Aurora Galli

Italian footballer

Aurora Galli
Galli with the Italian national team in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Tromello, Italy
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Inter Milano 30 (3)
2013–2015 Torres Calcio 45 (1)
2015–2016 Mozzanica 20 (0)
2016–2017 Verona 22 (2)
2017–2021 Juventus 67 (10)
2021– Everton 51 (4)
International career‡
2011–2013 Italy U-17 9 (1)
2014–2015 Italy U-19 6 (1)
2014– Italy 66 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Aurora Galli (born 13 December 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton[1] and the Italian national team.

Career

She played for Italy at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[2][3] On 28 July 2021, Galli signed for Everton, in doing so she became the first Italian player to sign for a Women's Super League club, as well as the first ever Italian female footballer to play professional football following the transition to professionalism of the Women's Super League in 2018.[4]

On 2 March 2022, Galli scored her first Women's Super League goal for Everton against Aston Villa.[5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2015 1 0
2016 7 0
2017 8 0
2018 9 0
2019 19 5
2020 5 1
2021 2 0
2022 10 0
2023 5 0
Total 66 6
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Galli goal.
List of international goals scored by Aurora Galli
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 March 2019 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus  Thailand 3–0 4–1 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
2 29 May 2019 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy  Switzerland 1–0 3–1 Friendly
3 14 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France  Jamaica 4–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
4 5–0
5 25 June 2019 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  China 2–0 2–0
6 22 September 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

Honours

Torres

Juventus

  • Serie A: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
  • Coppa Italia: 2018–19
  • Supercoppa Italiana: 2019, 2020–21

Individual

  • AIC Best Women's XI: 2019[6]
  • Everton Spirit of the blues award: 2022

Private life

Galli is in a relationship with Swedish footballer Nathalie Björn.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Italy – A. Galli – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ UEFA.com. "Aurora Galli – Italy – WEURO". UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "Aurora Galli firma per l'Everton: è la prima italiana in Premier". la Repubblica (in Italian). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ Waite, Ben (2 March 2022). "WSL: Everton back to winning ways with Aston Villa victory". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022

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