Talia DellaPeruta

College career

DellaPeruta played in all 20 games and scored 5 goals as a freshman with the North Carolina Tar Heels, receiving Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) all-freshman honors and helping reach the NCAA tournament semifinals.

Club career

Sampdoria In January 2024, DellaPeruta and her sister signed their first professional contracts with Italian club Sampdoria. On January 17, she made her professional debut as a halftime substitute in a 4–0 loss to Juventus in the first leg of the Coppa Italia quarterfinals. On March 16, she registered her first professional assist as Sampdoria won 5–0 over Pomigliano with four goals from her sister. On April 21, she made her first start at home and scored her first professional goal in a 3–1 loss to AC Milan. She finished the season with 12 appearances and 1 goal in all competitions. However, she suffered a muscle injury during preseason which prevented her from playing for an entire season.

On November 23, 2025, DellaPeruta made her long-awaited Feyenoord debut, returning to action after over 500 days in a 3–0 win over Hera United. Joined by her sister after the winter break, she scored her first goal for the club in her first league start, drawing 1–1 with ADO Den Haag on February 15, 2026. She made 17 appearances and scored 2 goals in all competitions as Feyenoord placed third in the league, their best finish in club history.

International career

DellaPeruta helped the United States under-15 team win the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, starting in the final. She remained a starter for the under-17 team that won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, later being selected to the roster for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She subsequently helped the under-20 team win both the 2020 and 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championships, scoring a penalty in the latter final. She also scored the winning penalty kick for the under-20 team in the final of the 2022 Sud Ladies Cup. She was named to the under-23 team roster for preseason friendlies against National Women's Soccer League clubs in 2023.

Personal life DellaPeruta is the daughter of Barbara and Adam DellaPeruta and has a younger sister, Tori, who is also a soccer player. She is in a relationship with fellow soccer player Peter Stroud.

Honors and awards

North Carolina Tar Heels Atlantic Coast Conference: 2020, 2022

United States U-15 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship: 2016

United States U-17 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: 2018

United States U-20 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2020, 2022 Sud Ladies Cup: 2022

Individual ACC all-freshman team: 2020