Aurora Galli

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Aurora Galli
FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification Italy - Belgium, 2018-04-10 0619 - Aurora Galli (cropped).jpg
Galli with the Italian national team in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Tromello, Italy
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Everton
Number 22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Inter Milano 30 (3)
2013–2015 Torres Calcio 45 (1)
2015–2016 Mozzanica 20 (0)
2016–2017 Verona 22 (2)
2017–2021 Juventus 67 (10)
2021– Everton 58 (4)
International career
2011–2013 Italy U-17 9 (1)
2014–2015 Italy U-19 6 (1)
2014– Italy 66 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:03, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Aurora Galli (born 13 December 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton [1] and the Italian national team.

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Career

On 28 July 2021, Galli signed for Everton, in doing so she became the first Italian player to sign for a Women's Super League club, as well as the first ever Italian female footballer to play professional football following the transition to professionalism of the Women's Super League in 2018. [2]

On 2 March 2022, Galli scored her first Women's Super League goal for Everton against Aston Villa. [3] On 23 July 2024, she extended her deal with the club. [4] On the opening day of the 2024–25 Women's Super League season against Brighton & Hove Albion, Galli suffered an ACL injury. [5]

International career

Galli was called up to the 30-player squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017. [6] [7] She was part of the final squad called up. [8]

Galli was selected in the provisional 26-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [9] She was selected in the final 23-player squad. [10]

Galli was included in the Italian squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 201510
201670
201780
201890
2019195
202051
202120
2022100
202350
Total666
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Galli goal.
List of international goals scored by Aurora Galli
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
14 March 2019 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3–04–1 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
229 May 2019 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1–03–1 Friendly
314 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 4–05–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
45–0
525 June 2019 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, FranceFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–02–0
622 September 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–05–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

Honours

Torres

Juventus

Individual

Personal life

Galli is in a relationship with Swedish footballer Nathalie Björn. [13]

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