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

Aurora Galli
Galli with the Italy national team in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Tromello, Italy
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Everton
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Inter Milano 30 (3)
2013–2015Torres Calcio (loan) 45 (1)
2015–2016 Mozzanica 20 (0)
2016–2017 Verona 22 (2)
2017–2021 Juventus 67 (10)
2021– Everton 69 (5)
International career
2011–2013 Italy U17 9 (1)
2014–2015 Italy U19 6 (1)
2014– Italy 74 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:01, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:07, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Career

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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.[2]

On 2 March 2022, Galli scored her first Women's Super League goal for Everton against Aston Villa.[3] On 23 July 2024, she extended her deal with the club.[4] On the opening day of the 2024–25 Women's Super League season against Brighton & Hove Albion, Galli suffered an ACL injury.[5]

International career

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Galli was called up to the 30-player squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[6][7] She was part of the final squad called up.[8]

Galli was selected in the provisional 26-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9] She was selected in the final 23-player squad.[10]

Galli was included in the Italian squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[11]

Personal life

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Galli is in a relationship with Swedish footballer Nathalie Björn.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Milano 2011–12 Serie A2 112??112
2012–13 Serie A2 191??191
Total 30300000000303
Torres Calcio (loan) 2013–14 Serie A 210??4[c]01[d]0260
2014–15 Serie A 241424[c]0323
Total 45142008010583
Mozzanica 2015–16 Serie A 20071271
Verona 2016–17Serie A222502[c]01[d]0302
Juventus 2017–18 Serie A 23542277
2018–19 Serie A 183402[c]01[d]0253
2019–20 Serie A 131202[c]01[d]0181
2020–21 Serie A 131102[c]02[d]0181
Total67101120060408812
Everton 2021–22 Women's Super League 1813040251
2022–23 Women's Super League 2001040250
2023–24 Women's Super League 1933040263
2024–25 Women's Super League 20000020
2025–26 Women's Super League 1012000121
Total 695901200000905
Career total 253213651201606031726


International

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As of match played 31 May 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 201510
201670
201780
201890
2019195
202051
202120
2022100
202370
202450
Total746
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

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Torres

Juventus

Individual

  • AIC Best Women's XI: 2019[14]
  • Everton Spirit of the Blues Award: 2022

References

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  1. "Player Profiles | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. "Aurora Galli firma per l'Everton: è la prima italiana in Premier". la Repubblica (in Italian). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. Waite, Ben (2 March 2022). "WSL: Everton back to winning ways with Aston Villa victory". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. "Galli Extends Everton Deal". www.evertonfc.com.
  5. "Aurora Galli Injury Update". www.evertonfc.com.
  6. UEFA.com. "Aurora Galli – Italy – WEURO". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017.
  7. "Verso l'Europeo: iniziata la prima fase del raduno, dal 26 giugno il gruppo al completo". figc.it. 19 June 2017.
  8. "Ufficializzata la lista delle 23 Azzurre convocate per il Campionato Europeo". figc.it. 5 July 2017.
  9. "Parte da Coverciano l'avventura Mondiale: 26 convocate per la prima fase del raduno" [The World Adventure starts from Coverciano: 26 convened for the first phase of the rally] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 30 April 2019.
  10. "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.
  11. "Confirmed the 23 players for Euro 2022". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 26 June 2022.
  12. L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
  13. "Aurora Galli". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  14. "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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