Michelle Agyemang has been named the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year for 2025.
Celebrating athletes who make history with their performances, the prestigious awards were held on Thursday night, and Michelle was selected by a panel of experts as the best young talent across all of British sport.
She came out on top against the previous winner Luke Littler who won the World Darts Championship this year, as well as cricketer Davina Perrin who became England’s second-top run scorer in the 2025 Women’s U19 T20 World Cup.
Michelle follows in the footsteps of other greats who have won the Young Sports Personality of the Year prize, including Wayne Rooney and Sir Andy Murray, while she is the second Gunner to win the prize while at the club, with Theo Walcott collecting the trophy in 2006.
Michelle enjoyed a successful season on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion last season, scoring five times in 22 appearances, before lighting the international stage on fire with England. Our striker scored 41 seconds into her Lionesses debut in the UEFA Nations League against Belgium, earning her a spot in the squad for Euro 2025.
She repaid Sarina Wiegman’s faith, scoring vital late equalisers against Sweden and Italy in the knockout stages, in matches England went on to win as they retained their title, and saw Michelle named the Young Player of the Tournament.
She also won the Golden Girl trophy as Europe’s best young player, and was nominated for the prestigious Kopa Trophy, handed to the world’s top under-21 female footballer.
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