# Giulia Galli (footballer)
**Giulia Galli** (born 2008) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward, most often on the left wing, for [FC Barcelona](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-barcelona) and the Italy youth national teams. She came through the [AS Roma](https://www.edgepedia.org/as-roma) academy, became the youngest player to debut for the Roma women's first team, and moved to Barcelona in September 2026 at age 18.[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/4572383/acuerdo-con-la-as-roma-para-el-traspaso-de-giulia-galli) • [2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2008, Rome, Italy[3](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/players/250182205--giulia-galli/) |
| Position | Forward; left winger, left-footed, 177 cm tall[4](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/1641666/giulia-galli) • [5](https://fbref.com/en/players/20b89ac6/) |
| Youth career | Joined the Roma youth setup in 2017; previously trained at the Ostiamare school in Rome[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/4572383/acuerdo-con-la-as-roma-para-el-traspaso-de-giulia-galli) • [6](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/femminile/2025/11/01/giulia-galli-italia-u17-intervista) |
| Roma first team | Debut at 16 years, 1 month and 8 days, the youngest player to debut for the Roma women's first team; 2025-26 Serie A: 15 appearances, 2 goals[2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/) • [5](https://fbref.com/en/players/20b89ac6/) |
| International honors | FIFA Bronze Boot at the 2025 U-17 World Cup in Morocco: five goals and one assist[7](https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/giulia-galli-premiata-con-lo-scarpino-di-bronzo-fifa-terza-miglior-marcatrice-dellultimo-mondiale-under-17-bp6u80c8) |
| Barcelona move | Signed from Roma in September 2026 for a fee of about 250,000 euros, on a contract to 2030, joining Barça B[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/4572383/acuerdo-con-la-as-roma-para-el-traspaso-de-giulia-galli) • [2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/) |
## Early life and athletics
Galli grew up in Rome and supported Roma as a child, a passion she describes as transmitted by her family. Before football took over, she was a competitive runner: until the year before a 2023 FIGC interview she ran the 100 meters and the 1000 meters at the Campionati Studenteschi (school student championships) for her school, the Liceo Linguistico Enriques in Ostia.[8](https://figc.it/it/nazionali/news/dallatletica-al-calcio-galli-segna-e-va-veloce-vogliamo-andare-alleuropeo-sabato-contro-linghilterra-%C3%A8-decisiva/) As a young child she insisted on joining the Ostiamare football school, and she entered the Roma youth sector in 2017, seven years before her first-team debut.[6](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/femminile/2025/11/01/giulia-galli-italia-u17-intervista) • [1](https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/4572383/acuerdo-con-la-as-roma-para-el-traspaso-de-giulia-galli)
## Club career with Roma
Galli progressed through every Roma youth category and reached the first team at 16 years, 1 month and 8 days, becoming the youngest player to debut for the Roma women's first team.[2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/) Her Serie A record with Roma covers three seasons: one 24-minute appearance in the 2023-24 title-winning season, no league appearances in 2024-25, and 15 appearances with 2 goals in 332 minutes in 2025-26, when Roma again won the league.[5](https://fbref.com/en/players/20b89ac6/)
**Breakthrough season.** In 2025-26 she scored her first professional goals, including in the Champions League, Serie A Women's Cup, and the league; she named her goal against Milan in the Women's Cup, her first at the Tre Fontane ground with her family in the stands, as the one closest to her heart.[9](https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/roma-femminile/roma-femminile-galli-far-parte-di-questa-squadra-significa-senso-di-appartenenza-280313) That season she won her first Scudetto with the Roma first team and was placed in the NXGN top 25 of the best young talents in the world.[9](https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/roma-femminile/roma-femminile-galli-far-parte-di-questa-squadra-significa-senso-di-appartenenza-280313)
## Move to Barcelona
On 5 September 2026, Barcelona announced an agreement with AS Roma for Galli's transfer. She signed a contract to 2030, with the fee reported at around 250,000 euros, and was assigned to Barça B under coach Òscar Belis, joining after the U-20 World Cup in Poland, though in the dynamics of the first-team squad.[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/4572383/acuerdo-con-la-as-roma-para-el-traspaso-de-giulia-galli) • [2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/) • [10](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-nueva-perla-de-la-masia-el-barca-es-un-club-ambicioso-f202609-n/) She described Barcelona as one of the most ambitious clubs in the world and said she wanted to finish the World Cup well before turning to the new chapter.[10](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-nueva-perla-de-la-masia-el-barca-es-un-club-ambicioso-f202609-n/)
