Victoria Pelova

Victoria Pelova (born 3 June 1999) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[1]

Victoria Pelova
Pelova (right) with a fan in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999
Place of birth Delft, Netherlands
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
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 67 (27)
2019– Ajax 51 (7)
National team‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U19 15 (8)
2018 Netherlands U20 6 (2)
2018– Netherlands 24 (2)
Honours
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up2019 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2022

Career

Pelova represented Netherlands at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[2] She was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup,[3][4][5] as well as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the Olympics she scored her first international goal in the Netherlands opening match against Zambia.[6]

Personal life

Pelova pursues Applied Mathematics at Delft University of Technology.[7] During her childhood, she excelled in several different sports including chess, snowboarding, and tennis.[8][9]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 12 April 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
201810
201960
202010
2021122
202240
Total242
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 China PR7–28–2

References
  1. uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Victoria Pelova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  2. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019.
  3. "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad | KNVB". www.knvb.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019.
  5. "Pelova wil meer dan alleen ervaring opdoen" (in Dutch). 2019-06-14.
  6. "Zambia - Nederland".
  7. "Highlight: Victoria Pelova". TU Delft.
  8. "Delftse Post: Victoria Pelova".
  9. "De Telegraaf: Duizendpoot op noppen". 21 February 2021.
  10. Victoria Pelova at Soccerway


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