Republic of Ireland midfielder Lily Agg has suffered another heartbreaking setback, confirming she has ruptured her achilles heel just weeks after returning from an ACL injury.
Last Monday Agg was named in Carla Ward's squad for the upcoming World Cup qualification double-header against Poland.
She'd been out for 15 months, suffereing the dreaded ACL in January 2025. Agg's subsequent surgery led to her receiving a cancer diagnosis of melanoma in situ, after the surgeon spotted a suspicious looking mole.
The day before she was included in the Ireland squad, Agg limped out of Durham's 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest. Agg had headed home Durham's goal two minutes before the injury. It was her first for the club since joining on loan from Birmingham City in January.
Agg published a statement on social media sharing her anguish, and admitting she may now have to contemplate retirement.
"An ACL is unlucky enough. To fight your way back from that and then rupture your achilles on the other leg makes you question everything," wrote the 32-year-old.
"Two of the worst injuries you can have. I keep asking myself what I ever did to deserve this. Why me? Why now?
"People close to me keep saying I’ll come back stronger again. If I’m being honest, right now I genuinely don’t know if I will come back at all.
"I’ll be another year older. I’m 32 now, out of contract in June, with an ACL and an achilles rupture behind me in the last two years.
"I’m not naive. The game is changing, and I know I’ll be a risk many won’t want to take a chance on.
"My heart is broken and my head hurts.
"To everyone who has believed in me, supported me and valued me as a player and person. Thank you it has meant more than you will ever know."
