perhaps summed it up best, saying: "She feels inevitable right now."
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England fans will certainly hope so ahead of the all-important final on Sunday evening.
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Agyemang has been on the books of Arsenal since she was six years old
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The forward was part of the Arsenal squad who won the Champions League last season
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