Talia DellaPeruta

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Talia DellaPeruta
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DellaPeruta with North Carolina in 2023
Personal information
Full name Talia Victoria DellaPeruta [1]
Date of birth (2002-04-19) April 19, 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Bitburg, Germany
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 UC Sampdoria
Number 7
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 North Carolina 66 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Sampdoria 9 (1)
International career
2017–2018 United States U-17 19 (1)
2019–2022 United States U-20 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 5, 2024

Talia Victoria DellaPeruta (born April 19, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Femminile club UC Sampdoria. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She has represented the United States internationally at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels, winning four CONCACAF championships.

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Early life and college career

DellaPeruta was born in Bitburg, Germany, to Barbara and Adam DellaPeruta, and has a younger sister, Tori, who is also a soccer player. [2] She grew up in Cumming, Georgia, and attended West Forsyth High School. [2] She played club soccer for Tophat Soccer Club. [3] She committed to the University of North Carolina in July 2017 as one of the top recruits of the class of 2020. [3] In her senior year, she trained as an amateur with FC Köln of the Frauen-Bundesliga in Germany. [4] [5]

North Carolina Tar Heels, 2020–2023

DellaPeruta played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2020 to 2023. [2] She was a starter as a freshman, recording five goals and two assists, and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team. [2] She missed the start of her sophomore and junior seasons due to injury and national team duties respectively. [2] In the 2022 NCAA tournament, she scored in consecutive wins over Georgia, BYU, and Notre Dame to help North Carolina progress to the title game. [2] She co-captained the team as a senior. [2] Her sister, Tori, was her teammate during her last two seasons. [6] [7]

Club career

Sampdoria, 2024–

After college, DellaPeruta signed with UC Sampdoria of Serie A along with her sister, Tori. [8] [9] She made her debut as a late substitute against Milan on February 14, 2024. [10] On March 16 at Pomigliano, she recorded her first professional assist, to her sister, in a game in which her sister scored four goals. [9] [10] She scored her first goal in a loss to Milan on April 21. [10]

International career

DellaPeruta was invited to a training camp with the United States national under-14 team in March 2016 and called up to the under-15 team two months later. [11] She started for the United States team that won the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. [12] She trained with the under-16 and under-17 teams the next year. [13] With the under-17 team, she started and won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and competed at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [14] She was called up to the under-18 team the next year and started for the team to help win the 2020 and 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championships, scoring in the latter final. [15] She scored the winning penalty kick for the under-20 team in the final of the 2022 Sud Ladies Cup. [2] She was named to the under-23 team roster for preseason friendlies against National Women's Soccer League clubs in 2023. [16]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Talia Dellaperuta – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Clark, Travis (July 28, 2017). "UNC adds commitment of No. 4 recruit". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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