Overview

• The newly released shortlist includes three WSL players: Michelle Agyemang, Iman Beney, and Wieke Kaptein.
• Agyemang, on loan at Brighton from Arsenal, was England’s Euro 2025 young player of the tournament after key equalizers against Sweden and Italy.
• U.S. international Lily Yohannes strengthened her candidacy with a 40-yard goal for Lyonnes in a Champions League win over St. Pölten on Wednesday.
• The Golden Girl award, run by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, recognizes Europe’s top women’s player under the age of 21.
• Other nominees represent leading European clubs, including Giulia Galli (Roma), Eva Schatzer (Juventus), Signe Gaupset (Brann), Smilla Holmberg (Hammarby), Felicia Schroder (Hacken), and Nina Mtaejic (Zenit St. Petersburg).