Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mimi Janice Eiden | ||
Date of birth | May 2, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Liberia | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vestri | ||
Number | 10 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | N. Dakota Fighting Hawks | 33 | (28) |
2020–2021 | Montana Lady Griz | 22 | (20) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Grindavík | 24 | (10) |
2024– | Vestri | 16 | (17) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Liberia | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 29, 2025 |
Mimi Janice Eiden (born May 2, 1999) is a Liberian American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Vestri of the Icelandic 2. deild kvenna and the Liberia national team.
Eiden was born in Liberia and, along with her four siblings, was later adopted by a family in Minnesota. She began playing soccer at the age of six. [1] Eiden went on to play collegiate soccer with North Dakota Fighting Hawks for three seasons, before joining Montana Lady Griz, during which she competed in NCAA Division I as part of the Summit League. [2]
In February 2022, Eiden signed her first professional contract with Icelandic side Grindavík of the Lengjudeild kvenna. [3] [4] In May 2024, she returned to Iceland, this time joining third-tier side Vestri, where she played a key role and contributed to one of the team's two victories during the season. [5] [6]
Eiden received her first call-up to the Liberian senior national team in October 2021 for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification fixtures against Senegal. [7] On October 20, 2021, She made her debut for the national team in a 1–2 home loss to the Lionesses of Teranga. [8] On May 22, 2025, Mimi scored her first international goals, netting a brace to secure Liberia's win in their opener of the 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup. [9]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Liberia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2025 | 4 | 2 | |
Total | 8 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | May 12, 2025 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |
2 | 3–1 |
Lone Star's only overseas player and debutant on the evening Mimi Eiden had a decent penalty denied by the central referee