Eleonora Oliva (born 8 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Genoa CFC.

Eleonora Oliva
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lavagna, Italy[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Genoa CFC
Number 23
Youth career
2014–2015 Lavagnese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Lavagnese 33+ (7)
2018–2019 Genoa 21 (0)
2019–2020 Cesena 13 (0)
2020–2022 Hellas Verona 25 (0)
2022 Napoli 4 (0)
2022– Genoa 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 [3][4]

Career

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In her first year with Lavagnese, Eleonora Oliva won the junior championship. In the second year, her team finished second in Serie C. In 2016/17, they won the Serie C championship and they reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia Eccelenza. Finally, in 2017/18, they participated in the Serie B.[4]

In 2018, Lavagnese's women's team was acquired by Genoa. The club was then relegated from Serie B at the end of the 2018/19 season.[5] In 2019, Oliva moved to Cesena where she made 13 appearances before the season stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2020, she moved to Serie A club Hellas Verona. She stayed for two years making 25 appearances in total as the team finished 9th in 2020/21 and 12th in 2021/22. She then moved to Serie B club Napoli on 10 July 2022, but left only 5 months later to rejoin Genoa.[1] Napoli went on to finish 1st and win promotion to the Serie A.

Honours

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Lavagnese
  • Serie C: 2016/17
Napoli

References

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  1. ^ a b "UFFICIALE: Eleonora Oliva torna al Genoa Women". pianetagenoa1893.net. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Eleonora Oliva". forzafootball.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Eleonora Oliva". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Calcio, Eleonora Oliva giocatrice del Genoa Women racconta la sua grande passione". primaillevante.it. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Risultati Femminile - Serie B". tuttocampo.it. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "La Serie B si ferma, la A crede ancora nella ripartenza. Nei prossimi giorni la decisione definitiva". figc.it. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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