logo
Sun 13 December 2020 | 16:30

Top facts about Vivianne Miedema

Vivianne Miedema's Early Life, Career, relationships, attributes, net worth and…

Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema RON (born 15 July 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for the FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Arsenal and the Netherlands National Team. She had previously played for Bayern Munich and SC Heerenveen.

In 2017, she won the UEFA Women's Euro with the Dutch National Team, two successive Women's League titles with Bayern Munich in 2015 and 2016, and the FA WSL championship with Arsenal in 2018–19.

In 2019, she led the Netherlands to finish second at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.

Equally significant, one of the

top facts about Vivianne Miedema

was that she was renowned for her mysterious aura and the immense intensity that she was formed into a comic book heroine in her native Netherlands.

In real life, she was named the world's best scorer in the WSL. Truly, she netted more goals for her Netherlands, than any male or female players at the international level.

Miedema was appointed Women's Player of the Year at the London Football Awards and the UK Football Writers' Association in 2020. In 2019, she was named PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year.

The same year, she was nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin. She was listed at the Top 10 of The Guardian's The 100 Best Women Footballers in the World in 2017 and 2019.

All you need to know about Vivianne Miedema

Before we jump into her life's actions, let's take a quick look at the facts.

Quick Facts

Full Name

: Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid Miedema

Nicknames of Vivianne Miedema:

 GOAT

Number of Vivianne Miedema:

 11

Date and Place of Birth Vivianne Miedema:

 15 July 1996, Hoogeveen, Netherlands

Age of Vivianne Miedema:

 24

Height & Weight of Vivianne Miedema:

 1.75 m, 65 kg

Net Worth of Vivianne Miedema:

 $ 1 million

Marital Status of Vivianne Miedema:

 Unmarried

Vivianne Miedema's Girlfriend:

 Lisa Evans

Vivianne Miedema's Current team:

 Arsenal

Vivianne Miedema's Hair Colour:

Blonde

Vivianne Miedema's Skin Colour:

White

Vivianne Miedema's Religion:

Christian

Vivianne Miedema's Position:

Forward

Vivianne Miedema's Active Years:

2011-present

Physical Attributes of Vivianne Miedema

One of the top facts about Vivianne Miedema is that she is a supergirl who flaunts in both converse and heels.

She's a gorgeous lady with a light skin and a tall stature. Vivianne has stunning deep blue eyes and a blond, medium hair.

She stands at a height of 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in and weights 65 kg (143.3 lb) and displaying her athletic physique.

Vivianne Miedema's Early life

Vivianne was born to René Miedema and Caroline Miedema on 15 July 1996. She grew up in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands, along with Lars Miedema, her younger brother.

Her father used to be a soccer player who used to play No. 10, while her mother was a hockey player who loved soccer.

One of the interesting

top

 

facts about Vivianne Miedema

is that she discovered passion for football at a really young age, unlike any other athlete.

At the age of five, she'd run around throwing balls around the house to anything really. She grew up seeing her father play, and began to play with her brother on her own.

Moreover, when she was just four and a half years old, she began playing at the HZVV club. She played for 8 years and then moved to VV de Weide at the age of 13.

Back in time, VV de Weide was in the top division in the Holland, and they had a contest against FC Groningen, the first division team in Holland.

As a result, she scored seven in the game and snatched the boys' win with 7-5. She was used to playing with the boys and beating them.

After that, when she was 14, she had to make a very crucial decision whether to continue on the boys' team or go to the top women's league.

Vivianne Miedema's Club Career

Vivianne had her first deal with SC Heerenveen when she was 14. But she was too young to sign it so her parents signed it for her.

One of the facinating top facts about Vivianne Miedema is that she was the youngest player and had to keep up with 30-year-old women at the highest level of Dutch football on a regular basis.

Miedema's major step came with her first home game when they were down to 1-0, and she was on the bench.

Right after that, when she joined the field, she produced two goals, making her team win 2-1.

In the meantime, she earned the top scorer award with 39 goals for Heerenveen in the 2013–14 BeNe League.

