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.

Cristiana Girelli
Girelli with Juventus in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34)
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 74 (61)
International career
2013– Italy 102 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2023

Girelli joined Juventus in 2018, after five seasons with Brescia.[1] She was the second top scorer of the 2014–15 season with 27 goals,[2] the top scorer of the 2019–20 season with 16 goals,[3] and the top scorer of the 2020–21 season.[3]

International career

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She made her debut for the senior Italian national team in a March 2013 friendly against England,[4] 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.[5]

In Italy's first game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Girelli scored the only goal against Argentina.[6]

Goals for the Italian WNT in official competitions
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2013–09–26 Bassano del Grappa   Romania 1 1–0 4
2014–05–08 Skopje   Macedonia 3 11–0
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2015–09–18 La Spezia   Georgia 2 6–1 7
2016–06–07 Gori   Georgia 2 7–0
2016–09–16 Lurgan   Northern Ireland 2 3–0
First Stage 2017–07–25 Doetinchem   Sweden 1 3–2
2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2017–09–15 La Spezia   Moldova 2 5–0 10
2017–10–24 Castel di Sangro   Romania 2 3–0
2018–04–10 Ferrara   Belgium 1 2–1
2018-06-08 Florence   Portugal 1 3–0
2018-09-04 Leuven   Belgium 1 1–2
First Stage 2019-06-14 Reims   Jamaica 3 5–0

International goals

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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, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 2–0 11–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 3–0
5. 6–0
6. 6 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Scotland 1–0 3–2 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
7. 3–0
8. 18 September 2015 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy   Georgia 5–1 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
9. 6–1
10. 7 June 2016 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia   Georgia 6–0 7–0
11. 7–0
12. 16 September 2016 Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland   Northern Ireland 1–0 3–0
13. 3–0
14. 8 March 2017 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Czech Republic 1–1 6–2 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
15. 2–1
16. 25 July 2017 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands   Sweden 3–2 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
17. 15 September 2017 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy   Moldova 3–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18. 5–0
19. 24 October 2017 Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, Italy   Romania 1–0 3–0
20. 2–0
21. 20 January 2018 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France   France 1–0 1–1 Friendly
22. 28 January 2018 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Switzerland 3–0 3–0 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
23. 2 March 2018 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Wales 1–0 3–0
24. 2–0
25. 10 April 2018 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy   Belgium 2–1 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
26. 8 June 2018 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy   Portugal 1–0 3–0
27. 4 September 2018 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium   Belgium 1–1 1–2
28. 6 March 2019 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   North Korea 1–0 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
29. 29 May 2019 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy   Switzerland 2–0 3–1 Friendly
30. 14 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France   Jamaica 1–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
31. 2–0
32. 3–0
33. 29 August 2019 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel   Israel 1–1 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
34. 3 September 2019 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia   Georgia 1–0 1–0
35. 4 October 2019 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta   Malta 2–0 2–0
36. 8 October 2019 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–0
37. 8 November 2019 Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy   Georgia 3–0 6–0
38. 4 March 2020 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal   Portugal 2–1 2–1 2020 Algarve Cup
39. 7 March 2020 Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal   New Zealand 1–0 3–0
40. 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
41. 3–0
42. 4–0
43. 24 February 2021 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy   Israel 5–0 12–0
44. 10 June 2021 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrera, Italy   Netherlands 1–0 1–0 Friendly
45. 17 September 2021 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy   Moldova 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
46. 2–0
47. 21 September 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia   Croatia 4–0 5–0
48. 22 October 2021 Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, Italy   Croatia 2–0 3–0
49. 30 November 2021 Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari, Romania   Romania 2–0 5–0
50. 3–0
51. 5–0
52. 12 April 2022 Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–0 1–0
53. 24 July 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand   Argentina 1–0 1–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
54. 25 October 2024 Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy   Malta 1–0 5–0 Friendly

Honours

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Bardolino

Brescia

Juventus

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2011–12 squad Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at Bardolino's website
  2. ^ 2014–15 Serie A table in Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Italy - List of Women's Topscorers". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ FIGC
  5. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  6. ^ "Cristiana Girelli's goal gives Italy 1-0 win over Argentina at the Women's World Cup". Ap News. 26 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Gran Galà del Calcio: The winners". Football Italia. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ^ "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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