Victoria Pelova is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Netherlands national team.
She is a big dog person.
She is of Bulgarian descent from her mom's side.
She studies Applied Mathematics at Delft University of Technology.
Her passion is chess. She went to chess lessons twice a week as a child and to this day, she is still competitive chess player.
Her favourite tv show is Grey's Anatomy.
Her favorite football player is Andrés Iniesta.
She was treated for an ACL from August 2024 to March 2025. Arsenal made a documentary about her recovery called Victoria Pelova: Return.
An ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) injury is one of the worst nightmares of a football career. Arsenal footballer Victoria Pelova, who was out of action for almost a year after being in treatment for an ACL, knows this.
She returned to the pitch for the first time on 22 March in Arsenal's match against Liverpool, when she was brought on in the 74th minute as a substitute for Marion Caldentey. The match was played at the Emirates Stadium when Pelova received a big applause from the home fans. In addition, Arsenal won 4-0.
She made her big comeback story on 15 April at the Emirates, scoring for the first time since her return, of course to great celebrations from her teammates and fans.
Arsenal, the club she has been playing for since the 2022/23 season, have now released a ten minute documentary to celebrate their important player, about what it's like for a footballer to return to the swing of her career when an ACL injury comes her way.
| Nike |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | 1× |
| Eredivisie (women) | 1× |
| KNVB Women's Cup | 1× |
| Eredivisie Cup | 1× |
| FA Women's League Cup | 1× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
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2023
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present
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Arsenal | 39 | 4 |
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2019
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2023
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Ajax | 64 | 11 |
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2016
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2019
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ADO Den Haag | 67 | 27 |
| International Stats | |||
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2018
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present
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Netherlands | 57 | 4 |
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2018
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Netherlands U20 | 6 | 2 |
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2017
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2018
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Netherlands U19 | 15 | 8 |
