New head coach welcomed to Brighton and Hove Albion women's team
Jens Scheuer will join on a three-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2026
Brighton and Hove Albion bosses have welcomed a new head coach to the women’s team.
Jens Scheuer will join on a three-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2026, subject to a work permit being granted.
The club says he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, having coached FC Bayern Munich Frauen and SC Freiburg Frauen in the women’s Bundesliga.
Ahead of the second half of the WSL season in January, Jens said: “It’s a great feeling, I’m very excited to work for the team and the club. The facilities are the best I have ever seen.
“I had good talks with technical director David Weir. The first time we spoke it was clear for me that I wanted to come here and build a team which can grow and move up the table.
“I’m very excited for the future and can’t wait to get started.”
Women’s chair, Michelle Walder, said: “Jens was our number one target from the start, and the process was similar to the one we recently undertook when appointing Roberto De Zerbi as men’s head coach.
“The excellent results during Amy Merricks’s time as interim coach and having the winter break took some of the time pressure off us and allowed us to go through a thorough process which reaffirmed Jens as our first choice.”
Technical director, David Weir, added: “Amy, Perry Northeast and the staff have done an excellent job over the interim period, and we picked up some important results with a win and a draw from the three games in the WSL, and a win in the Conti Cup, going into the Christmas break.
“Amy, Perry and all the staff will be key in helping Jens settle in and prepare for his first game at Leicester City on 15th January.
“We will also have our new women’s and girls’ managing director Zoe Johnson, who is joining us from Sheffield United, starting with us early in the New Year.
“Both appointments underline our chairman Tony Bloom’s and the club’s commitment to women’s football. We are looking forward to exciting times ahead.”