Alice Tortelli (born 22 January 1998) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for Serie A club

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and the Italy women's national team.

Early life

Tortelli has two brothers, who are twins, and was born and raised in

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. Tortelli started playing football for her brother Lapo's team. She played in defence alongside Lapo and both were often

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Career

She made her debut for the Italy national team on 22 September 2020 against

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, starting the match.

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* 1998 births Living people Women's association football defenders Italian women's footballers Italy women's international footballers Fiorentina Women's F.C. players Footballers from Florence Serie A (women's football) players ACF Firenze players 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-women-footy-bio-stub