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Top 15 Italian Women Football Players of All Time

It may be a fact that women鈥檚 football is not well-known as men鈥檚 football, but as the days pass by it is growing in popularity even if it is unfairly compared to that of the male. Therefore, through this article, you are likely to learn some of the players who are based in Italy have influenced the growth of female football through their dedication, determination, and support. Hence here are some of the top 15 Italian Women football players of All Time that you may need to learn of; they have indeed
made their country proud by playing for the country in various leagues and thus winning;

1. Christian Girelli

Age: 33
Position: Striker
Current team: Juventus

Christian Girelli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker in her current team, Juventus. She joined the club in 2018 after she played for ACF Brescia Femminile for five seasons.

In the 2014-15 season, Girelli was ranked as the second top scorer of the season with about 27 goals but also was the top scorer of the 2019-20 season with 16 goals. However, in March 2013, she made her Italian national team debut against England but was also selected for the 2013 UEFA Euro final tournament.

In the 2017 UEFA Euro qualifier Girelli, she led her country in scoring, scoring her late winning goal against the Olympic runner-up Sweden. Therefore, her outstanding performance and playing style have elevated her to the ranks of the best female football players in Italy.

2. Manuela Giugliano

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Age: 25
Position: Midfielder
Current team: Roma
Manuela Giugliano is the current midfielder of both Roma in Italy鈥檚 Serie A and the Italy Women鈥檚 national football team. She is known for being a flexible player who can be to execute defensive, offensive, and transition play at a high level.

However, her defensive skills earned her an important position with Bertolini鈥檚 Italy as well as the number 10 jersey at Roma. In 2019, Giugliano joined the Roma club and since then she has appeared in 33 competitions in which she ended up scoring six goals.

Additionally, she was part of Bertolini鈥檚 Italy team that qualified for the UEFA Euro 2022 tournament in 2021. However, she has received many accolades in
her football career, one of them being that she was named Italian Football鈥檚 Female Player of the Year at the 2019 Gran Gala del Calcio.

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3. Barbara Bonansea

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Age: 32
Position: Forward, Midfielder
Current team: Juventus FC

Barbara Bonansea is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus FC and the Italy women’s national team. She transferred to Juventus in 2017 after she had played for ACF Brescia in 2012 and A.C.F Torino.

Since she started her football career, Bonansea has won three Italian Women鈥檚 super-cups. She was therefore named Serie A female footballer of the year.
However, not only was she included in Italy鈥檚 squad for the 2016 International Women鈥檚 Football Tournament of Manaus in 2016 but was also included in Italy鈥檚 squad for the UEFA Women鈥檚 Euro 2017 and 2109 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup.

Even though she is well-known for her dedication to her football career, she is also an economics graduate who wants to play professional football outside of
Italy. Her hobbies include reading Dan Brown books, watching romance and thriller movies, and learning to play the guitar.

4. Sara Gama

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Age:34
Position: Defender
Current team: Juventus FC

Sara Gama, is, however, one of the Italian best female footballers, who plays as a center-back and captain of both Serie A club Juventus FC and Italy Women鈥檚 National team.

Gama has also played for various clubs which include PSG of Division 1 Feminine, UPC Tavagnacco, and Calcio Chiasiellis of Serie A, and also American W-League team Pali Blues. However, not only are they a member of the Italian national team but has also taken part in the 2009 European Championship and won the 2008 Under-19 European championship.

In June 2006 Gama made her senior debut for the Italy Women鈥檚 national football team in a 2-1 defeat by Ukraine thus qualifying for the 2007 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup. In addition, National Coach Antonio Cabrini named her in his election for the UEFA Women鈥檚 Euro 2013 in Sweden.

5. Milena Bertolini

Age:57
Position: Defender
Current team: Retired as a player
Milena Bertolini is an Italian former footballer who is currently the manager of the Italy Women鈥檚 national team. Being a national team coach, Bertolini led Italy to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup after being absent for almost 20 years. She started her career at US Correggese before joining Reggiana in 1984.

However, some of the clubs that she played for include Reggiana, Modena
Euromobil, and Woman Sassari. She retired in 2001 after she played for Foroni Verona and then became the assistant coach of the Foroni Verona.

Later on, she was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame 3 in 2018, while in 2017 she was named head coach of the Italy Women鈥檚 national team. She indeed has received many accolades, at the 2010-2011 season she obtained a UEFA professional license which led her to be allowed to coach a top-level men鈥檚 team.

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6. Carolina Morace

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Age:57
Position: Striker

Current team: Retired
Carolina Morace is one of the former female footballers who is well known to have been the best female footballer of all time in Italy. Recently, Morace was the head coach of Lazio women, while in her early life, she played as a striker and was known for being a top scorer.

In Women鈥檚 Series A Morace has played for various clubs and also the Italian national team. She also holds the UEFA PRO license and is best known for having been the first woman to coach a professional men鈥檚 football team.

