Ally Perry

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Ally Perry
Personal information
Full name Allison Perry
Date of birth (2003-06-13) June 13, 2003 (age 22)
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Juventus
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs 80 (21)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2026– Juventus 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allison Perry (born June 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Femminile club Juventus. She played college soccer for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, earning first-team All-American honors in 2025.

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Early life

Perry grew up in Frisco, Texas, the daughter of Steven and Lisa Perry, and has three siblings. [1] Her father played minor league baseball for the Class A San Jose Bees. [1] Perry played club soccer for Solar SC, winning the ECNL under-14 national title and being named to the tournament Best XI in 2017. [2] She later moved to Sting SC, earning ECNL all-conference honors in 2021. [3] She originally committed to Texas Tech as a freshman, then flipped her commitment to Mississippi State as a senior. [4] [5] She played high school soccer for one season at Wakeland High School, earning United Soccer Coaches high school All-American honors after helping the team to the UIL 5A state final as a senior in 2021. [1] [6]

College career

Perry had 4 assists in 14 games for the Mississippi State Bulldogs as a freshman in 2021, then redshirted most of her sophomore season after suffering a leg injury. [1] [7] She returned to score 2 goals in 20 games primarily as a substitute during her redshirt sophomore season in 2023, helping the Bulldogs to the SEC tournament semifinals and the NCAA tournament third round, both milestones in team history. [1] [8] She had a breakout season as a junior in 2024, starting all 22 games, leading the team with 10 goals, and adding 4 assists, and earned first-team All-SEC honors. Under head coach James Armstrong, the Bulldogs went undefeated in the regular season to win the first SEC regular-season title in team history and again reached the NCAA tournament third round. [1] [9] She then considered signing with Italian club Juventus, but decided return to college for a fifth and final season as team captain in 2025. [10] During the season, she scored in five consecutive games in SEC play, including a late double in an upset of No. 1–ranked Tennessee. [10] She finished the season leading the team with 8 goals and 8 assists in 19 games, returning to the SEC tournament semifinals but losing in the NCAA tournament first round. She earned first-team All-SEC and first-team All-American honors and was named the SEC Midfielder of the Year. [1] [11]

Club career

Serie A Femminile club Juventus announced on January 14, 2026, that they had signed Perry to her first professional contract on a two-and-a-half-year deal. [12]

International career

Perry was called into training camp with the United States under-15 team in 2017. [13]

Honors and awards

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Individual

References

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  2. Parchman, Will (July 3, 2017). "2017 ECNL Playoffs: U14 Best XI". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  3. "ECNL All Conference Texas". Elite Clubs National League. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2025 via TopDrawerSoccer .
  4. Clark, Travis (August 28, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: August 28-September 3". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  5. Clark, Travis (November 9, 2020). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: November 9-15". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  6. Cantu, Rick (April 16, 2021). "Dripping Springs claims 5A state soccer title with 2-1 win over Frisco Wakeland". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. Murphy, Alex (August 28, 2022). "Mississippi State soccer remains unbeaten, defeats Minnesota". The Commercial Dispatch . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  8. Krajisnik, Stefan (November 20, 2023). "NCAA Tournament run ends for Mississippi State women's soccer in third round vs Stanford". The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  9. Damms, Colin (November 4, 2024). "Armstrong's invincibles: MSU soccer finishes 10-0 in SEC regular season" . The Commercial Dispatch . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Damms, Colin (October 9, 2025). "Ally Perry was already a star goalscorer; now she's a captain". The Commercial Dispatch . Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  11. Mitchell, J.T. (November 17, 2025). "Mississippi State women's soccer sees season end in NCAA Tournament loss to Lipscomb". Supertalk Mississippi . Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  12. "Ally Perry signs for Juventus". Juventus FC. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  13. "U.S. U15 GNT roster for California camp". United States Soccer Federation. February 3, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2025 via TopDrawerSoccer .