Cristiana Girelli

Cristiana Girelli (born 23 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Italy national team.

Club career

Girelli joined Juventus in 2018, after five seasons with Brescia. She is the top scorer of the Serie A 2019–20 season,

On 27 February 2026, NWSL club Bay FC announced that they had acquired Girelli on a loan deal through August 2026. She scored her first goal for the club on 23 August 2026, making the winning goal in the 89th minute of the team's 1–0 victory over the Houston Dash. Shortly thereafter, Girelli extended her loan with Bay FC to June 2027.

International career She made her debut for the senior Italian national team in a March 2013 friendly against England, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 September 2013 Stadio Rino Mercante, Bassano del Grappa, Italy 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 7 March 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–3 1–3 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup 3. 8 May 2014 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, 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 4–0 6–0 Friendly 7. 6 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 3–2 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup 8. 3–0 9. 18 September 2015 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy 5–1 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 10. 6–1 11. 7 June 2016 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia 6–0 7–0 12. 7–0 13. 16 September 2016 Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland 1–0 3–0 14. 3–0 15. 8 March 2017 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–1 6–2 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup 16. 2–1 17. 25 July 2017 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands 3–2 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 18. 15 September 2017 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy 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 1–0 3–0 21. 2–0 22. 20 January 2018 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France 1–0 1–1 Friendly 23. 28 January 2018 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 3–0 3–0 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup 24. 2 March 2018 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 3–0 25. 2–0 26. 10 April 2018 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy 2–1 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 27. 8 June 2018 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 1–0 3–0 28. 4 September 2018 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 1–1 1–2 29. 6 March 2019 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 3–3 (6–7 p) 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup 30. 29 May 2019 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy 2–0 3–1 Friendly 31. 14 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France 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 1–1 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 35. 3 September 2019 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia 1–0 1–0 36. 4 October 2019 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 2–0 2–0 37. 8 October 2019 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy 1–0 2–0 38. 8 November 2019 Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy 3–0 6–0 39. 4 March 2020 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal 2–1 2–1 2020 Algarve Cup 40. 7 March 2020 Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal 1–0 3–0 41. 22 September 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & 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 5–0 12–0 45. 10 June 2021 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrera, Italy 1–0 1–0 Friendly 46. 17 September 2021 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 47. 2–0 48. 21 September 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia 4–0 5–0 49. 22 October 2021 Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, Italy 2–0 3–0 50. 30 November 2021 Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari, Romania 2–0 5–0 51. 3–0 52. 5–0 53. 12 April 2022 Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland 1–0 1–0 54. 24 July 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 1–0 1–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 55. 25 October 2024 Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy 1–0 5–0 Friendly 56. 8 April 2025 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark 3–0 3–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League 57. 3 June 2025 Swansea Stadium, Swansea, Wales 2–0 4–1 58. 4–0 59. 7 July 2025 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 60. 16 July 2025 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 1–0 2–1 61. 2–1 62. 14 April 2026 Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac, Serbia 1–0 6–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours Bardolino Serie A: 2006-07, 2007–08, 2008–09 Coppa Italia: 2005-06, 2006–07, 2008–09 Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2007, 2008

Brescia Serie A: 2013–14, 2015–16 Coppa Italia: 2014-15, 2015–16 Supercoppa Italiana: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Juventus Serie A: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2024–25 Coppa Italia: 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Serie A Women's Cup: 2025 Supercoppa Italiana: 2019-20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023-24, 2025-26

Individual Serie A Most Valuable Player: 2024–25 Jogadora de Futebol Feminina do Ano da Série A: 2019–20, 2020–21 Serie A Women's Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2024–25 Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2022