Sarina Wiegman has named Lauren James in England’s 23-player squad for Euro 2025, as they bid to retain their title.
James has not featured for England or Chelsea since April, when she suffered a hamstring damage towards Belgium, and was a significant doubt for subsequent month’s event in Switzerland.
Nonetheless, Wiegman has chosen to incorporate her as certainly one of seven forwards within the squad. James has netted seven objectives in 23 appearances for England.
Wiegman stated of James: “It’s not a danger. We have now a while, we nonetheless have a month.
“She’s coaching very well at her membership. She’s on the level we hope she could be at this stage.
“She retains progressing, and hopefully, after we go into camp, she will go into coaching with us and hold progressing into the primary recreation on July 5.”
It’s time.
That is your #Lionesses squad for #WEURO2025! pic.twitter.com/WN28tHLago
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) June 5, 2025
Michelle Agyemang is a shock inclusion, although she made an on the spot impression in her sole look to this point, scoring simply 41 seconds into her debut within the 3-2 defeat towards Belgium.
Georgia Stanway, who solely not too long ago made her return from a long-term knee damage, is certainly one of simply 5 midfielders within the squad, whereas Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood, who missed massive components of 2024-25 by means of damage, are additionally included.
Regardless of making her senior debut on Tuesday towards Spain, there was no place within the squad for Aston Villa’s Missy Bo Kearns, whereas Nikita Parris, who has 74 England caps, additionally misses out.
Kearns is a type of on standby, although, together with Sophie Baggaley, Laura Blindkilde Brown and Lucy Parker.
England have needed to take care of some surprises within the final couple of weeks, with Mary Earps and Fran Kirby each asserting their worldwide retirements, whereas Millie Vivid withdrew herself from competition because of her bodily and psychological wellbeing.
England squad in full:
Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Khiara Keating (Manchester Metropolis), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pleasure), Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Manchester Metropolis), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Keira Walsh (Manchester Metropolis), Grace Clinton (Manchester United), Jess Park (Manchester Metropolis), Lauren Hemp (Manchester Metropolis), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Arsenal on mortgage from Manchester Metropolis), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Michelle Agyemang (Brighton on mortgage from Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea).
