Alia Guagni

Alia Guagni (born 1 October 1987) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Alia Guagni

Guagni in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Florence, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2015	ACF Firenze	115	(47)
2013	→ Pali Blues (loan)
2015–2020	Fiorentina	75	(19)
2020–2022	Atlético Madrid	18	(0)
2022–2024	AC Milan	41	(1)
2024–2025	Como	20	(0)
International career‡
2009–2022	Italy	74	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:18, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2019

During her career, Guagni won the Serie A Female Footballer of the Year twice (in 2017^[2] and 2018^[3]) and was named in the AIC Best Women's XI twice (in 2019^[4] and 2020). She spent most of her career in Italy, apart from a spell in Spain with Atlético Madrid. Guagni also appeared for Italy at two major competitions, appearing at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

She previously played for ACF Firenze and Fiorentina.

Guagni scored her first career hattrick against Torino Women ASD on 19 January 2013.^[5]

In summer 2013, Guagni joined Pali Blues on loan.^[6]

On 8 July 2020, Guagni was announced at Atlético Madrid on a three year contract.^[7]

On 3 January 2022, Guagni was announced at AC Milan on a one and a half year contract.^[8]

On 12 August 2024, Guagni was announced at Como on a one year contract.^[9]

On 6 May 2025, Guagni announced her retirement from football.^[10] She played the last match of her career against Napoli on 11 May 2025, retiring as Como's captain.^[11]

International career

In November 2016, Guagni was called up to the Italy squad for the Torneo Internazionale Manhaus 2016.^[12]

Guagni was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.^[13]

Guagni was called up to the Italy squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[14]

Guagni scored her last international goal against Georgia on 8 November 2019.^[15]

After football

After retiring, Guagni and Como co-founded the Beyond project, which aims to support players who have retired in their life after football.^[16]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 November 2019	Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy	Georgia	2–0	6–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

Honours

ACF Firenze

• Serie B: 2002–03
• Serie A2: 2005–06, 2009–10

Fiorentina

• Serie A: 2016–17
• Coppa Italia: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2018

Atlético Madrid

• Supercopa de España Femenina: 2020–21

Individual

• Serie A Female Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2018
• AIC Best Women's XI: 2019, 2020