Talia DellaPeruta


Talia Victoria DellaPeruta is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord. She played college soccer for the North [Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer|North Carolina Tar Heels] and began her professional career with Serie A club Sampdoria (women)|Sampdoria] in 2024. She represented the United States at the under-15 soccer team|under-15], under-17 soccer team|under-17], and under-20 levels, winning four CONCACAF championships across those levels.

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 (Georgia)|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 Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Köln (women)|FC Köln].

North Carolina Tar Heels

DellaPeruta played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2020 to 2023, making 66 appearances and scoring 7 goals. 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 Division I women's soccer tournament|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.

Club career

Sampdoria

After college, DellaPeruta signed with Serie A club UC Sampdoria along with her sister, Tori. She made her professional debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 loss to Milan Women|Milan] on February 14, 2024. On March 16, made her first professional assist to her sister as Tori scored four goals in a 5–0 win against Pomigliano. She scored her first professional goal in her first home start, a 3–1 loss to Milan on April 21.

Feyenoord

On August 1, 2024, Dutch club Feyenoord announced the signing of DellaPeruta on a two-year contract. During the preseason, she suffered a muscle injury which prevented her from playing in the entire 2024–25 season. On November 23, 2025, she made her Feyenoord debut – her first game in over 500 days – as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Hera United.

International career

DellaPeruta was invited to training camp with the United States under-14 team in March 2016 and called up to the under-15 team two months later. She was a starter for the team that won the 2016 [CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship]. She trained with the under-16 and under-17 teams the next year. She started for the under-17 team that won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and appeared at the 2018 FIFA U-17 [Women's World Cup]. She was called up to the under-20 team the next year and started for the team to win both 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.

Personal life

DellaPeruta is in a relationship with soccer player Peter Stroud.

Honors and awards

North Carolina Tar Heels
United States U-15
United States U-17
United States U-20
Individual