Cristiana Girelli (born 23 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy women's national team.
Girelli joined Juventus in 2018, after five seasons with Brescia.[1] She is the top scorer of the Serie A 2019–20 season,[2] 2020–21 season[2] and the 2024–25 season.[2]
She made her debut for the senior Italian national team in a March 2013 friendly against England,[3] 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.[4]
Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[5]
Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
On 26 June 2022, Girelli was announced in the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[7]
On 2 July 2023, Girelli was called up to the 23-player Italy squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8] In Italy's first game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Girelli scored the only goal against Argentina.[9]
On 25 June 2025, Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 September 2013 | Stadio Rino Mercante, Bassano del Grappa, Italy |  Romania |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 March 2014 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Canada |
1–3 | 1–3 | 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 3. | 8 May 2014 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, Macedonia |  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 |  Bahrain |
4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 6 March 2015 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Scotland |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 8. | 3–0 | |||||
| 9. | 18 September 2015 | Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy |  Georgia |
5–1 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 10. | 6–1 | |||||
| 11. | 7 June 2016 | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia | Georgia |
6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 12. | 7–0 | |||||
| 13. | 16 September 2016 | Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 14. | 3–0 | |||||
| 15. | 8 March 2017 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Czech Republic |
1–1 | 6–2 | 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 16. | 2–1 | |||||
| 17. | 25 July 2017 | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands |  Sweden |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
| 18. | 15 September 2017 | Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy |  Moldova |
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 | Romania |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 21. | 2–0 | |||||
| 22. | 20 January 2018 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  France |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 23. | 28 January 2018 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Switzerland |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 24. | 2 March 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Wales |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 25. | 2–0 | |||||
| 26. | 10 April 2018 | Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy |  Belgium |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 27. | 8 June 2018 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy |  Portugal |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 28. | 4 September 2018 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Belgium |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
| 29. | 6 March 2019 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  North Korea |
1–0 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 30. | 29 May 2019 | Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy | Switzerland |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 31. | 14 June 2019 | Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France |  Jamaica |
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 |  Israel |
1–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 35. | 3 September 2019 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 36. | 4 October 2019 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 37. | 8 October 2019 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 38. | 8 November 2019 | Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy | Georgia |
3–0 | 6–0 | |
| 39. | 4 March 2020 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | Portugal |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| 40. | 7 March 2020 | Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 41. | 22 September 2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Bosnia and 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 | Israel |
5–0 | 12–0 | |
| 45. | 10 June 2021 | Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrera, Italy |  Netherlands |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 46. | 17 September 2021 | Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy | Moldova |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 47. | 2–0 | |||||
| 48. | 21 September 2021 | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia |  Croatia |
4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 49. | 22 October 2021 | Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, Italy | Croatia |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 50. | 30 November 2021 | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari, Romania | Romania |
2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 51. | 3–0 | |||||
| 52. | 5–0 | |||||
| 53. | 12 April 2022 | Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland | Switzerland |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 54. | 24 July 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Argentina |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 55. | 25 October 2024 | Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy | Malta |
1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 56. | 8 April 2025 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark |  Denmark |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 57. | 3 June 2025 | Swansea Stadium, Swansea, Wales | Wales |
2–0 | 4–1 | |
| 58. | 4–0 | |||||
| 59. | 7 July 2025 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Portugal |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| 60. | 16 July 2025 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |  Norway |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 61. | 2–1 |
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