Vivianne Miedema is a Dutch professional footballer who has played as a forward for the Netherlands women's national football team since 2013. [1] She is the all-time top scorer for her country, for both women and men, and the first Dutch player and 19th woman to score hundred international goals. [2] [3] [4] On 26 September 2013, Miedema made her debut for the Dutch senior team aged seventeen. She was an 84th-minute substitute for Lieke Martens in a 4–0 win over Albania in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5. [1] One month later in her second cap she scored her first goals, a hat-trick, in her country's 7–0 win over Portugal, after only having come onto the pitch as a substitute in the 75th minute. [5]
Miedema helped the Dutch qualify for their first-ever FIFA World Cup finals, scoring all three of her side's goals in the two-leg final of the UEFA qualification play-offs against Italy in November 2014. [6] She finished as the top scorer in the qualification campaign with 16 goals. [7] At the finals in Canada, she played all four matches, three group stage games and the round of 16 match, a defeat against Japan. She did not score in Canada. [8] At the 2017 UEFA Women's European Championship, held in the Netherlands, Miedema scored four times, including in the semi-final win over England and in the final against Denmark. [9] [10] Her goals helped secure the first ever title for the Dutch women. [10]
In the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs Miedema scored twice against Switzerland, taking her country to the World Cup finals in France, where she scored three times. [11] [12] On 15 June 2019, Miedema became the all-time top scorer of the Netherlands women's national football team after scoring her 60th goal in a 3–1 Group E win against Cameroon. [13] She passed the record held by Manon Melis and extended her lead over the men's team's leading scorer, Robin van Persie, who scored 50 goals before retiring. [14] At the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo Miedema broke the record of most goals scored in a single Olympic tournament: 10. [15] In 126 appearances for the senior national team as of July 2025, Miedema has scored 100 goals. [1] None of her goals have come from penalty kicks. [1] [16]
She has scored seven hat-tricks: a double hat-trick (six goals) against Cyprus (2022), [17] four goals against Zambia (2021), [18] and regular hat-tricks against Greece (2013), [19] Russia (2017), [20] and Portugal (twice, in 2013 and 2014). [21] [22] Her most productive year was 2017 with 20 goals from 21 games. [1]
G | C | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | R |
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1 | 2 | 26 October 2013 | Estádio José de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal | ![]() | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [21] |
2 | 6–0 | |||||||
3 | 7–0 | |||||||
4 | 3 | 30 October 2013 | Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | [23] | |
5 | 4 | 23 November 2013 | Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 7–0 | [19] | |
6 | 3–0 | |||||||
7 | 6–0 | |||||||
8 | 5 | 12 February 2014 | Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | [24] | |
9 | 6 | 5 March 2014 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup | [25] |
10 | 9 | 12 March 2014 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–1 | [26] | ||
11 | 10 | 5 April 2014 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | ![]() | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [27] |
12 | 11 | 7 May 2014 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | [28] | |
13 | 13 | 13 September 2014 | De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | [22] | |
14 | 2–1 | |||||||
15 | 3–2 | |||||||
16 | 17 | 22 November 2014 | Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification play-offs | [29] |
17 | 18 | 27 November 2014 | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | [30] | |
18 | 2–0 | |||||||
19 | 20 | 9 March 2015 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup | [31] |
20 | 28 | 17 September 2015 | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands | ![]() | 4–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | [32] |
21 | 6–0 | |||||||
22 | 32 | 25 January 2016 | Spice Hotel, Belek, Turkey | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | [33] | |
23 | 33 | 2 March 2016 | Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic qualification | [34] |
24 | 35 | 9 March 2016 | Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | [35] | |
25 | 37 | 7 June 2016 | Mandemakers Stadion, Waalwijk, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [36] |
26 | 2–0 | |||||||
27 | 39 | 20 October 2016 | Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, Scotland | ![]() | 1–0 | 7–0 | [37] | |
28 | 3–0 | |||||||
29 | 40 | 25 October 2016 | Scholz Arena, Aalen, Germany | ![]() | 2–4 | 2–4 | [38] | |
30 | 41 | 20 January 2017 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | ![]() | 6–1 | 7–1 | [39] | |
31 | 7–1 | |||||||
32 | 42 | 24 January 2017 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | [20] | ||
33 | 2–0 | |||||||
34 | 4–0 | |||||||
35 | 44 | 3 March 2017 | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | ![]() | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2017 Algarve Cup | [40] |
36 | 46 | 8 March 2017 | Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé, Portugal | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–2 | [41] | |
37 | 48 | 11 April 2017 | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [42] |
