Martina Piemonte

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Martina Piemonte
Riviera di Romagna - San Zaccaria, 16 maggio 2015, Play-off Serie A calcio femminile 2014-2015 11 - Martina Piemonte (cropped).jpg
Piemonte with USD San Zaccaria in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Lazio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 ASD Riviera di Romagna 29 (10)
2014–2016 USD San Zaccaria 43 (28)
2016–2017 ASDCF Verona 19 (11)
2017–2018 Sevilla 20 (6)
2018–2019 Roma 17 (3)
2019–2020 Real Betis 16 (3)
2020–2021 Fiorentina 18 (0)
2021–2023 AC Milan 28 (14)
2023–2024 Everton 19 (3)
2024– Lazio 23 (17)
International career
2012–2014 Italy U17 21 (1)
2014–2016 Italy U19 10 (3)
2018 Italy U23 2 (0)
2014– Italy 18 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2023

Martina Piemonte (born 7 November 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio and the Italy women's national team.

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Piemonte formerly played for her hometown club Riviera di Romagna [1] and for San Zaccaria. [2]

Club career

Piemonte was considered a prodigy in Italian women's football. She signed a professional contract with Riviera di Romagna in 2012 at the age of 14, before leaving for San Zaccaria following the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

On 15 July 2016, Piemonte joined AGSM Verona from San Zaccaria. [3]

In July 2017, Piemonte signed for Sevilla F.C. women, to play in the Spanish La Liga. [4] In April 2018, she terminated her contract early with the club. [5]

In July 2019, Piemonte was announced at Real Betis on a permanent transfer. [6]

In July 2020, Piemonte was announced at Fiorentina. [7]

On 30 December 2021, Piemonte was announced at AC Milan on a one and a half year contract. [8]

On 5 July 2023, Piemonte was announced at Everton on a two year contract. [9] In joining, Piemonte became the second Italian to ever play in the Women's Super League, only behind her fellow Everton teammate Aurora Galli. [10]

On 27 August 2024, Piemonte was announced at Lazio on a permanent transfer. [11]

International career

Piemonte was a member of the Italian women's U-17 squad and played at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, in which her country finished in third place.

On 26 June 2022, Piemonte was announced in the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [12]

On 25 June 2025, Piemonte was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [13]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 December 2016 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–03–0 2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futbol
2.10 July 2022 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England Flag of France.svg  France 1–51–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Personal life

Piemonte is in a relationship with Lea Schüller. [14]

References

  1. 2012–13 squad Archived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine in the club's website
  2. "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "Arriva anche Martina Piemonte!" (in Italian). AGSM Verona. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. "La italiana Martina Piemonte (Verona), cuarto fichaje del Sevilla" [Italian Martina Piemonte (Verona), Sevilla's fourth signing]. web.archive.org (in Italian).
  5. Fumagalli, Francesca. "Adiós Sevilla: Martina Piemonte ha rescisso il contratto in anticipo" [Goodbye Sevilla: Martina Piemonte has terminated her contract early.]. www.calciofemminileitaliano.it (in Italian).
  6. "Martina Piemonte, tercer fichaje del Real Betis Féminas para la próxima temporada" [Martina Piemonte, Real Betis Féminas' third signing for next season]. www.realbetisbalompie.es (in Spanish).
  7. "Martina Piemonte è una nuova giocatrice della Fiorentina" [Martina Piemonte is a new Fiorentina player]. www.lfootball.it (in Italian).
  8. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MARTINA PIEMONTE". www.acmilan.com.
  9. "Martina Piemonte: Everton sign Italy international striker on two-year deal". www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. Pentland, Daniel. "Everton sign Italian international forward Piemonte". fawslfulltime.co.uk.
  11. "Italy striker Piemonte leaves Everton to join Lazio". BBC Sport. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. "Confirmed the 23 players for Euro 2022". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 26 June 2022.
  13. Clancy, Conor (25 June 2025). "Confirmed: Italy's 23-player Women's Euro 2025 squad announced". Total Italian Football.
  14. "DFB-Star Lea Schüller liebt Italien-Stürmerin!" [DFB-Star Lea Schüller liebt Italien-Stürmerin!]. www.rtl.de.