Cristiana Girelli

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Cristiana Girelli
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Girelli with Juventus in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Gavardo, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2013 Bardolino 66 (60)
2013–2018 Brescia 115 (98)
2018– Juventus 74 (61)
International career‡
2013– Italy 102 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2023

Cristiana Girelli (born 23 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy women's national team.

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Girelli joined Juventus in 2018, after five seasons with Brescia. [1] She was the second top scorer of the 2014–15 season with 27 goals, [2] the top scorer of the 2019–20 season with 16 goals, [3] and the top scorer of the 2020–21 season. [3]

International career

She made her debut for the senior Italian national team in a March 2013 friendly against England, [4] and soon afterwards she was selected for the 2013 UEFA Euro's final tournament. She led the Italian scoring in the qualifiers for the 2017 UEFA Euro, where she scored a late winner against Olympic runner-up Sweden. She has also been an Under-19 international. [5]

In Italy's first game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Girelli scored the only goal against Argentina. [6]

Goals for the Italian WNT in official competitions
CompetitionStageDateLocationOpponentGoalsResultOverall
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers2013–09–26 Bassano del Grappa Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 11–04
2014–05–08 Skopje Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 311–0
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers2015–09–18 La Spezia Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 26–17
2016–06–07 Gori Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 27–0
2016–09–16 Lurgan Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 23–0
First Stage2017–07–25 Doetinchem Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13–2
2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers2017–09–15 La Spezia Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 25–010
2017–10–24 Castel di Sangro Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 23–0
2018–04–10 Ferrara Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12–1
2018-06-08 Florence Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 13–0
2018-09-04 Leuven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11–2
First Stage2019-06-14 Reims Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 35–0

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 September 2013 Stadio Rino Mercante, Bassano del Grappa, Italy Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–01–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.7 March 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–31–3 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup
3.8 May 2014 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 2–011–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.3–0
5.6–0
6.6 March 2015GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–03–2 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
7.3–0
8.18 September 2015 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, ItalyFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 5–16–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
9.6–1
10.7 June 2016 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 6–07–0
11.7–0
12.16 September 2016 Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–03–0
13.3–0
14.8 March 2017GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–16–2 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
15.2–1
16.25 July 2017 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3–23–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
17.15 September 2017Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, ItalyFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3–05–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18.5–0
19.24 October 2017 Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, ItalyFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–03–0
20.2–0
21.20 January 2018 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France Flag of France.svg  France 1–01–1Friendly
22.28 January 2018 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3–03–0 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
23.2 March 2018GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–03–0
24.2–0
25.10 April 2018 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, ItalyFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–12–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
26.8 June 2018 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, ItalyFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–03–0
27.4 September 2018 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–11–2
28.6 March 2019GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1–03–3 ( a.e.t. ) (6–7 p) 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
29.29 May 2019Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, ItalyFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–03–1Friendly
30.14 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, FranceFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–05–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
31.2–0
32.3–0
33.29 August 2019 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–13–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
34.3 September 2019 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–01–0
35.4 October 2019 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2–02–0
36.8 October 2019 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, ItalyFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–02–0
37.8 November 2019 Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, ItalyFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3–06–0
38.4 March 2020 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2–12–1 2020 Algarve Cup
39.7 March 2020Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, PortugalFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–03–0
40.22 September 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
41.3–0
42.4–0
43.24 February 2021Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, ItalyFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 5–012–0
44.10 June 2021Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrera, ItalyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–01–0Friendly
45.17 September 2021 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, ItalyFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–03–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
46.2–0
47.21 September 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4–05–0
48.22 October 2021Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, ItalyFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–03–0
49.30 November 2021 Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari, Romania Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2–05–0
50.3–0
51.5–0
52.12 April 2022 Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1–01–0
53.24 July 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–01–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

Bardolino

Brescia

Juventus

Individual

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 2011–12 squad Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine in Bardolino's website
  2. ↑ 2014–15 Serie A table in Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "Italy - List of Women's Topscorers". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ↑ FIGC
  5. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  6. ↑ "Cristiana Girelli's goal gives Italy 1-0 win over Argentina at the Women's World Cup". Ap News. 26 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gran Galà del Calcio: The winners". Football Italia. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Da Zola a Mourinho e Zidane: le nuove leggende della Hall of fame del calcio italiano". Sky Italia (in Italian). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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