Aggie Beever-Jones, Claudia Pina and seven potential breakout stars to watch at Euro 2025

This summer is such a big opportunity for Switzerland. As hosts of the tournament, La Nati have been granted a much kinder group draw than they would've otherwise received, one which gives them a genuine chance at making the knockout stages of the Euros for the first time. They've got some talented and experienced players in their squad aiming to help them achieve that feat, such as three-time Champions League winner Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic and Lia Walti, who just won that title with Arsenal last month. But the Switzerland player who feels primed to really announce herself at Euro 2025 is Sydney Schertenleib.

The 18-year-old has had a whirlwind 12 months, which began with a move to Barcelona and will conclude with her representing her national team at a home Euros. What is most impressive about the past year, though, is how easily Schertenleib has taken it all in her stride. Bumped up into the Barca first team within weeks of arriving in Catalunya, the versatile forward will earn plenty of new fans because of the joy with which she plays the game, her undeniable talent and the her ability to produce moments of magic.

Though still so young, Schertenleib could make a big difference in Switzerland's bid to make history.

Alongside Switzerland in that competitive Group A will be Norway, Finland and Iceland, the latter of whom Sveindis Jonsdottir represents. The former Wolfsburg winger had a mini-breakout season a few years back, when her long throws and electric wide play caught the eye in the Champions League. However, as the overall development of the two-time European champions' young squad seemed to somewhat stall, Jonsdottir didn't really kick on from there, with her eventually departing this summer for Angel City in the NWSL, the U.S. top flight.

However, for her country, she remains a deadly and key figure, especially given the fantastic understanding she has with Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir, the Bayern Munich forward who is another good shout to be a breakout star of Euro 2025. Both were bright lights in Iceland's frustrating Euro 2022 campaign, which saw them miss out on the last eight by a point, and should be even better this time around, driven by that disappointment and enhanced by greater general experience.

Jonsdottir is quick, direct and works hard, while those long throws will not only mark her out from the crowd, they'll also cause defences plenty of problems.

Alessia Russo was another of England's breakout stars at Euro 2022, owing to her incredibly impactful performances from the bench. Indeed, only Mead and Popp actually scored more goals than the then-Manchester United striker, despite her not starting a single game. At Euro 2025, Aggie Beever-Jones will be hoping to have a similar summer.

The Chelsea star is likely to occupy the role that Russo had three years ago, and her recent performances for the Lionesses suggest she can certainly be influential in it. Beever-Jones scored her first senior international goal in April, bagged a hat-trick at Wembley a month later and comes into the Euros off the back of a terrific club season. No one scored more goals for Chelsea in their treble-winning campaign than the 21-year-old, with her exploits for the Blues also highlighting her ability to handle the sort of pressure that England will be under in Switzerland.

Beever-Jones' status in her home country is already growing and she could elevate that much, much further at Euro 2025.

Not everyone can stand out in a Barcelona team that has reached six of the last seven Champions League finals and won three of them. Playing alongside stars like Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, who have four Ballons d'Or between them, it's not always easy for others to grab the headlines. Claudia Pina, though, did a fantastic job of stealing some of the attention this past year, winning the UWCL Golden Boot despite only starting six of her nine appearances. She scored 10 goals in 485 minutes of action - that's a remarkable rate.

Pina has been similarly effective for Spain in 2025, racking up four goals and two assists in six Nations League outings, including a match-winning brace from the bench to help La Roja come from 1-0 down to beat England last month. That sort of form should land the 23-year-old a starting role for her country's charge at a European title, and she can certainly make a name for herself by continuing that momentum for the reigning world champions.

It's already been something of a breakout year for Sandy Baltimore, who was one of Chelsea's most impressive performers as the Blues secured just a second-ever treble on the women's side. The France international provided the assist for Lucy Bronze's league title-winning header while her performance in the FA Cup final was outstanding, with the 25-year-old directly involved in every goal in the 3-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley.

She's still working her way towards becoming a real household name, though, and a strong Euro 2025 campaign would certainly help in that regard. Baltimore largely excelled as a left-back in her first season at Chelsea, but she plays her preferred, and more natural, role of a winger with her country, one which allows her to get involved in a more prolific manner in attack.

Indeed, she bagged five goals in six Nations League fixtures in the first half of 2025, and if she can take that momentum into the summer, she'll be one of the stars of the Euros.

It was a pleasant surprise when Manuela Giugliano popped up on the list of players to receive votes for the 2024 Ballon d'Or Feminin. The Roma star is one of the most underrated midfielders in Europe, growing into an incredibly composed and influential holding midfielder over the last few years, one who now captains her club and has been at the forefront of their impressive rise in the women's game.

In a role like hers, and in a league like Serie A that is still growing on the world stage, individual recognition can be hard to come by, but Giugliano deserves it in spades, and with Italy looking like an exciting prospect for Euro 2025, this could be the platform on which she shows a much wider audience exactly that.

Germany are not even a year into their time under first-time senior head coach Christian Wuck, nor two years removed from their shockingly historic group-stage exit at the 2023 Women's World Cup, and yet they look like a serious contender for the Euro 2025 title. The eight-time winners are scoring at a ridiculous rate, netting 22 times in six Nations League fixtures this year, with so many members of their star-studded attack getting in on the act.

Amid that, Klara Buhl is one of those that continues to catch the eye. The Bayern Munich star heads into the summer with her future resolved, having signed a new deal with the German champions despite rumoured interest from Barcelona, while also being in fantastic form. The 24-year-old scored nine goals and provided 17 assists across Bundesliga and Champions League action last season, and posted one goal and three assists in five Nations League outings.

An exciting winger who is willing to run at players and make things happen, Buhl's attractive style of play should entertain all in Switzerland.