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Lucia Di Guglielmo (Italian: [luˈtʃi.a di ɡuʎˈʎɛl.mo]; born 26 June 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the Italy national team. She has previously played for Serie A clubs Empoli and Roma.
Di Guglielmo started playing at local club Zambra after her best friend spurred her to join training. One of her team-mates at Zambra was Andrea Favilli. At the club she played for mixed youth teams until the age of 14 and in 2011 joined Valdarno, which later had its named changed to Castelfranco and eventually became the women’s section of Empoli. With Castelfranco she competed in the Serie C and Serie B, while with Empoli she played in the Serie A. During her time at Empoli, she captained the club and made over 50 Serie A appearances.
In July 2021, Di Guglielmo signed with Roma, alongside former Empoli player Benedetta Glionna.
On 31 December 2025, National Women’s Soccer League club Washington Spirit announced that they had acquired Di Guglielmo from Roma for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed her to a three-year contract through 2028 with a team option for an additional…
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