Giulia Galli (footballer)

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Giulia Galli
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-08-23) 23 August 2008 (age 17) [1]
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Roma
Number 47
Youth career
2017– Roma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Roma 3 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Italy U-16 5 (2)
2023– Italy U-17 27 (18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 November 2024

Giulia Galli (born 23 August 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma and the Italy women's national under-17 football team.

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Early life and education

Giulia Galli was born on 23 August 2008 in Rome, Italy. She grew up in the capital and in the nearby coastal town of Ostia, where she spent much of her time during the summer. [2] A lifelong supporter of AS Roma, Galli began playing football at a young age with her father and brother. [3]

During her school years, she also took part in student track and field competitions, competing in the 100 metres and 1000 metres, where she demonstrated notable speed and athletic ability. [2]

Club career

Galli started playing football at the age of six in a boys' youth team. [3] She played there for three years before joining the AS Roma youth academy in 2017. [4]

In 2023, after spending the season with Roma's under-19 team, she made her professional debut for the first team on 1 May 2023 in a Serie A match against Sassuolo, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in a Serie A match for the Giallorosse at 16 years, 1 month and 8 days. [5]

International career

Galli made her international debut for the Italy under-16 team at a Development Tournament in February 2023, where she played three matches and scored one goal against Germany. [6]

In October 2023, she made her debut for the Italy under-17 team, scoring in her first match — a 4–3 loss against France — during the qualifiers for the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

In May 2025, Galli took part in the final tournament of the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, scoring three goals in two matches — one against Poland [7] and a brace against Spain. [8] With her goals, Italy reached the European semifinals for the first time since the 2014 tournament. [9] Although Italy were defeated by Norway in the semifinals, Galli and her teammates secured qualification for the Under-17 World Cup. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025™" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Alessandro De Felice (October 23, 2025). "Chi è Giulia Galli, l'attaccante della Roma protagonista ai Mondiali U17 e miglior marcatrice dell'Italia Under 17" (in Italian). Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "GIULIA GALLI SI RACCONTA: "MI ISPIRO A EMILIE HAAVI. UN ORGOGLIO RAPPRESENTARE L'ITALIA"" (in Italian). October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  4. "Dall'atletica al calcio, Galli segna e va veloce: "Vogliamo andare all'Europeo"" (in Italian). March 15, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  5. Marco Rossi Mercanti (May 1, 2025). "Sassuolo-Roma, debutto per Giulia Galli al 67': è la più giovane giallorossa a esordire in Serie A" (in Italian). Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  6. "Torneo di Sviluppo UEFA in Portogallo, l'Italia vince ancora in rimonta: Galli e Falzone ribaltano la Germania" (in Italian). February 3, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  7. "Italia bellissima… a metà. Ma basta. Polonia battuta 4-3 all'esordio nell'Europeo dopo un super primo tempo" (in Italian). May 5, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. "Doppietta di Giulia Galli: Nazionale Under 17 femminile in semifinale all'Europeo" (in Italian). May 11, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  9. "Italia, per la storia: con la Norvegia in semifinale europea, undici anni dopo. Verrini: "Dobbiamo essere squadra"" (in Italian). May 13, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  10. "NAZIONALE U17 FEMMINILE – AZZURRINE, CHE PECCATO. LA NORVEGIA VINCE 3-1 E VOLA IN FINALE" (in Italian). May 15, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.