| DellaPeruta with North Carolina in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Talia Victoria DellaPeruta [1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 19, 2002 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bitburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position | 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 | 1 | (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 as of November 23, 2025 | |||
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 and began her professional career with Serie A club Sampdoria in 2024. She represented the United States at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels, winning four CONCACAF championships across those levels.
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 Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Köln. [4] [5]
DellaPeruta played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2020 to 2023, making 66 appearances and scoring 7 goals. [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]
After college, DellaPeruta signed with Serie A club UC Sampdoria along with her sister, Tori. [7] She made her professional debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 loss to Milan on February 14, 2024. [8] On March 16, made her first professional assist to her sister as Tori scored four goals in a 5–0 win against Pomigliano. [9] She scored her first professional goal in her first home start, a 3–1 loss to Milan on April 21. [8]
On August 1, 2024, Dutch club Feyenoord announced the signing of DellaPeruta on a two-year contract. [10] During the preseason, she suffered a muscle injury which prevented her from playing in the entire 2024–25 season. [11] On November 23, 2025, she made her Feyenoord debut – her first game in over 500 days – as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Hera United. [12]
DellaPeruta was invited to training camp with the United States under-14 team in March 2016 and called up to the under-15 team two months later. [13] She was a starter for the team that won the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. [14] She trained with the under-16 and under-17 teams the next year. [15] She started for the under-17 team that won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and appeared at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [16] She was called up to the under-20 team the next year and started for the team to win both the 2020 and 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championships, scoring in the latter final. [17] 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. [18]
DellaPeruta is in a relationship with soccer player Peter Stroud. [19]
North Carolina Tar Heels
United States U-15
United States U-17
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