Julia Grosso

Julia Angela Grosso (born August 29, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Chicago Stars FC and the Canada women's national team. She attained international prominence after scoring the title-winning penalty kick at the 2020 Summer Olympics, leading Canada to its first gold medal.

Grosso was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is of Portuguese descent through her father, and Italian through her mother. She attended Burnaby Central Secondary where she played with the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Rex. Future national teammate Jordyn Huitema attended the same school and program, and the two became close friends during this time. Her sister Carli was also a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps system. Grosso made her college debut for the Texas Longhorns on August 17, 2018, in a 3–0 win over the Rice Owls.

Grosso signed with TSS FC Rovers of the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.

In December 2021, Grosso returned to her ancestral country Italy and joined Juventus on an initial one-year contract. She debuted for Juventus on January 16, 2022, in a 5–0 win against Pomigliano. In her first season with Juventus, the team completed the domestic treble with victories in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana.

Grosso's second season with the team saw her appear in twenty games and scored three goals. She also won her second Coppa Italia and was named the Serie A midfielder of the season.

After missing part of the 2023–24 season due to injury, she returned to the roster in time to participate in her second Supercoppa victory. Following the conclusion of the season, Grosso announced that her tenure at Juventus had come to an end.

On July 8, 2024, the Chicago Red Stars (later named Chicago Stars FC) announced that they had signed Grosso to a three-year contract through the 2026 season.

On August 7, 2014, Grosso made her first junior appearance for Canada with the national under-15 against Puerto Rico in a 5–0 victory at the CONCACAF Girls Under-15 Championship. She played twelve minutes in a substitute appearance. The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out over Haiti. Grosso would make five appearances for the under-15 national team in the tournament, the only five U-15 caps of her career.