Victoria Pelova (; born 3 June 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Netherlands national team.

Career

Pelova represented Netherlands at the

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. She was selected for the

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, as well as the

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. At the Olympics she scored her first international goal in the Netherlands opening match against

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. Pelova was named to the squad for

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Personal life

Pelova pursues Applied Mathematics at

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. During her childhood, she excelled in several different sports including chess, snowboarding, and tennis.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pelova goal.''

References

External links

Senior national team profile
at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
Under-20 national team profile
at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
Under-19 national team profile
at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch) 1999 births Living people Footballers from Delft Dutch women's footballers Dutch people of Bulgarian descent ADO Den Haag (women) players Eredivisie (women) players Netherlands women's international footballers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of the Netherlands AFC Ajax (women) players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players Arsenal W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in England Dutch expatriate women's footballers {{Netherlands-women-footy-bio-stub