![]() Tagliaferri with the North Carolina Courage in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francesca Claire Tagliaferri [1] | ||
Date of birth | January 18, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Red Bank, New Jersey, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Utah Royals | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Colts Neck High School | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 90 | (22) |
2020–2021 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 25 | (13) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | North Carolina Courage | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Utah Royals | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2016 | United States U17 | 24 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 Nov 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 Nov 2023 |
Francesca Claire Tagliaferri (born January 18, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Utah Royals in the National Women's Soccer League.
Tagliaferri played her first three years of NCAA Division I soccer at Penn State, scoring 22 goals overall and earning second-team All-America honors in her last season. [1] In her overall final season of Division I soccer at Rutgers, she scored 13 goals and registered 9 assists, earning her All-America First Team honors and being named 2021 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year. [2]
Tagliaferri was signed by the North Carolina Courage of the NWSL prior to the 2022 season. [3] She made her first professional start on June 30 against OL Reign. [4]
On November 23, 2023, Utah Royals announced that Tagliaferri had been acquired by the club, ahead of their return to the NWSL for the 2024 season. [5]
Tagliaferri received call-ups to the United States under-17 Women's National Team for both the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scoring twice during the latter tournament. [1]
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