Julia Grosso

Julia Grosso
Grosso with Canada in 2022
Personal information
Full name Julia Angela Grosso[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-29) August 29, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chicago Red Stars
Number 21
Youth career
Vancouver Italian Canadian SC
Cliff Avenue United
Burnaby Girls SC
0000–2014 Mountain United
2014–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Texas Longhorns 60 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 TSS FC Rovers
2022–2024 Juventus 50 (9)
2024– Chicago Red Stars 10 (0)
International career
2014 Canada U15 5 (0)
2016 Canada U17 8 (0)
2018 Canada U20 5 (0)
2017– Canada 64 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018 United States
Runner-up 2022 Mexico
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Third place 2016 Grenada
CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship
Winner 2014 Cayman Islands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 28, 2024

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 Red Stars 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.[2][3]

  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.
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