Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Ewa Pajor and more – 9 superstars we cannot wait to watch at UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Ahead of UEFA Women's Euro 2025, we look at some of the biggest names in women’s football who look set to dominate the tournament. From a resurgent Alexia Putellas to an ascending Alessia Russo, it promises to be a thrilling few weeks as we get to watch some of the very best players in the world. Read on to find the players to look out this summer.

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UEFA Women's Euro 2025 is just a few days away and it promises to be an extremely exciting tournament as holders England look to defend the title they won in 2022.

Fresh off a comprehesive victory over Jamaica in their final warm-up match, England rightly start as one of the favourites, along with world champions Spain.

France sit a little behind them, with Germany then bringing up the rear as the four teams expected to make the semi-finals.

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But there are big names across the tournament who are ready to make their mark, and we have picked out some that we cannot wait to watch.

As a reminder, if you are watching women’s football every week, these are names you are going to know already. If you have watched major international tournaments over the past few years you will know these names, but this list is also a celebration of some of the best players in the world.

This list is designed to help those who maybe do not watch a lot of women’s football and are coming into the tournament fresh.

Alexia Putellas – Spain

Alexia Putellas has enjoyed a truly sensational return to form this season.

Putellas’ form after her return from a serious leg injury was understandably slow, but this season we have seen Putellas back to her Ballon d’Or-winning best.

This season, Putellas finished with 19 goals and 15 assists across Liga F and the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Putellas is a joy to watch when she is in full flow, a truly magical midfielder, and we are happy to report we are watching her at her peak once more.

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Ewa Pajor – Poland

Our second Barcelona player, but not our last. Pajor’s first season in Spain was superb, finishing with 32 goals and 11 assists across Liga F and Champions League matches.

No player in Europe’s five major leagues finished with more. As many predicted, a team like Barcelona adding a player of Pajor’s calibre was, frankly, unfair.

But it’s a different story with Poland; the country is making their first appearance at the European Championship.

As a reminder for those who did not follow it, Euro 2025 qualifying was a bit weird. Poland lost all six of their Group A4 games but as a League A side still made the play-offs.

There they performed well, beating Romania 6-2 across two legs before recording two 1-0 wins over Austria, a team they lost twice to in the group stage, to make the finals.

Pajor is the captain and her country’s record goalscorer. Poland are in a tough group but Pajor comes into the tournament in great form. It is going to be fascinating to watch how they go on this stage.

Ewa Pajor of Poland celebrates scoring her team's second goal during the UEFA Women's Nations League 2024/25 Grp B1 MD5 match between Northern Ireland and Poland

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Alessia Russo – England

Three years ago, there were few who expected too much from Alessia Russo at a home European Championship, despite an encouraging WSL season for Manchester United.

The rest is history: Russo produced moment after moment as England went all the way to the final and won it.

Russo has since moved to Arsenal and this season, particularly the second half, enjoyed a fantastic campaign.

She finished as the joint-highest scorer in the WSL with Khadija Shaw and helped fire Arsenal to the Champions League title.

She comes into this tournament as England’s unquestioned No. 9 and is playing as well as she ever has. Three years ago, Russo shocked an entire continent, now she can dominate it.

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Sandy Baltimore – France

Sandy Baltimore picked up in England where she left off in France after moving to Chelsea from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer over the summer.

Baltimore was manager Sonia Bompastor’s Swiss Army knife, playing regularly at left-back, left-wing and even as a No. 10 at times.

Baltimore did everything that was asked of her and more. Her season was capped when she scored a brace in the FA Cup final.

For France, there will be less moving around. Baltimore will likely play on the right, although she can also play on the left.

A goalscorer and a creator, Baltimore will be vital as one of the three playing behind striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto.

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Pernille Harder – Denmark

Pernille Harder’s return to Germany coincided with a return to form. Last season was the first time she reached 20 goals since her bonkers 2019/20 season at Wolfsburg, which earned her a move to Chelsea.

Harder is Denmark’s inspirational figure, their leader. Harder is best as a No. 10, but she can also play on the left or as a primary striker. She is smart with her movement and has an eye for a pass as well as being a goalscorer.

Denmark have had a tough run in the build-up to this tournament: they finished third in their UEFA Nations League group behind Sweden and Italy.

But they have pedigree. They reached the semis in 2013 and the final in 2017 – a game in which Harder captained – albeit they missed the tournament entirely in 2022. If they make a real run, Harder will be critical.

Fridolina Rolfo – Sweden

Speaking of Sweden, let’s add another Barcelona player, shall we?

Fridolina Rolfo did not have her best season domestically (by her extremely high standards) especially as an injury impacted her towards the end of the season, but she is still an excellent player and remains a vital cog for the national team, often playing on the left flank.

Having that attacking licence for her national team that she does not always get at club level makes a difference. You can really see Rolfo show off her full talent.

She is expected to be fit enough to play a key role and, do not forget, she is entering the final year of her contract at Barcelona and there have been rumours of a possible departure.

Jill Roord – Netherlands

Netherlands legend Jill Roord spoke very openly recently when she discussed why she left Manchester City to return home to childhood club FC Twente.

It’s an important lesson that the sport is meant to be fun, and if you are not having fun it is okay to make a change to try to find that fun. Hopefully, back at Twente she will do.

Netherlands midfielder Jill Roord plays during the match between the Netherlands and Scotland (women) at the Koning Willem II stadium for the UEFA Nations League women season 2024-2025 in Tilburg, Netherlands, on June 3, 2025.

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First up, though, is Euro 2025, where she will likely start for the Dutch either as the classic No. 10 or slightly wider.

Roord’s brutal ACL injury in 2024 might have had some fans forget but she is another serious goalscorer. Roord has excellent timing and always seems to pop up in the right place in the penalty area and just outside it.

The Dutch are in the 'Group of Death' - if they are to get out of it, Roord’s performances will play a big role.

Klara Buhl - Germany

This was the player that we agonised over the most. For years with Germany, you could pick Alexandra Popp for a list like this, then it was Lena Oberdorf.

But Popp has retired, and Oberdorf has been struggling with a brutal injury. So that left us with two choices: Bayern Munich’s Klara Buhl or Eintracht Frankfurt’s Laura Freigang, both excellent attacking players.

We ultimately went with Buhl, who finished with 20 goal contributions in the Frauen-Bundesliga this season; no player had more.

Buhl is more likely to play out on the left but has a great sense for making runs into the box, either cutting inside to shoot or getting on the end of crosses from the other flank.

However, she is also an assist and dead-ball machine: she finished with 13 assists this season; no-one else in Germany got into double-digits, and across Europe’s top five leagues no player recorded more.

Jess Fishlock – Wales

We end with a true legend of the game.

We still do not know if Euro 2025 will be the swansong of Jess Fishlock’s Wales’ career but if it is, what a mic drop to play for your country at their first major tournament.

Jessica Fishlock of Wales looks on as she warms up prior to the UEFA Women's Nations League 2024/25 Grp A4 MD3 match between Wales and Denmark

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No-one has won more caps for Wales than Fishlock. No-one has scored more goals. She is Welsh football.

Yes, the legs have gone a bit, and yes, she will not start every game. But after a career that has spanned three continents, it is going to be an incredible moment to watch Fishlock on an international stage at long last.

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