Vivianne Miedema Career
Here is a detailed look at Vivianne Miedema Career, both at club and international levels.
Club Career
Miedema started her senior career with SC Heerenveen in 2011 and made her senior debut at the age of 15 against FC Utrecht. She had a tremendous debut season at the club, scoring 10 goals in 17 appearances. After playing for the Dutch club till 2014 and scoring more than 70 goals for the club, she signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich in 2014.
She continued to show her form and scored several goals in the Bundesliga and Champions League, and was the top scorer in the Champions League during the 2016-17 campaign. 2017 saw several clubs having contract negotiations with her, while Bayern had some tough negotiations with her, which saw Miedema leave the club ultimately in 2017.
She further moved to Arsenal in 2017 and became an ultimate legend for the club. After scoring her debut goal for the club against Everton, she never seemed to stop and became a goal machine for the Reds. She started the 2018-19 season with a hat-trick against Liverpool, showing signs of a spectacular season ahead. She finished the season being the top scorer and was also awarded the PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year for her phenomenal season.
2019-20 season, she scored six goals against Bristol City in the largest victory in the history of the WSL as Arsenal scored 11 goals in total. 2020 saw her become the first player to score 50 WSL goals, overtaking the all-time league record. She then scored 100 goals in 2021 and took only 110 games to reach this historic milestone.
Being an absolute club legend for Arsenal, Miedema further moved to Manchester City in 2024 on a three-year deal. She has been an asset to the club so far. Despite her injuries, she has managed to score 11 goals in her 19 appearances for the club so far.
International Career
Vivianne Miedema started her international journey in 2013 after scoring high-profile goals at the youth level for her country. She made her debut for the Netherlands National team against Albania as an 84th-minute substitute.
She started her international goal-scoring tally with a hat-trick against Portugal in only 16 minutes during a 2015 FIFA World Cup Qualification match. She finished the qualifiers as the top scorer with a total of 16 goals under her name.
She further scored crucial goals in high-profile tournaments for the Netherlands and started to excel under immense pressure.
2019 saw her become the all-time top scorer for the Netherlands women’s national football team after scoring against Cameroon at the 2019 FIFA World Cup. She showcased a brilliant performance throughout the FIFA World Cup 2015 and showed dangerous goal-scoring abilities.
She further broke the Olympic record for scoring the most goals as she scored ten goals in just four matches for her country. As she struggled with a ligament injury after this, she was out of the squad for a lot of time before returning to the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 qualifiers. In the Women’s Euro 2025, she recently scored her 100th international goal in a victory against Wales.
Vivianne Miedema Awards and Achievements
The high-profile striker has broken several records over the years and continues to break even more with her prolific goal-scoring record. She is the only Dutch player to ever score more than 100 goals for the country, making her an elite-level striker for the Netherlands. Along with Bayern Munich, she won the Frauen Bundesliga twice before moving to Arsenal.
The Arsenal maestro has won the WSL once, the FA WSL Cup thrice, and became the FA Women’s Cup runner-up twice. She scored 125 goals for Arsenal in her 172 appearances for the club, certifying her position as a club legend.
She has also won the UEFA Women’s Championship in 2017 for her country and led her team to the World Cup as runners-up in 2019. Miedema has been the top goalscorer for almost every competition she has played in which shows how lethal and brutal a goal scorer she is.