Valeria Pirone

Forward • Age 38 • #11

Valeria Pirone is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward. She has represented Italy at U19 and senior international level

Photo: IMAGO | IMAGO / IPA Sport

533 Appearances

305 Goals

3 Trophies

2 Awards

Fun Facts about Valeria

Quirky facts. Inspired by her game.

Valeria grew up playing street tournaments against children from neighbouring apartment blocks, using sweaters and shirts as makeshift goalposts.

Her sister Imma is an actress known for the Italian television series Un posto al sole — Imma follows Valeria’s matches, while Valeria tries not to miss episodes featuring her sister.

Her most imaginative post-football dream is to travel to the Moon and plant a Napoli flag there.

Valeria has her own pre-match superstition, but she deliberately keeps the ritual a secret.

Every one of her tattoos carries a personal meaning connected with friendship or football — although she once joked that their black-and-white colours unfortunately reminded her of Juventus.

Her everyday style is built around comfort: she rarely wears makeup beyond occasional mascara and saves heels for special occasions.

She loves cinema and theatre, while a book has only three pages to capture her attention before she decides whether to continue reading it.

She enjoys cooking and keeping her home tidy, with parmigiana, pasta with potatoes and provola, seafood spaghetti and cannelloni among her favourite dishes.