Victoria Pelova (born 3 June 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[1]
![]() Pelova with Ajax in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||
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 | 58 | (11) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2018 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Netherlands | 33 | (3) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022 |
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]
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]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | |||
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 12 | 2 | |
2022 | 13 | 1 | |
Total | 33 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 July 2021 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan | ![]() | 10–1 | 10–3 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
2 | 27 July 2021 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | ![]() | 7–2 | 8–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
3 | 17 July 2022 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
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