Manuela Perselli

Manuela spent five formative years playing primarily in boys’ teams, an experience that helped shape both her technical ability and her personality.

Music accompanies Manuela during quiet moments away from football and while she prepares mentally for matches.

Travelling is one of Manuela’s favourite hobbies, especially when it gives her the opportunity to discover unfamiliar places and new experiences.

Reaching the 2025 European Under-19 Championship semi-finals with Italy was an “indescribable” experience that helped her grow both as a footballer and as a person.

A change in her family’s work situation took Manuela from Trieste to Bologna, where she continued her football journey in Bologna FC’s academy.

Her childhood club used the affectionate nickname “Manu” when celebrating her first call-up to an Italy youth training camp.

For National Pet Day, Manuela helped introduce Gilda, a gentle shelter cat searching for a loving new home after losing the owner she had spent her entire life with