She made her senior debut at 15, becoming the youngest ever player in the Eredivisie Vrouwen. A year after that, in June 2014, she signed a deal with

Bayern Munich

.

In her 2014-15 season, she was part of a youthful Bayern team and then assisted Munich to win the title for the first time since 1976.

The Year 2017

In May 2017, Vivianne switched to the English club,

Arsenal

, and on October 29, she netted her first goal for Arsenal in England in a 23rd-minute match with Everton.

The Year 2018

Vivianne began her 2018 season with a hat trick as Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-0 during the first match. After that she had a 4-0 victory with Arsenal in Bristol City when her goals were double-digit.

One of the

top

 

facts about Vivianne Miedema

was that she finished the season as WSL's top scorer with 22 goals and was called PFA Player of the Year.

The Year 2019

On October 16, Vivianne produced four goals to win the Arsenal against Slavia Praha, 5-2 in the Women's Champions League.

As a result, she scored a hat trick on 8 October in a 6-1 win over

Tottenham Hotspur

. So she overcame Nikita Parris, becoming the first player to score 50 WSL goals.

Next on October 21, she was nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin. Subsequently, on 1 December 2019, Vivianne was named the leading figure in the biggest victory in the history of the WSL.

Out of Arsenal's total 11 scores against Bristol City, she scored six direct goals, and four scores were set up by her as the only one goal wasn’t related to her.

International Career of Vivianne Miedema

The Year 2013

First, Miedema joined the International Platform on 26 September 2013.

She made her debut in the Dutch senior women's national football team with the aid of coach Roger Reijners. With a score of 4-0, she won against Albania.

The Year 2014

Miedema took part in the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she scored six goals, making her the major figure in the Netherlands' victory.

One of the obvious top facts about Vivianne Miedema, no need to say that she was named the tournament's top scorer and won the Golden Player Award.

Similarly, she contributed to Scotland's win in the Netherlands' World Cup qualifying play-off in October 2014.

Vivianne had a rasping dive against the palms of Gemma Fay during the game at Tynecastle Stadium, and Lieke Martins made it home.

Similarly, when Vivianne attempted to shrug off Jennifer Beattie's burly center-half, Frankie Brown stood up.

Manon Melis dispatched the ensuing penalty in the second leg in Rotterdam.

The Year 2015

Miedema helped the Netherlands step ahead in the 2015 FIFA Women's Cup. She produced all the Dutch goals against Italy as the Netherlands won 3-2 overall.

As a result, Vivianne ended the qualifying campaign with 16 goals as the ultimate top scorer.

Despite being a teenager, she was named the most talented striker in Europe" ahead of the first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup appearance in the Netherlands.

The Year 2017

Miedema earned a semi-final victory over England in the 2017 UEFA Women's European Championship.

In addition, she scored two goals in the final against Denmark with her killer instinct. This allowed her to become the first Dutch to win the Euro title.

In the end, the entire team was honoured by Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Sports Minister Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Orange-Nassau Order.

The Year 2019

At the opening of her in 2019, Vivianne was picked for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.

As she took part in it, one of the top facts about Vivianne Miedema was that she scored her 60th goal in a 3-1 win against Cameroon, which won her the leading goalscorer of the Netherlands Women's National Football Team.

Miedema had surpassed Manon Melis' record and, moving ahead, Robin van Persie, the men's team-leading scorer.

In the match, she led the Dutch to the finals after winning the 2-0 quarter-final against Italy. In the finals, however, they fell in front of the United States Champion with a score of 2-0.

Vivianne Miedema's Jersey, Style of Play

one of the top facts about Vivianne Miedema was that During her life, Vivianne loved to play Jersey No. 11 in the Arsenal and Jersey No. 9 in the Netherlands Women's National Football.

Also, she always liked to wear Jersey No. 10, as her father was No. 10, and she got No. 10 for Bayern Munich.

In addition, Miedema is a big advocate of Feyenoord, modeling her game on Robin van Persie. She has been compared and even nicknamed

Arjen Robben

.