Morace began a managing career with Lazio after she retired as a player. Some of the other teams she has managed include the Italian national team and the Canadian national women鈥檚 team. However, Morace has received many accolades in her football career which include, being the first woman to be inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

7. Melania Gabbiadini

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Age: 38
Position: Forward
Current team: Retired

Melania Gabbiadini is an Italian former footballer forward. She was well known for her quick forward and prolific goal scorer this because of her technical ability and her on the ball. Additionally, she also stood out for her leadership and work rate throughout her career.
Gabbiadini began her career with Bergamo in 2000 and later on joined AGSM Verona from 2004 to 2017, whereby she became the team captain of the club.

During her career, she received a lot of honors and accolades which include being a veteran of Italy鈥檚 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017 UEFA Women鈥檚 Championship campaigns and was also voted the Series A Female Footballer of the Year in
2012,2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2016 she was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

8. Aurora Galli

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Age:27
Position: Midfielder
Current team: Everton

Aurora Galli is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Everton and the Italian national team as a midfielder. She became the first Italian player to sign for the Women鈥檚 Super League club after she signed for Everton on July 2021.

In addition, she became the first Italian female footballer to play professional football after the transition to professionalism in the FA Women鈥檚 Super League in
2018. However, she scored her first Women鈥檚 Super League goal for Everton against Aston on 2 March 2022.

9. Flaminia Simonetti

Age:26
Position: Midfielder
Current team: Inter Milan

Flaminia Simonetti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and Italy Women鈥檚 National team. She made her debut at the age of 14 for the Italian side Roma CF. Later on, she signed for FC Neunkirch in Switzerland but could not last long due to homesickness and thus signed for the Italian club Roma. She had indeed represented Italy at the UEFA Women鈥檚 Euro 2022.

10. Alessia Tuttino

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Age: 40
Position: Midfielder
Current team: UPC Tavagnacco

Alessia Tuttino is among the best Italian footballer, she plays as a midfielder for UPC Tavagnacco of Serie A and the Italy Women鈥檚 national football team. She has previously played in the following clubs TC Rivignano, Foroni Verona, ASD Bardolino, and Roma.

Additionally, she was part of the Italian squad at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women鈥檚 Championship. Her playing has been indeed compared to that of the contemporary Gennaro Gattuso.

In addition, Coach Antonio Cabrini named her in his selection for UEFA Women鈥檚 Curo 2013 in Sweden. She, therefore, finished her career with 133 appearances and 10 goals.

11. Antonella Carta

Age:56
Position: Midfielder
Current team: Retired

Antonella Carta is an Italian Footballer who previously played as a midfielder for the Italy Women鈥檚 national football team. However, she was also part of the UEFA Women鈥檚 Euro 1997 and 1999 FOFA Women鈥檚 World Cup where she was the team captain. Thus, she is known to be among the best female footballers of all time in Italy.

12. Patrizia Panico

Age:48
Position: Striker
Current team: Retired as a player

Patrizia Panico is one of the Italian female footballers who is known due to her excellent skills of scoring. She was however nicknamed 鈥淭he Scorpion鈥� due to her deadly goalscoring instinct.

Currently, she is a manager of Fiorentina in the Italian Women鈥檚 Serie A. Some of the clubs that she has played for include Torres, SS Lazio, Torino CF, Modena Amadio, ACF Milan, ASD Bardolino, Sky Blue FC, and the United States Women鈥檚 Professional Soccer.

While she was at Modena from 1998-98, she won her first Serie A title and was recognized as Italy鈥檚 best female after Morace after having played alongside her. She, therefore, is among the best Italian female footballers having made her senior international debut on April 1996 in Italy鈥檚 1997 UEFA Women鈥檚 Championship qualification and won over
Portugal in Mestre.

13.Elisabetta Vignotto

Age: 69
Position: Striker
Current team: Retired

Elisabetta Vignotto is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. She is known for having held the goalscoring record for women鈥檚 international matches after she was surpassed by Mia Hamm who scored 108th goals for the united states. While Vignotto had reportedly scored 107 goals in 109 games for the Italian national team. However, at the club level, she represented a lot of different clubs in Serie A. In 2017, she was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

14. Giorgia Brenzan

Age:56
Position: Goalkeeper
Current team: Retired

Giorgia Brenzan is an Italian football coach and former goalkeeper. She played a part in the 1991 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup and 1999 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup. At the start of her career, she made over 700 Medals. She won her first cap for the Italy women鈥檚 national football team in March 1986 appearing as a 73 rd -minute substitute for Eva Russo in a 2-2 friendly draw with Netherlands in Ascoli Piceno.

15. Tatiana Zorri

Age:46
Position: Midfielder
Current team: Retired

Tatiana Zorri is an Italian former football midfielder, who is listed to be among the top best Italian female footballer. She turned her career around at Bardolino CF in Serie A. Additionally she has also played for SS Lazio, Torino CF, and UPC Tavagnacco.

For 16 years, she was a member of the Italian national team. However, before she retired Zorri took part in the 1999 World Cup and the 1997,2001, 2005, and 2009 European Championship. Zorri is the second-most-capped Italian player
after Patrizia Panico with 155 games.