38 | 2–0 | |||||||
39 | 50 | 13 June 2017 | De Adelaarshorst, Deventer, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | [43] | |
40 | 51 | 8 July 2017 | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–0 | 5–0 | [44] | |
41 | 4–0 | |||||||
42 | 55 | 29 July 2017 | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | [45] |
43 | 56 | 3 August 2017 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | [46] | |
44 | 57 | 6 August 2017 | ![]() | 1–1 | 4–2 | [47] | ||
45 | 4–2 | |||||||
46 | 58 | 19 October 2017 | NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [48] |
47 | 59 | 24 October 2017 | Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [49] |
48 | 60 | 24 November 2017 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | ![]() | 3–0 | 5–0 | [50] | |
49 | 4–0 | |||||||
50 | 63 | 6 April 2018 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–0 | 7–0 | [51] | |
51 | 64 | 4 September 2018 | Intility Arena, Oslo, Norway | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | [52] | |
52 | 67 | 9 November 2018 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification play-offs | [53] |
53 | 68 | 13 November 2018 | LIPO Park, Schaffhausen, Switzerland | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | [54] | |
54 | 69 | 19 January 2019 | Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [55] |
55 | 72 | 6 March 2019 | Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Algarve Cup | [56] |
56 | 73 | 5 April 2019 | GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [57] |
57 | 74 | 9 April 2019 | AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands | ![]() | 5–0 | 7–0 | [58] | |
58 | 75 | 1 June 2019 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | [59] | |
59 | 77 | 15 June 2019 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | [60] |
60 | 3–1 | |||||||
61 | 80 | 29 June 2019 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | [61] | ||
62 | 83 | 30 August 2019 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification | [62] |
63 | 5–0 | |||||||
64 | 84 | 4 October 2019 | Fazanerija City Stadium, Murska Sobota, Slovenia | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–2 | [63] | |
65 | 85 | 8 October 2019 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | [64] | |
66 | 86 | 8 November 2019 | Bornova Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | ![]() | 3–0 | 8–0 | [65] | |
67 | 5–0 | |||||||
68 | 87 | 12 November 2019 | GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–1 | [66] | |
69 | 4–1 | |||||||
70 | 91 | 27 October 2020 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | ![]() | 5–0 | 6–0 | [67] | |
71 | 92 | 18 February 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Belgium | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly | [68] |
72 | 96 | 15 June 2021 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 7–0 | [69] | |
73 | 5–0 | |||||||
74 | 97 | 21 July 2021 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 10–3 | 2020 Summer Olympics | [18] |
75 | 3–0 | |||||||
76 | 4–1 | |||||||
77 | 7–1 | |||||||
78 | 98 | 24 July 2021 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–3 | [70] | ||
79 | 2–1 | |||||||
80 | 99 | 27 July 2021 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | ![]() | 5–1 | 8–2 | [71] | |
81 | 8–2 | |||||||
82 | 100 | 30 July 2021 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 ( a.e.t. ) (2–4 p) | [72] | ||
83 | 2–2 | |||||||
84 | 101 | 17 September 2021 | Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [73] |
85 | 103 | 22 October 2021 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() | 1–0 | 8–0 | [74] | |
86 | 107 | 8 April 2022 | Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 12–0 | [17] | |
87 | 4–0 | |||||||
88 | 5–0 | |||||||
89 | 7–0 | |||||||
90 | 10–0 | |||||||
91 | 11–0 | |||||||
92 | 108 | 12 April 2022 | ADO Den Haag Stadium, The Hague, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–1 | 5–1 | Friendly | [75] |
93 | 111 | 2 July 2022 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | [76] | |
94 | 2–0 | |||||||
95 | 114 | 2 September 2022 | MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | [77] | |
96 | 120 | 16 July 2024 | Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification | [78] |
97 | 124 | 8 April 2025 | Cashpoint Arena, Altach, Austria | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League | [79] |
98 | 125 | 26 June 2025 | Kooi Stadion, Leeuwarden, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [80] |
99 | 2–0 | |||||||
100 | 126 | 5 July 2025 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | [3] |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 October 2013 | Estádio José de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal | ![]() | 3 (78’, 81’, 90+4’) | 7–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2 | 23 November 2013 | Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 3 (23’, 29’, 64’) | 7–0 | |
3 | 13 September 2014 | De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands | ![]() | 3 (28’, 54’, 68’) | 3–2 | |
4 | 24 January 2017 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | ![]() | 3 (42’, 59’, 90+1’) | 4–0 | Friendly |
5 | 21 July 2021 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan | ![]() | 4 (9’, 15’, 29’, 59’) | 10–3 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
6 | 8 April 2022 | Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands | ![]() | 6 (23’, 41’, 44’, 54’, 69’, 76’) | 12–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
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