Barbara Bonansea

Bonansea joins San Diego following a decorated nine-year career with Juventus, where she became the club’s all-time appearance leader with 249 appearances and recorded nearly 100 goals across all competitions. The forward joined Juventus ahead of its inaugural season and scored the club’s first-ever Serie A goal and its first two UEFA Women’s Champions League goals while helping Juventus capture 16 trophies, including six Serie A Femminile titles. 

Bonansea began her professional career at 13 years old with ACF Torino, making more than 100 appearances and scoring nearly 40 goals across six seasons. She later joined ACF Brescia, where she helped the club capture two Serie A Femminile titles, two Coppa Italia trophies, and three Supercoppa Italiana titles. Bonansea was named Serie A Female Footballer of the Year in 2016. 

Throughout her career, Bonansea has earned international recognition, including selections to the FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World 11 in 2020 and 2021, an honor determined by votes from thousands of professional women’s players from around the world. She was also inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2021. 

Bonansea has been a mainstay for the Italian national team since making her senior debut in 2012, earning more than 100 caps. She has represented Italy at five major international tournaments, including two FIFA Women’s World Cups (2019 and 2023) and three UEFA Women’s European Championships (2017, 2022, and 2025). Most recently, Bonansea helped Italy reach the semifinals of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 and has continued to feature during the country’s qualification campaign for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.