![]() DellaPeruta with North Carolina in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Talia Victoria DellaPeruta [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | April 19, 2002||
Place of birth | Bitburg, Germany | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
Number | 27 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | North Carolina | 66 | (7) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024 | Sampdoria | 9 | (1) |
2024– | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
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 Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord. 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.
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]
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]
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]
On 1 August 2024, Dutch club Feyenoord announced the signing of DellaPeruta on a two-year contract. [11]
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. [12] She started for the United States team that won the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. [13] She trained with the under-16 and under-17 teams the next year. [14] 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. [15] 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. [16] 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. [17]
The United States U-15 boys national soccer team represents the United States in tournaments and friendly matches at the under-15 level. They have appeared in two CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championships, in 2017 and 2019.
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