Lars Miedema

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Lars Miedema
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth De Wolden, Netherlands
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
VV Berkum
Youth career
–2019 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 FC Den Bosch 13 (0)
2021 Vélez CF 7 (0)
2021–2022 SC Genemuiden 27 (11)
2022–2023 DVS '33 10 (2)
2023– VV Berkum
Total57(13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:59 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Lars Miedema (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vierde Divisie club VV Berkum. He is the brother of Manchester City W.F.C. player Vivianne Miedema.

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Career

Born in De Wolden, [2] Miedema grew up in the town of Hoogeveen. [3] After playing for Jong PEC Zwolle, he joined FC Den Bosch in September 2019. [4] He made his debut for the club on 20 September 2019 in a 4–0 win at home to MVV Maastricht. [1]

In January 2021, he signed for Spanish side Vélez CF. [5] However, he only stayed in Spain until the summer, returning to the Netherlands with SC Genemuiden. In 2022, he joined DVS '33, scoring two goals in 10 league games, before joining VV Berkum in January 2023. [6]

Personal life

His sister is fellow footballer Vivianne Miedema, who plays for FA WSL club Manchester City and the Netherlands women's national football team. [7] [3] He and his sister both support Feyenoord. [3]

Career statistics

As of 29 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Den Bosch 2019–20 [2] Eerste Divisie 80100090
2020–21 [2] Eerste Divisie50000050
Career total1301000140

    References

    1. 1 2 "Lars Miedema". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    2. 1 2 3 4 Lars Miedema at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    3. 1 2 3 "Vivianne Miedema: Arsenal's striker on Virgil van Dijk & Dutch success". BBC Sport. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    4. "Lars Miedema naar FC Den Bosch". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    5. Jansen, Sjoerd (29 January 2021). "Hoogevener Lars Miedema, jongere broer van Arsenal-ster Vivianne Miedema, vertrekt van FC Den Bosch naar Spaanse club Vélez Club de Fútbol". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
    6. Burggraaf, Bram (30 January 2023). "Lars Miedema stapt per direct over van DVS'33 Ermelo naar vv Berkum". nieuws.nl.
    7. "Lars Miedema over zus Vivianne: 'Scoren is gewoon haar job'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.