Cristiana Girelli

ABOUT CRISTIANA GIRELLI

This Italian footballer stars as a striker for her Italian Serie A club Juventus. She also plays for the Italian national team and has 220,000 followers on Instagram.

She played on Italy's Under-19 international team before making her debut for the senior national team in a March 2013 friendly against England.

Because of her ability to score and dominate and create on the field and off--as a cook--her teammates have nicknamed her the "Chef."

She considers teammates like Ariana Caruso and Barbara Bonansea family, and often cooks for them.

She was the 2020 Serie A Female Footballler of the Year and the first Juventus player to score 50 goals for the club. She wears number 10, in honor of her idol, Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero , with whom she stays in touch via Instagram.