She may only be 19, but Giulia Dragoni has already achieved so much. Now she's got an appetite for more in Chelsea blue.

The Italy international arrives at Stamford Bridge having won all available domestic honours with Barcelona, and lifted the Women's Champions League in 2024.

The second youngest player to feature at the 2023 World Cup, Giulia has spent the past two seasons on loan with Roma, where she was an integral part of back-to-back league triumphs. So good were her performances in the Italian capital last term, Giulia was named Serie A Midfielder of the Year. Now she has taken another big step forward in what is clearly a very exciting career.

‘I want to show people why I'm here and why Chelsea wanted to sign me,’ Giulia tells us.

‘I've achieved a lot already, but I can't wait to achieve more with this club. I will do as much as I can to help the team win as many trophies as possible.

'There’s a lot I want to achieve as a Chelsea player,' said the Italy international upon signing her I hope we can do big things in the Champions League and, of course, we all know that the Women’s Super League is the toughest in the world. So I want to win that too.'

Giulia arrives in London having already played alongside two of our most experienced and highly-decorated stars. She joined Barcelona in 2023, where she spent time working with Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh, who signed for Chelsea in July 2024 and January 2025 respectively.

Now, after reuniting with the English duo, Giulia is looking forward to benefiting from their guidance once more.

‘I played at Barcelona with Lucy and with Keira,’ says the Italy international.

‘Actually, in the Barca locker room, I sat between the two of them! They were amazing, really nice. Keira helped me especially because she plays as a midfielder.

‘And playing with her in Barcelona, even in training, was really easy because she understood my game, even if we didn't play that often together. She's a really smart player, so it was easy to play with her.’

And what of Giulia's own talents? How would she sum those up?

‘I would say that I like to have the ball, to have possession, and I am a creative player who likes to take risks and to make things happen.

'I think dribbling and taking risks are my biggest strengths, as well as playing under pressure. I can't wait to show those things.'

Moving to a new country will not faze Giulia, who left her home city of Milan at the age of 16 to pursue her football career.

Now she’s ready to immerse herself in her new life in London, hitting the ground running as she bids to make her mark at Chelsea.

‘I think I was so young that I didn't even realise that I was leaving home,’ she explains. ‘Leaving for a club like Barca was pretty easy.

‘So yeah, the beginning was easy because I was young and being alone in a new city – a new world – was crazy. Then, with time, it got harder and harder being away from family, but I'm getting used to it.

‘I'm the kind of person who likes to meet new people with different cultures. Italian and Spanish cultures are pretty similar, so I can't wait to get to know more and more about English culture and to learn more about this country and this city.'

Blues fans, meanwhile, can't wait to learn more about just what Giulia can do on the pitch.