Lars Miedema

Lars Miedema (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tercera División club Vélez CF. He is the brother of Arsenal W.F.C. player Vivianne Miedema.

Lars Miedema
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000[1]
Place of birth De Wolden, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Vélez CF
Youth career
0000–2019 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 FC Den Bosch 13 (0)
2021– Vélez CF 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:02, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in De Wolden,[2] Miedema grew up in the town of Hoogeveen.[3] After playing for Jong PEC Zwolle, he joined FC Den Bosch in September 2019.[4] He made his debut for the club on 20 September 2019 in a 4–0 win at home to MVV Maastricht.[1]

In January 2021, he signed for Spanish side Vélez CF.[5]

Personal life

His sister is fellow professional footballer Vivianne Miedema, who plays for FA WSL club Arsenal and the Netherlands women's national football team.[6][3] He and his sister both support Feyenoord.[3]

Career statistics
As of 29 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Den Bosch 2019–20[2] Eerste Divisie 80100090
2020–21[2] Eerste Divisie 50000050
Career total 1301000140

    References
    1. "Lars Miedema". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    2. Lars Miedema at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    3. "Vivianne Miedema: Arsenal's striker on Virgil van Dijk & Dutch success". BBC Sport. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    4. "Lars Miedema naar FC Den Bosch". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    5. Jansen, Sjoerd (29 January 2021). "Hoogevener Lars Miedema, jongere broer van Arsenal-ster Vivianne Miedema, vertrekt van FC Den Bosch naar Spaanse club Vélez Club de Fútbol". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
    6. "Lars Miedema over zus Vivianne: 'Scoren is gewoon haar job'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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