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Talia DellaPeruta
DellaPeruta with North Carolina in 2023
Personal information
Full name Talia Victoria DellaPeruta[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-19) April 19, 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Bitburg, Germany
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 UC Sampdoria
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 North Carolina 66 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Sampdoria 9 (1)
International career
2017–2018 United States U-17 19 (1)
2019–2022 United States U-20 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 5, 2024

Talia Victoria DellaPeruta (born April 19, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Femminile club UC Sampdoria. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She has represented the United States internationally at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels, winning four CONCACAF championships.

Early life and college career[edit]

DellaPeruta was born in Bitburg, Germany, to Barbara and Adam DellaPeruta, and has a younger sister, Tori, who is also a soccer player.[2] She grew up in Cumming, Georgia, and attended West Forsyth High School.[2] She played club soccer for Tophat Soccer Club.[3] She committed to the University of North Carolina in July 2017 as one of the top recruits of the class of 2020.[3] In her senior year, she trained as an amateur with FC Köln of the Frauen-Bundesliga in Germany.[4][5]

North Carolina Tar Heels, 2020–2023[edit]

DellaPeruta played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2020 to 2023.[2] She was a starter as a freshman, recording five goals and two assists, and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team.[2] She missed the start of her sophomore and junior seasons due to injury and national team duties respectively.[2] In the 2022 NCAA tournament, she scored in consecutive wins over Georgia, BYU, and Notre Dame to help North Carolina progress to the title game.[2] She co-captained the team as a senior.[2] Her sister, Tori, was her teammate during her last two seasons.[6][7]

Club career[edit]

Sampdoria, 2024–[edit]

After college, DellaPeruta signed with UC Sampdoria of Serie A along with her sister, Tori.[8][9] She made her debut as a late substitute against Milan on February 14, 2024.[10] On March 16 at Pomigliano, she recorded her first professional assist, to her sister, in a game in which her sister scored four goals.[9][10] She scored her first goal in a loss to Milan on April 21.[10]

International career[edit]

DellaPeruta was invited to a training camp with the United States national under-14 team in March 2016 and called up to the under-15 team two months later.[11] She started for the United States team that won the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[12] She trained with the under-16 and under-17 teams the next year.[13] With the under-17 team, she started and won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and competed at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[14] She was called up to the under-18 team the next year and started for the team to help win the 2020 and 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championships, scoring in the latter final.[15] She scored the winning penalty kick for the under-20 team in the final of the 2022 Sud Ladies Cup.[2] She was named to the under-23 team roster for preseason friendlies against National Women's Soccer League clubs in 2023.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 – USA Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. p. 16. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Talia Dellaperuta – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Clark, Travis (July 28, 2017). "UNC adds commitment of No. 4 recruit". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Clark, Travis (February 5, 2020). "National Signing Day Coverage for 2020". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Preview: U-20 USWNT Kicks Off World Cup Qualifying Quest in the Dominican Republic". United States Soccer Federation. February 21, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Laible, Anna (October 9, 2023). "Tori DellaPeruta juggles time between Italian national team and UNC women's soccer". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Tori Dellaperuta – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Clark, Travis (February 26, 2024). "Tracking Pro Signings, Early Departures". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Arrichiello, Valerio (March 21, 2024). "Tori e Talia Della Peruta, la famiglia del gol della Sampdoria Women: 'Segnare su assist di una sorella è un'emozione unica'". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian).
  10. ^ a b c "Talia DellaPeruta 2023–2024 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "48 players called into U14 GNT camp". United States Soccer Federation. March 18, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "26 players called into U.S. U15 GNT camp". United States Soccer Federation. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  12. ^ Eskilson, J.R. (August 21, 2016). "U.S. U15 GNT wins CONCACAF Championship". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "U16 GNT kicks off 2017 with training camp". United States Soccer Federation. January 10, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "U.S. U17 WNT roster for tourney in Italy". United States Soccer Federation. April 13, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  14. ^ Eskilson, J.R. (June 10, 2018). "USA qualifies for the U17 Women's World Cup". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
    "U.S. U17 WNT World Cup Roster". United States Soccer Federation. October 22, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  15. ^ "U.S. U20 WNT heads to California for camp". United States Soccer Federation. August 15, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    Eskilson, J.R. (March 6, 2020). "USA U20s book spot at World Cup". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
    Clark, Travis (March 12, 2022). "USA wins Concacaf U20 Championship". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "Dellaperuta, Patterson Named To U.S. U23 National Team". University of North Carolina Athletics. March 2, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

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