Miedema brings up 100 international goals in Netherlands´ Euro 2025 opener

Vivianne Miedema turned the primary participant – male or feminine – to attain 100 objectives for the Netherlands because the Oranje started their Euro 2025 marketing campaign towards Wales.

Miedema, who entered the match on 99 worldwide objectives, scored the opener towards Wales on Saturday after the Netherlands had struggled to interrupt their opponents down.

Shortly earlier than half-time, she twisted away from her marker twice simply contained in the field earlier than curling a shocking strike into the top-right nook.

That took the Manchester Metropolis ahead to 100 objectives in 126 appearances for her nation, who will even face troublesome assignments towards England and France in Group D.

Miedema is the nineteenth girl to attain 100 worldwide objectives, however solely the sixth European.

Germany’s Birgit Prinz (128), Scotland’s Julie Fleeting (116), and Italy trio Patrizia Panico (110), Elisabetta Vignotto (107) and Carolina Morace (105) had beforehand achieved the feat.

Former Canada ahead Christine Sinclair is the all-time file holder with 190 objectives on the worldwide stage, whereas seven gamers from america even have a century.

Solely three male gamers have ever netted 100 worldwide objectives – Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo (138), Argentina legend Lionel Messi (112) and Iran’s Ali Daei (108).

Miedema has scored twice as many objectives for the Netherlands because the nation’s most prolific male gamers, with Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay netting 50 instances every.

Miedema’s landmark aim additionally took her to 5 in 9 matches on the Euros, together with her earlier 4 arriving throughout their triumphant run beneath Sarina Wiegman in 2017.

She didn’t internet in two outings at Euro 2022, lacking two matches attributable to a optimistic COVID-19 check because the Netherlands suffered a quarter-final exit towards France.

Miedema can be the main goalscorer within the historical past of the Ladies’s Tremendous League, netting 87 instances in 117 appearances for Arsenal (80 objectives) and Metropolis (seven objectives).

She is 5 away from her closest challenger, Tottenham captain Beth England, whereas her 36 assists are additionally the fourth-most in WSL historical past.

Miedema’s companion Beth Mead – who she might face on matchday two on the Euros – leads these charts with 48, forward of Katie McCabe and Lauren Hemp, who’ve 41 apiece.