Victoria Pelova

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Victoria Pelova
Victoria Pelova and a fan.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Delft, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ajax
Number 23
Youth career
2006–2016 DSV Concordia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 ADO Den Haag[1] 67 (27)
2019– Ajax 44 (6)
National team
2017-2018 Netherlands U19 15 (8)
2018 6 (2)
2018– Netherlands 20 (2)
Honours
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 France Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 19, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 19, 2021

Victoria Pelova (born 3 June 1999 in Delft) is a Dutch football midfielder who plays for Ajax in the Eredivisie, and for the Dutch national team.[2]

Pelova represented ,[3] in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. 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 is studying Applied Mathematics at Delft University of Technology.[8]

In her youth Pelova excelled in several different sports, including chess, snowboarding, and tennis.[9][10]

International goals[]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 July 2021 Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan  Zambia 10–1 10–3 2020 Summer Olympics
2. 27 July 2021 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan  China PR 7–2 8–2

References[]

  1. ^ @ADODHVrouwen (22 May 2019). "Onze international, onze captain