Vivianne Miedema

Vivianne Miedema, born on July fifteenth, nineteen ninety-six, is a distinguished Dutch professional footballer who excels as a striker and attacking midfielder. Currently, she showcases her talents at Manchester City in the Women's Super League and represents the Netherlands national team. Miedema's impressive career includes stints at renowned clubs such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, and SC Heerenveen.

Regarded as one of the greatest strikers in women's football history, Miedema holds the title of all-time leading scorer in the Barclays Women's Super League. She has also made her mark on the international stage, becoming the first Dutch player to score one hundred international goals, surpassing both male and female counterparts. Her accolades include winning the UEFA Euro in two thousand seventeen with the Dutch national team and securing two consecutive Frauen-Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich in two thousand fifteen and sixteen.

In two thousand nineteen, Miedema played a pivotal role in leading the Netherlands to a second-place finish at the FIFA World Cup held in France. She also made history by scoring the most goals in a single Women's Olympics tournament, netting ten goals at the Tokyo two thousand twenty Olympics. Her individual achievements are equally impressive, having won the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award in November two thousand twenty-one and being named Women's Player of the Year at the London Football Awards in two thousand twenty.

Additionally, Miedema was recognized as the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year in two thousand nineteen and has been shortlisted for the prestigious Ballon d'Or in two thousand nineteen, twenty-one, and twenty-two. Her consistent excellence has earned her a place in the Top Ten of The Guardian's The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World for multiple years, including two thousand seventeen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two.