Talia DellaPeruta

Talia Victoria DellaPeruta (born April 19, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Femminile club UC Sampdoria. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She has represented the United States internationally at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels, winning four CONCACAF championships.

Early life and college career
DellaPeruta was born in Bitburg, Germany, to Barbara and Adam DellaPeruta, and has a younger sister, Tori, who is also a soccer player. She grew up in Cumming, Georgia, and attended West Forsyth High School. She played club soccer for Tophat Soccer Club. She committed to the University of North Carolina in July 2017 as one of the top recruits of the class of 2020. In her senior year, she trained as an amateur with FC Köln of the Frauen-Bundesliga in Germany.

North Carolina Tar Heels, 2020–2023
DellaPeruta played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2020 to 2023. She was a starter as a freshman, recording five goals and two assists, and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team. She missed the start of her sophomore and junior seasons due to injury and national team duties respectively. In the 2022 NCAA tournament, she scored in consecutive wins over Georgia, BYU, and Notre Dame to help North Carolina progress to the title game. She co-captained the team as a senior. Her sister, Tori, was her teammate during her last two seasons.

Sampdoria, 2024–
After college, DellaPeruta signed with UC Sampdoria of Serie A along with her sister, Tori. She made her debut as a late substitute against Milan on February 14, 2024. On March 16 at Pomigliano, she recorded her first professional assist, to her sister, in a game in which her sister scored four goals. She scored her first goal in a loss to Milan on April 21.

International career
DellaPeruta was invited to a training camp with the United States national under-14 team in March 2016 and called up to the under-15 team two months later. She started for the United States team that won the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. She trained with the under-16 and under-17 teams the next year. With the under-17 team, she started and won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and competed at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She was called up to the under-18 team the next year and started for the team to help win the 2020 and 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championships, scoring in the latter final. She scored the winning penalty kick for the under-20 team in the final of the 2022 Sud Ladies Cup. She was named to the under-23 team roster for preseason friendlies against National Women's Soccer League clubs in 2023.