When Aggie Beever-Jones was invited to train with England鈥檚 senior team for the first time, the forward wasn鈥檛 as nervous as some may expect. At 20, Beever-Jones was starting to get regular minutes at Chelsea, having broken into Emma Hayes鈥 side and earning her place among a world-class squad of internationals. With England, there were some star names, but also many familiar faces from her club: it wasn鈥檛 as big a step as many others face when they receive the call from the Under-23s.
But that has also been the key to Beever-Jones making England鈥檚 squad for the Euros, taking everything in her stride with an emerging sense of confidence. A year on, there is no question that Beever-Jones claimed her spot in England鈥檚 Euros squad on merit. In 2022, the lifelong Chelsea supporter was at Wembley as a fan as England defeated Germany to win the Euros. Flash forward to 2025 and Beever-Jones is a contender for PFA Young Player of the Year, a treble-winner with Chelsea, and already has a Wembley hat-trick for England to her name.
Sarina Wiegman was already convinced by Beever-Jones鈥 ability to add versatility and depth to England鈥檚 front-line, but the 33-minute hat-trick in the 6-0 win over Portugal certainly did no harm. For Wiegman, her mind was likely made up long before, given Beever-Jones鈥 consistency and goal-scoring form for Chelsea in their first season under Sonia Bompastor. With Sam Kerr sidelined and Lauren James struggling with injuries, the 21-year-old stepped up and finished as their top scorer, with 13 in all competitions.
鈥淪he鈥檚 a goalscorer,鈥 Wiegman said after her hat-trick against Portugal. 鈥淪he scores goals very easy. She has such quick feet, takes good positions. When she鈥檚 high up the pitch she鈥檚 tight on the ball too. She played really relaxed.鈥
Her rise came as no surprise to international team-mate Maya Le Tissier, the Manchester United captain who has come through the England youth teams alongside Beever-Jones. 鈥淪he’s playing at Chelsea, there’s so many world-class players but I’ll go on to Flashscore and be like, 鈥極h Aggie has scored again鈥,鈥 Le Tissier says.
鈥淚t’s just sick – obviously she has been at Chelsea for so long and they’re signing all these players for however much money – and you still see that Aggie is on the score sheet pretty much all the time. I think that’s when you know – what a player.鈥
Beever-Jones certainly bucks the trend as Chelsea鈥檚 homegrown hero, in an era where the dominant Women鈥檚 Super League champions can spend world-record fees on top internationals.
From going to Stamford Bridge to watch games with her Grandad, Beever-Jones joined the club鈥檚 academy at the age of nine, signing her first professional contract with the Blues when she turned 18.
Beever-Jones gained experience of the WSL with loan spells at Bristol City and Everton before returning to Chelsea to make her breakthrough in the 2023/24 season. Hayes found a role for Beever-Jones as an impact substitute – using her pace and directness against tiring defences – and she scored five goals in five games in her first weeks as a Chelsea first-team player.
鈥淎ggie is so raw. You just never really know what she’s going to do,鈥 Le Tissier explains when asked to describe her friend鈥檚 strengths as an attacker. 鈥淪he’s very unpredictable. It’s kind of hard to defend against that. I feel like she always knows what she is doing, but it’s really hard for the defenders to know what Aggie is doing. Obviously a very good finisher as well.鈥
Beever-Jones鈥 England debut came against the Republic of Ireland as the Lionesses qualified for the Euros. She returned to Chelsea to start work under Bompastor, who replaced the departing Hayes. Losing the figure who had given her the chance to shine for Chelsea could have been a challenge, but Beever-Jones impressed Bompastor, won her trust, and was a key part in their unbeaten domestic season under the French coach.
Having worked her way through the England age groups, Beever-Jones has now shown Wiegman what she can bring to the senior side. While the forwards are the strongest area of the team, Beever-Jones met Wiegman鈥檚 requirements as an explosive, versatile option who can bring some of that unpredictability to her attack either as a starter or a substitute. She can thrive as a runner in behind or finisher in the box.
And, after taking her chance at Chelsea, Beever-Jones is not daunted by her first major international tournament. 鈥淵ou’re coming into a group of players that you idolise growing up, and then you’ve got to somewhat just show everyone what you can do and deal with that pressure,鈥 she said.
鈥淚’d like to say I definitely feel more comfortable now, but comfortable in a way where I’m still constantly pressuring myself every day in this environment and learning off some world class players.鈥