Cristiana Girelli

Cristiana Girelli
Girelli with Juventus in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990
Place of birth Gavardo, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2013 Bardolino 66 (60)
2013–2018 Brescia 115 (98)
2018– Juventus 135 (101)
International career‡
2013– Italy 122 (61)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 July 2025

Cristiana Girelli (born 23 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy women's national team.

Girelli joined Juventus in 2018, after five seasons with Brescia.[1] She is the top scorer of the Serie A 2019–20 season,[2] 2020–21 season[2] and the 2024–25 season.[2]

International career

She made her debut for the senior Italian national team in a March 2013 friendly against England,[3] and soon afterwards she was selected for the 2013 UEFA Euro's final tournament. She led the Italian scoring in the qualifiers for the 2017 UEFA Euro, where she scored a late winner against Olympic runner-up Sweden. She has also been an Under-19 international.[4]

Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[5]

Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]

On 26 June 2022, Girelli was announced in the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[7]

On 2 July 2023, Girelli was called up to the 23-player Italy squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8] In Italy's first game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Girelli scored the only goal against Argentina.[9]

On 25 June 2025, Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 September 2013 Stadio Rino Mercante, Bassano del Grappa, Italy  Romania 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 7 March 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Canada 1–3 1–3 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup
3. 8 May 2014 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia 2–0 11–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 3–0
5. 6–0
6. 17 May 2014 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy  Bahrain 4–0 6–0 Friendly
7. 6 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 1–0 3–2 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
8. 3–0
9. 18 September 2015 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy  Georgia 5–1 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
10. 6–1
11. 7 June 2016 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia  Georgia 6–0 7–0
12. 7–0
13. 16 September 2016 Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 3–0
14. 3–0
15. 8 March 2017 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Czech Republic 1–1 6–2 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
16. 2–1
17. 25 July 2017 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands  Sweden 3–2 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
18. 15 September 2017 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy  Moldova 3–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19. 5–0
20. 24 October 2017 Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, Italy  Romania 1–0 3–0
21. 2–0
22. 20 January 2018 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  France 1–0 1–1 Friendly
23. 28 January 2018 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Switzerland 3–0 3–0 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
24. 2 March 2018 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Wales 1–0 3–0
25. 2–0
26. 10 April 2018 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy  Belgium 2–1 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
27. 8 June 2018 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy  Portugal 1–0 3–0
28. 4 September 2018 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium  Belgium 1–1 1–2
29. 6 March 2019 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  North Korea 1–0 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
30. 29 May 2019 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy  Switzerland 2–0 3–1 Friendly
31. 14 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France  Jamaica 1–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
32. 2–0
33. 3–0
34. 29 August 2019 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 1–1 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
35. 3 September 2019 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 1–0
36. 4 October 2019 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2–0 2–0
37. 8 October 2019 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–0
38. 8 November 2019 Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy  Georgia 3–0 6–0
39. 4 March 2020 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Portugal 2–1 2–1 2020 Algarve Cup
40. 7 March 2020 Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal  New Zealand 1–0 3–0
41. 22 September 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
42. 3–0
43. 4–0
44. 24 February 2021 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy  Israel 5–0 12–0
45. 10 June 2021 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrera, Italy  Netherlands 1–0 1–0 Friendly
46. 17 September 2021 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy  Moldova 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
47. 2–0
48. 21 September 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia  Croatia 4–0 5–0
49. 22 October 2021 Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, Italy  Croatia 2–0 3–0
50. 30 November 2021 Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari, Romania  Romania 2–0 5–0
51. 3–0
52. 5–0
53. 12 April 2022 Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–0 1–0
54. 24 July 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand  Argentina 1–0 1–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
55. 25 October 2024 Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy  Malta 1–0 5–0 Friendly
56. 8 April 2025 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark  Denmark 3–0 3–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
57. 3 June 2025 Swansea Stadium, Swansea, Wales  Wales 2–0 4–1
58. 4–0
59. 7 July 2025 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Portugal 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025
60. 16 July 2025 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Norway 1–0 2–1
61. 2–1

Honours

Bardolino

Brescia

Juventus

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ 2011–12 squad Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at Bardolino's website
  2. ^ a b c "Italy – List of Women's Topscorers". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. ^ FIGC
  4. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  5. ^ "Ufficializzata la lista delle 23 Azzurre convocate per il Campionato Europeo". figc.it. 5 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ecco le 23 convocate per il Mondiale: il 2 giugno la partenza per la Francia" [Here are the 23 convened for the World Cup: on 2 June the departure for France] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 24 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Confirmed the 23 players for Euro 2022". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 26 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Ufficializzata la lista delle 25 Azzurre in partenza per la Nuova Zelanda" [The list of 25 players leaving for New Zealand has been made official] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Cristiana Girelli's goal gives Italy 1–0 win over Argentina at the Women's World Cup". Ap News. 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ Clancy, Conor (25 June 2025). "Confirmed: Italy's 23-player Women's Euro 2025 squad announced". Total Italian Football.
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  17. ^ "Da Zola a Mourinho e Zidane: le nuove leggende della Hall of fame del calcio italiano". Sky Italia (in Italian). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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