Aurora Galli

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

Aurora Galli
Galli with the Italian national team in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996
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 11 (1)
International career
2011–2013 Italy U-17 9 (1)
2014–2015 Italy U-19 6 (1)
2014– Italy 38 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

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 FA 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]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 September 2020Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

Honours

Torres

Juventus

Individual

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

Private life

Galli is in a relationship and lives together 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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