Victoria Pelova

Victoria Pelova (Dutch pronunciation: [vɪkˈtoːɾia peˈloːva]; born 3 June 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Arsenal[1] and the Netherlands national team.[2]

Victoria Pelova
Pelova with Ajax in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999
Place of birth Delft, the Netherlands
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2016 DSV Concordia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 ADO Den Haag 67 (27)
2019–2023 Ajax 64 (11)
2023– Arsenal 4 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U19 15 (8)
2018 Netherlands U20 6 (2)
2018– Netherlands 37 (3)
Honours
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up2019 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023

Career

Pelova represented Netherlands at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3] She was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup,[4][5][6] as well as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the Olympics she scored her first international goal in the Netherlands opening match against Zambia.[7] Pelova was named to the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

Personal life

Pelova pursues Applied Mathematics at Delft University of Technology.[8] During her childhood, she excelled in several different sports including chess, snowboarding, and tennis.[9][10]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 21 February 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
201810
201960
202010
2021122
2022151
202320
Total373
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pelova goal.
List of international goals scored by Victoria Pelova
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 July 2021Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan Zambia10–110–32020 Summer Olympics
227 July 2021Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan China7–28–22020 Summer Olympics
317 July 2022Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England Switzerland3–14–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Honours

Ajax

Arsenal

References
  1. "Victoria Pelova joins the club". Victoria Pelova joins the club. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  2. uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Victoria Pelova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  3. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019.
  4. "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad | KNVB". www.knvb.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. "FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019.
  6. "Pelova wil meer dan alleen ervaring opdoen" (in Dutch). 2019-06-14.
  7. "Zambia - Nederland".
  8. "Highlight: Victoria Pelova". TU Delft.
  9. "Delftse Post: Victoria Pelova".
  10. "De Telegraaf: Duizendpoot op noppen". 21 February 2021.
  11. Victoria Pelova at Soccerway
  12. "Netherlands - V. Pelova - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  13. Sanders, Emma (5 March 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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