2025 was ´the best year of my life´, says Beever-Jones - Soccer News

[ad_1] Aggie Beever-Jones says 2025 “was one of the best 12 months of my life” after successful a home treble with Chelsea and lifting the Euros trophy with England.

Beever-Jones was a key a part of Chelsea’s squad in 2024-25, ending as their high scorer within the Ladies’s Tremendous League with 9 objectives as they claimed a sixth straight title.

For England, she grew to become simply the second Lioness to attain a hat-trick at Wembley Stadium, netting all three objectives in 33 first-half minutes in a 6-0 win over Portugal in Could.

She then received one objective and one help on the European Championships as she helped England change into simply the second staff to retain the title, after Germany (1989, 1991 and 6 in a row between 1995 and 2013).

“It was one of the best 12 months of my life by way of soccer and accolades, however I’ve discovered a lot about myself,” Beever-Jones, who completed 2025 as England’s high scorer, informed Sky Sports activities.

“I’ve discovered about successful at Chelsea after which my first main match and coming away with the trophy. It nonetheless seems like a dream.

“In the event you put me right here this time final 12 months and mentioned, ‘that is what you’ll obtain in 2025,’ I’d have mentioned, ‘jog on’!

“What an unbelievable summer time. What an unbelievable couple of video games, the place I assumed we have been going dwelling, then we pulled it out of the bag. Yeah, it was one of the best 12 months of my life, for positive.”

England went into the Euros with key gamers like Mary Earps and Fran Kirby retiring previous to the match, and Millie Vivid opting to not function.

Nonetheless, after the added early setback of dropping their opening sport to France, Beever-Jones is thrilled with the resilience England confirmed.

“I’d be mendacity if I mentioned there weren’t moments I assumed ‘that’s it, we’re going out’,” she added.

“We had a number of individuals exhibiting up, Michelle [Agyemang] being one in every of them, to have the ability to have the load of the nation on her again and rating to maintain us in.

“We needed to have robust conversations about learn how to enhance, and that’s what separated us from the remainder.

“Have a look at the primary sport, dropping to France and happening to win the match. It exhibits the idea and belief within the staff.

“It was correct English soccer, and we by no means gave up. I like that about us. By no means write the English off.”

In 2026, England will start their qualifying for the 2027 World Cup, whereas Chelsea are being put below stress within the WSL, with Manchester Metropolis sitting six factors above them on the high of the desk.

However Beever-Jones is relishing the challenges that subsequent 12 months will convey.

“I play my finest soccer once I’m relaxed, so I’ll preserve enjoying with a smile on my face, and hopefully I’ll be smiling this time subsequent 12 months, and we are able to debrief on a profitable 12 months,” she mentioned.