Lars Miedema

Lars Miedema

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	De Wolden, Netherlands
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	VV Berkum
Youth career
0000–2019	PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	FC Den Bosch	13	(0)
2021	Vélez CF	7	(0)
2021–2022	SC Genemuiden	27	(11)
2022–2023	DVS '33	10	(2)
2023–	VV Berkum
Total		57	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:59 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Lars Miedema (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vierde Divisie club VV Berkum. He is the brother of Manchester City W.F.C. player Vivianne Miedema.

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] However, he only stayed in Spain until the summer, returning to the Netherlands with SC Genemuiden. In 2022, he joined DVS '33, scoring two goals in 10 league games, before joining VV Berkum in January 2023.[6]

Personal life

His sister is fellow footballer Vivianne Miedema, who plays for FA WSL club Arsenal and the Netherlands women's national football team.[7][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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Den Bosch	2019–20[2]	Eerste Divisie	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2020–21[2]	Eerste Divisie	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0

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. Burggraaf, Bram (30 January 2023). "Lars Miedema stapt per direct over van DVS'33 Ermelo naar vv Berkum". nieuws.nl.
7. "Lars Miedema over zus Vivianne: 'Scoren is gewoon haar job'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

External links

• Lars Miedema at WorldFootball.net
• Lars Miedema at Soccerway