Julia Grosso
Julia Angela Grosso (born August 29, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She plays for the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 Conference. Grosso also plays for the Canada women's national soccer team.
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Full name | Julia Angela Grosso | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | August 29, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
– 2014 | Mountain United FC | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Texas Longhorns | 17 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Canada U15 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Canada U17 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Canada U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Canada | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 8, 2019 |
Personal life
Grosso was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Portuguese father and a mother of Italian descent.[1] Grosso attended Vancouver Technical Secondary School.[2] Grosso's sister Carli was also a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps system and plays for the Simon Fraser Clan.[3]
Playing career
Club
Grosso would sign with TSS FC Rovers of the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.[4]
College
Grosso made her college debut for the Texas Longhorns on August 17, 2018 in a 3–0 win over the Rice Owls.[5]
International
Youth teams
Under-15
Grosso made her first junior appearance for Canada with the national under-15 team on August 7, 2014 against Puerto Rico in a 5–0 victory at the CONCACAF Girls Under-15 Championship.[6] She played twelve minutes in a substitute appearance.[1] The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out over Haiti.[7] Grosso would make five appearances for the under-15 national team in the tournament, the only five U-15 caps of her career.
Under-17
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.[8] 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.[9][10] Grosso proceeded to play in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[11] There, she played 90 minutes in all three group games, recording an assist in the first game, a 3–2 win over Cameroon.[12] 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.[13] The game against Venezuela was Grosso's last for the under-17 team.[1]
Under-20
Grosso made her debut for the under-20 team on January 18, 2018 in a 3–1 victory over Costa Rica in the opening match of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1] Canada would lose the semi-finals on penalties to Mexico after a 1–1 draw after extra time.[14] 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. [15] Grosso played every minute of the five game campaign.[1]
Senior team
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.[1] 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.[16] Grosso was also a part of Canada's squad for the 2018 Algarve Cup where the team finished fifth.[17][18] On May 25, 2019 she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19]
Career statistics
Honours
International
Canada U15
Individual
References
- "Julia Grosso (CAN)". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- Olson, Dan (May 24, 2016). "A soccer veteran at 15, Vancouver's Grosso next in line for Canada". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- "Carli Grosso – 2016 – Simon Fraser University". athletics.sfu.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- 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.
- "Julia Grosso – 2018 Soccer Roster – Texas Athletics". texassports.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "2014-08-07 – Canada vs Puerto Rico". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- "Canada W15 wins inaugural CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship | Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. August 18, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- "2016-03-03 – Canada vs Guatemala". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- "TSG reveals CU17W Best XI, Awards". concacaf.com. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- Prest, Andy (March 23, 2016). "North Vancouver teen living World Cup dream". North Shore News. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 List of Players" (PDF). September 9, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- September 30, 2016. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – Matches – Cameroon-Canada". FIFA.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- "Canada eliminated from U17 women's World Cup". TSN. October 7, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- "Canadians ' final chance to qualify comes Sunday against Haiti with bronze-medal game". CBC Sports. January 26, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- "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.
- Prusina, Sandra (November 12, 2017). "Canada vs. USA takeaways: Quinn an emerging star for the Reds". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- Molinaro, John (February 15, 2018). "Christine Sinclair highlights Canada's Algarve Cup roster". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "Canada defeats Japan to finish 5th at women soccer's Algarve Cup". CBC. March 7, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- "TSG reveals CU17W Best XI, Awards". concacaf.com. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "2016 Whitecaps FC Showcase All-Stars" (PDF). vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- Harrigan, Scott (October 19, 2016). "2016 Whitecaps FC Player Awards, Presented by BMO". ISN. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "Canada Games Women's Soccer Tournament All-Stars". www.canadasoccer.com. August 6, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- "BC Soccer Announces 2017–2018 Award Winners". www.bcsoccer.net. June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.