## International career
Galli has represented Italy at under-16, under-17, and under-19 level.[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/4572383/acuerdo-con-la-as-roma-para-el-traspaso-de-giulia-galli) At the 2025 U-17 European Championship she played four matches, scored three goals, and provided one assist.[2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/) Her breakout came at the 2025 U-17 World Cup in Morocco, where she scored five goals in five matches and finished third in the scoring charts, earning the FIFA Bronze Boot award.[2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/) • [7](https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/giulia-galli-premiata-con-lo-scarpino-di-bronzo-fifa-terza-miglior-marcatrice-dellultimo-mondiale-under-17-bp6u80c8) In September 2026 she played for Italy at the [FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup) in Poland, starting matches against New Zealand, Japan, China, South Korea, Spain, and Colombia.[4](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/1641666/giulia-galli)
## Playing style
Galli is a fast, versatile forward who can play anywhere across the attack, with a good shot and an instinct for attacking depth; she has developed into a player more involved in build-up play as well.[2](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/) • [9](https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/roma-femminile/roma-femminile-galli-far-parte-di-questa-squadra-significa-senso-di-appartenenza-280313) Her stated idols are [Vinícius Júnior](https://www.edgepedia.org/vinicius-junior) among men and Mapi León among women, and her favorite player is Barcelona's Caroline Graham Hansen.[8](https://figc.it/it/nazionali/news/dallatletica-al-calcio-galli-segna-e-va-veloce-vogliamo-andare-alleuropeo-sabato-contro-linghilterra-%C3%A8-decisiva/) • [9](https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/roma-femminile/roma-femminile-galli-far-parte-di-questa-squadra-significa-senso-di-appartenenza-280313)
## References
1. [Acuerdo con la AS Roma para el traspaso de Giulia Galli, FC Barcelona](https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/4572383/acuerdo-con-la-as-roma-para-el-traspaso-de-giulia-galli)
2. [Galli, la apuesta para la delantera del Barcelona, AS](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-apuesta-para-la-delantera-del-barcelona-f202609-n/)
3. [giulia galli | barcelona | uefa women's champions league | uefa.com](https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/players/250182205--giulia-galli/)
4. [Giulia Galli, statistiche, carriera e valore di mercato, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/it/players/1641666/giulia-galli)
5. [Giulia Galli Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/20b89ac6/)
6. [Italia, Mondiale Under 17. Galli: "Voglio il Mondiale ed esulto quasi come Belotti", Sky Sport](https://sport.sky.it/calcio/femminile/2025/11/01/giulia-galli-italia-u17-intervista)
7. [Giulia Galli premiata con lo scarpino di bronzo FIFA, FIGC](https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/giulia-galli-premiata-con-lo-scarpino-di-bronzo-fifa-terza-miglior-marcatrice-dellultimo-mondiale-under-17-bp6u80c8)
8. [Dall'atletica al calcio, Galli segna e va veloce, FIGC](https://figc.it/it/nazionali/news/dallatletica-al-calcio-galli-segna-e-va-veloce-vogliamo-andare-alleuropeo-sabato-contro-linghilterra-%C3%A8-decisiva/)
9. [Roma Femminile, Galli: "Far parte di questa squadra significa senso di appartenenza", Voce Giallorossa](https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/roma-femminile/roma-femminile-galli-far-parte-di-questa-squadra-significa-senso-di-appartenenza-280313)
10. [Galli, la nueva perla de La Masía: "El Barça es un club ambicioso", AS](https://as.com/futbol/femenino/galli-la-nueva-perla-de-la-masia-el-barca-es-un-club-ambicioso-f202609-n/)
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