According to journalist David Winner, author of a book on Dutch football, her gamestyle is a mixture of Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp.

Vivianne Miedema's Football Idol

Miedema grew up watching lots of men's soccer as she didn't know about women's soccer, and Robin van Persie was her icon in football.

While they didn't have a lot of English games in Holland, she'd be watching them all over the internet.

She watched Robin van Persie play for Arsenal and also 

Manchester United

.

Vivianne was astounded by Robin, and he was the most influential striker for her.

Alongside this she would watch other Dutch stars, such as Ruud van Nistelrooy and Dirk Kuyt, who were major players.

Is Vivianne Miedema overlooked?

Miedema has a remarkable 20-goal scoring in just 834 minutes of FA WSL and Champions League action, while six (6) goals, four (4) assists in her weekly results.

She's a striker along with the England's best playmaker.

According to StatsBomb, Vivianne’s xG + xA per 90 minutes of 1.43 is more than double that of the second-best player, Reading’s Fara Williams. 

At first, she began as a central attacker and shifted professionally to a full-time striker.

However, Miedema stayed behind Alex Morgan and Ada Hegerberg in the FIFA Best and Ballon d'Or votes.

In response, Miedema said, "I think we all know it's all about popularity, and I don't post a lot on Instagram or Twitter, so that's probably what went wrong," she added to Arseblog Tim Stillman, "I don't really care about individual awards, to be honest, but I think it's a joke."

Vivianne Meidema, 2020 FWA Awards

Miedema is one of the most highly intelligent football players of today. She's an outstanding athlete with a genuine personality that won her a loyal fan base.

She was awarded the Football Writers Association Award for her amazing performance. Vivianne beat Chelsea's Bethany England by one vote to win the award.

The chairperson of the FWA committee, Jen O'Neill, also found her to have "all-around ability and football intelligence."

As a result, Vivianne had 16 goals in 14 games for the 2019/20 season.

One of the funny top facts about Vivianne Miedema is that she's nicknamed GOAT for her skills to net goals, her assists, and her passing.

Vivianne Miedema's Contracts

Miedema signed a contract with Arsenal in December 2018, lasting until the next season.

According to her manager, Joe Montemurro, they're beginning a review of their contract in November and they're aiming for the long term.

“We’re already starting to look at where we’re heading with the direction of next year and years to come, but obviously Viv will be on top of that list, and we’ll do everything we can to make sure Viv remains a part of the group.”

Vivianne Miedema's Net Worth

Vivianne Miedema lives a lavish life and is seen traveling to exotic locations.

Vivianne Miedema's Net Worth is estimated to be somewhat over 1 Million Dollars.

She has an annual earnings of around $100,000 from her professional career. As per source, the basic salary of the players in the FA WSL league is estimated to be about $30,000.

The players in the United Kingdom, however often receive an additional amount through image rights.

In addition, Vivianne also endorses brands such as Addidas, whose revenue is disclosed. Therefore she has a decent salary.

Vivianne Miedema's Love Life

One of the less-heard top facts about Vivianne Miedema is that she is reportedly in a relationship with

Lisa Evans

, a Scottish player and arsenal teammate.

She met Evans back in 2015 as a teammate for Bayern Munich and began dating back to 2016. They both now live together just 30 minutes north of London.

Vivianne Miedema, War Child

The striker for Arsenal and the Netherlands Women's National Football Team is War Child's new ambassador.

She is also working to help children harmed by violence and armed conflict by, among other items, taking the lead in our sport fundraising events.

With the aid of sports and physical activity, children gain social support and a much-needed sense of security.

This kind of exercise helps with resilience, thereby reducing the growth of long-term psychosocial problems in children.

“If I hadn’t chosen to play professional soccer, I would have ended up working with children.”

-Vivianne Miedema


DISCLAIMER! Sportmob does not claim ownership of any of the pictures posted on this website. Again, we do not host pictures or videos ourselves. Our authors merely link to the rightful owner. Lastly, Sportmob have carefully considered and reviewed all of its content. Despite that, it is possible that some information might be out-dated or incomplete.