Julia Grosso

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Julia Grosso
Personal information
Full name Julia Angela Grosso[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-29) August 29, 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 15
Youth career
Vancouver Italian Canadian SF
0000–2014 Mountain United FC
2014–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Texas Longhorns 17 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 TSS FC Rovers
2021– Juventus 3 (0)
National team‡
2014 Canada U15 5 (0)
2016 Canada U17 8 (0)
2018 Canada U20 5 (0)
2017– Canada 34 (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018 United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Third place 2016 Grenada
CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship
Winner 2014 Cayman Islands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 1, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 23, 2022

Julia Angela Grosso (born August 29, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Canada national team.

Early life[]

Grosso was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] She attended Burnaby Central Secondary where she played with the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Rex.[3] Grosso's sister Carli was also a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps system and played for the Simon Fraser Clan.[4]

Grosso made her college debut for the Texas Longhorns on August 17, 2018, in a 3–0 win over the Rice Owls.[5]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Grosso signed with TSS FC Rovers of the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.[6]

Juventus[]

In December 2021, Grosso joined Italian club Juventus on an initial one-year contract.[7] She debutted for Juventus on January 16, 2022 in a 5–0 win against Pomigliano.[8]

International career[]

Youth[]

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.[9] She played twelve minutes in a substitute appearance.[2] The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out over Haiti.[10] Grosso would make five appearances for the under-15 national team in the tournament, the only five U-15 caps of her career.

Grosso's debut for the under-17 team came on March 3, 2016 at the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship in a 3–0 win against Guatemala.[11] Canada would finish in third place at the tournament and Grosso was named to the Best XI, en route to qualification for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[12][13] Grosso proceeded to play in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[14] There, she played 90 minutes in all three group games, recording an assist in the first game, a 3–2 win over Cameroon.[15] Canada would draw and lose their next games against Germany and Venezuela, respectively, resulting in a third-place finish in the group and failure to proceed from the group stage.[16] The game against Venezuela was Grosso's last for the under-17 team.[2]

On January 18, 2018, Grosso made her debut for the under-20 team in a 3–1 victory over in the opening match of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[2] Canada would lose the semi-finals on penalties to Mexico after a 1–1 draw after extra time.[17] Canada needed to defeat Haiti in the third place match in order to qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but lost the game 1–0 and did not qualify for the U-20 World Cup.[18] Grosso played every minute of the five-game campaign.[2]

Senior[]

Grosso received her first call-up to the senior team under coach John Herdman for a home and home series against the United States on November 9 and 12, 2017.[2] While Grosso did not feature in the first match, she came on as a ninetieth minute substitute for Janine Beckie in a 3–1 loss at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California.[19] Grosso was also a part of Canada's squad for the 2018 Algarve Cup where the team finished fifth.[20][21]

On May 25, 2019 she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[22] On August 6, 2021, she scored the winning penalty kick in the shootout of the gold medal game at Tokyo 2020, against Sweden, winning Canada their first gold medal in Women's Soccer.[23]

Style of play[]

Grosso is a left-footed mezz'ala who has creativity and technique as well as intensity and contrast and can also play as left-back.[24]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of March 1, 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus 2021–22 Serie A 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0

International[]

As of February 23, 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2017 1 0
2018 8 0
2019 7 0
2020 5 0
2021 10 0
2022 3 0
Total 34 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Juventus

International[]

Canada U15

Canada

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. May 27, 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Julia Grosso (CAN)". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Vancouver's Julia Grosso the unexpected Olympic gold medal hero for Canada". Daily Hive Vancouver. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Carli Grosso – 2016 – Simon Fraser University". athletics.sfu.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Julia Grosso – 2018 Soccer Roster – Texas Athletics". texassports.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ^ McColl, Michael (April 4, 2018). "Canadian National Team players Jordyn Huitema and Julia Grosso headline first TSS Rovers WPSL roster". aftn.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Julia Grosso è una nuova giocatrice delle Juventus Women!" [Julia Grosso is a new Juventus Women player!] (in Italian). Juventus. December 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Pomigliano vs. Juventus - 16 January 2022 - Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "2014-08-07 – Canada vs Puerto Rico". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Canada W15 wins inaugural CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship | Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. August 18, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "2016-03-03 – Canada vs Guatemala". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "TSG reveals CU17W Best XI, Awards". concacaf.com. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  13. ^ Prest, Andy (March 23, 2016). "North Vancouver teen living World Cup dream". North Shore News. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  14. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 List of Players" (PDF). September 9, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  15. ^ September 30, 2016. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – Matches – Cameroon-Canada". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "Canada eliminated from U17 women's World Cup". TSN. October 7, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  17. ^ "Canadians ' final chance to qualify comes Sunday against Haiti with bronze-medal game". CBC Sports. January 26, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "Canada upset by Haiti, fails to qualify for the U-20 Women's World Cup". The Globe and Mail. January 28, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  19. ^ Prusina, Sandra (November 12, 2017). "Canada vs. USA takeaways: Quinn an emerging star for the Reds". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  20. ^ Molinaro, John (February 15, 2018). "Christine Sinclair highlights Canada's Algarve Cup roster". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  21. ^ "Canada defeats Japan to finish 5th at women soccer's Algarve Cup". CBC. March 7, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  22. ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  23. ^ "Canada win Olympic title after Julia Grosso sinks Sweden in shootout". The Guardian. August 6, 2021.
  24. ^ Munno, Mauro (December 6, 2021). "Chi è Julia Grosso: una campionessa olimpica alla Juventus Women". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  25. ^ "Julia Grosso Profile". Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  26. ^ "TSG reveals CU17W Best XI, Awards". concacaf.com. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  27. ^ "2016 Whitecaps FC Showcase All-Stars" (PDF). vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  28. ^ Harrigan, Scott (October 19, 2016). "2016 Whitecaps FC Player Awards, Presented by BMO". ISN. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  29. ^ "Canada Games Women's Soccer Tournament All-Stars". www.canadasoccer.com. August 6, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  30. ^ "BC Soccer Announces 2017–2018 Award Winners". www.bcsoccer.net. June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

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