Manuela Giugliano

Manuela Giugliano (born 18 August 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Roma in Italy's Serie A and the Italy women's national football team.

Manuela Giugliano
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997
Place of birth Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 ACFD Pordenone 16 (1)
2014–2015 ASD Torres Calcio 22 (3)
2015–2016 ASD Mozzanica 15 (10)
2016–2017 Verona 21 (15)
2017–2018 ACF Brescia 22 (3)
2018–2019 Milan 20 (3)
2019– Roma 12 (2)
National team‡
2012–2014 Italy U17 22 (14)
2014–2015 Italy U19 6 (5)
2014– Italy 20 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2019

Club career

Giugliano played for ACFD Pordenone before joining ASD Torres Calcio in 2014.[1] The following year she signed for ASD Mozzanica.

On 22 September 2016, she signed for AGSM Verona.[2] She joined ACF Brescia in 2017 before moving to Milan the next season.

On 16 July 2019, Giugliano joined Roma.[3]

International career

Giugliano was called up to be part of the Italy U17 for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she played six games and scored three goals.[4] She was called up to be part of the U17 national team for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[1] She made her senior debut in a 2–1 win against Ukraine on 25 October 2014.[5] She scored her first international goal in a 6–1 win against Georgia on 18 September 2015, scoring in the 23rd minute.[6]

She was included by manager Antonio Cabrini in Italy's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[7]

Personal life

Giugliano is openly lesbian.[8]

Honours

International
Italy U17

Third-place

Individual
  • AIC Best Women's Player: 2019[9]
  • AIC Best Women's XI: 2019[9]

References
  1. "MANUELA GIUGLIANO SIGNS WITH TORRES CALCIO". Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. "La maglia n.10 è di Manuela Giugliano!" (in Italian). AGSM Verona. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "Italy star Giugliano joins Roma Women". www.asroma.com.
  4. "Squad List". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. "UEFA play-off semi-final, First leg". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. "Qualifying group stage - Group 6". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. "Ufficializzata la lista delle 23 Azzurre convocate per il Campionato Europeo" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. "Mês do orgulho LGBTQ+: Conheça os casais da Copa do Mundo de Futebol Feminino". www.msn.com.
  9. "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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