DiMaria grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and began playing organized soccer at age four or five.[2] She often played up several age groups and joined the varsity team at Cor Jesu Academy as a freshman.[2] She finished her freshman season with 30 goals and 21 assists while leading Cor Jesu to a 21–4 record and the MSHSAA Class 3 state championship, scoring two goals with one assist in the 3–0 final win over Rockwood Summit.[3] She was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year for 2024, becoming the first freshman to receive the top high school honor since the award was established in 1998.[4]
DiMaria scored 45 goals with 19 assists as a sophomore as she led Cor Jesu to a 22–1 record and the Class 4 state championship, her second consecutive state title.[5] After scoring four goals in the state semifinals, she had two goals and one assist in the 3–0 final win over St. Dominic.[6] She was named the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year for the second of three times.[6] She also played basketball for Cor Jesu.[6] She played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, earning ECNL All-American honors.[7]
DiMaria committed to play college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels during her junior year.[8] She finished her junior year with 67 goals and 25 assists and led Cor Jesu to a perfect 25–0 record and the Class 4 state championship, her third consecutive state title.[9] She again had four goals in the state semifinals and followed that up with a hat trick and an assist in the 5–0 final win over St. Teresa's.[10] Cor Jesu was ranked by United Soccer Coaches as the number one spring team in the country.[11] After her junior year, she was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year for the second time, becoming the second repeat winner after Morgan Andrews.[12] She was also named Gatorade Female Player of the Year across all sports.[13] She finished her three high school seasons with 142 career goals and planned to graduate early to enroll at University of North Carolina in the spring of 2027.[14]TopDrawerSoccer ranked her as the top recruit of her class.[15]
DiMaria led the under-17s through World Cup qualifying in 2026, scoring three goals and leading the team with five assists.[20] She had a breakout performance at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, setting a tournament record with 12 goals.[19] She scored six in the opener against Samoa, a tournament record 17–0 victory; her six goals set a record for most goals scored by a USWNT player in a match at any level and most goals scored in a Women's World Cup match at any level.[21] It was the most goals by a player in any World Cup match since Erling Haaland scored nine at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[22] She rounded out the group stage with four goals in a 6–1 win over Kenya and one goal in a 3–2 loss to China, breaking the record for goals scored in a single Women's World Cup at any level with 11 (Michelle Akers had 10 at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup).[23] In the round of 16, she scored what stood as the 2–1 winner against Spain, her 12th goal of the tournament; she trailed only Just Fontaine for most goals scored in any World Cup (13 at the 1958 FIFA World Cup).[24] She also tied Sunshine Fontes for most career goals for the USWNT at the under-17 level (24).[24] In the quarterfinals, the United States was eliminated by two-time defending champions North Korea.[25]
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