January 14, 2026 | Soccer
STARKVILLE โ Ally Perry, Mississippi State's All-American and the 2025 SEC Midfielder of the year, signed withย Juventus FCย on Wednesday in Turin, Italy.ย Perry is the 15thย Bulldog player toย signย with a professional team in program history and will become the 11thย professional player currently active.
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Juventus plays in Italy's top-division Serie A, and the club has won six league titles since the women's team was established in 2017. Most recently, the team claimed its fifth Supercoppa Italiana, defeating AS Roma, 2-1, on Jan. 11.
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Perry earnedย State'sย second First Team All-American honor from United Soccer Coaches this fall. She was also named First Team All-Region and wasย a Hermann Trophy semifinalist.ย For the second consecutive year, she was tabbed First Team All-SEC.
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The Frisco, Texas, native wrapped up her time in the Maroon and White by tying the program record for both career (11) and single-season (5) game-winning goals. In fact,ย she'sย scored the game-winner in four of State's sixย top-10ย wins in program history.ย
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Along the way, she posted a single-season career-high eight assists to finish second all-time at MSU with 18 for her career, including eight game-winning assists. Perry ranks third in MSU career history in points (60) and fifth in goals (21).
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"Theย main reason Iย signedย for Juventus was to test myself in thisย new environment. I see a lot of growth in thisย opportunityย for me," Perry said in the club's release. "I'mย extremely uncomfortable, butย that'sย how I know that I will grow. This is aย really bigย challenge and next step for me thatย I'mย excited to try and navigate."ย
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In 2025, the Frisco, Texas, native started conference play by scoring in five straight matches, marking the third five-game scoring streak in program history and the longest by a Bulldog in SEC play. Her game of the year came in the upset of then-No. 1 Tennessee, when she recorded a career-high five points with two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist. She was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for that performance.ย
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"Obviouslyย my goal is to win, but for now, I just want to get to know everyone on the team," Perry said.ย "I thinkย it'sย great thatย there'sย a lot ofย different culturesย on the team, andย I am sure I will learn a lot from my other teammates."
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Perryย joins former nine of her former teammates on professionalย rosters around the globe.ย Seven of those are also playing overseas, and she is the 11thย player from State to signย internationally. A Bulldog has signed professionally in each of the last four seasons.
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow onย Twitter,ย Facebookย andย Instagramย by searching "HailStateSOC."
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Juventus plays in Italy's top-division Serie A, and the club has won six league titles since the women's team was established in 2017. Most recently, the team claimed its fifth Supercoppa Italiana, defeating AS Roma, 2-1, on Jan. 11.
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Perry earnedย State'sย second First Team All-American honor from United Soccer Coaches this fall. She was also named First Team All-Region and wasย a Hermann Trophy semifinalist.ย For the second consecutive year, she was tabbed First Team All-SEC.
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The Frisco, Texas, native wrapped up her time in the Maroon and White by tying the program record for both career (11) and single-season (5) game-winning goals. In fact,ย she'sย scored the game-winner in four of State's sixย top-10ย wins in program history.ย
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Along the way, she posted a single-season career-high eight assists to finish second all-time at MSU with 18 for her career, including eight game-winning assists. Perry ranks third in MSU career history in points (60) and fifth in goals (21).
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"Theย main reason Iย signedย for Juventus was to test myself in thisย new environment. I see a lot of growth in thisย opportunityย for me," Perry said in the club's release. "I'mย extremely uncomfortable, butย that'sย how I know that I will grow. This is aย really bigย challenge and next step for me thatย I'mย excited to try and navigate."ย
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In 2025, the Frisco, Texas, native started conference play by scoring in five straight matches, marking the third five-game scoring streak in program history and the longest by a Bulldog in SEC play. Her game of the year came in the upset of then-No. 1 Tennessee, when she recorded a career-high five points with two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist. She was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for that performance.ย
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"Obviouslyย my goal is to win, but for now, I just want to get to know everyone on the team," Perry said.ย "I thinkย it'sย great thatย there'sย a lot ofย different culturesย on the team, andย I am sure I will learn a lot from my other teammates."
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Perryย joins former nine of her former teammates on professionalย rosters around the globe.ย Seven of those are also playing overseas, and she is the 11thย player from State to signย internationally. A Bulldog has signed professionally in each of the last four seasons.
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow onย Twitter,ย Facebookย andย Instagramย by searching "HailStateSOC."
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