{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Victoria Pelova | image = Victoria Pelova DSC08416 (cropped).jpg | caption = Pelova with [[AFC Ajax (women)|Ajax]] in 2021 | full_name = Victoria Pelova<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Netherlands (NED) |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=18 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711021725/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|3|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Delft]], Netherlands | height = 1.63 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] | clubnumber = 21 | youthyears1 = 2006–2016 | youthclubs1 = [[DSV Concordia]] | years1 = 2016–2019 | clubs1 = [[ADO Den Haag Vrouwen|ADO Den Haag]] | caps1 = 67 | goals1 = 27 | years2 = 2019–2023 | clubs2 = [[AFC Ajax (women)|Ajax]] | caps2 = 64 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 2023–2026 | clubs3 = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] | caps3 = 56 | goals3 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands women's national under-19 football team|Netherlands U19]] | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 8 | nationalyears2 = 2018 | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U20 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2018– | nationalteam3 = [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]] | nationalcaps3 = 69 | nationalgoals3 = 6 | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|the {{NED}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 France]]|}} | club-update = 16 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 18 April 2026 }}
'''Victoria Pelova''' ({{IPA|nl|vɪkˈtoːrijaː peːˈloːvaː}}; born 3 June 1999) is a Dutch professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Women's Super League]] club [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victoria Pelova joins the club |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/victoria-pelova-joins-club |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=Victoria Pelova joins the club |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands national team]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/teams/players/250107843--victoria-pelova/ |title=Women's World Cup – Victoria Pelova |last=uefa.com |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en |access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>
==Club career== Pelova started playing football for boys' youth teams in her birthplace Delft with [[DSV Concordia]] and was signed by Dutch [[Eredivisie (women)|Eredivisie]] club [[ADO Den Haag (women)|ADO Den Haag]] for the 2016–17 season. In her freshman season, she finished fourth with ADO, scoring seven goals as her team's second-best scorer. For the [[2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League|2019–20 season]], she moved to [[AFC Ajax (women)|Ajax Amsterdam]] in the Eredivisie, where she received a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Officiële website AFC Ajax Amsterdam – Ajax.nl |url=https://www.ajax.nl/ |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=www.ajax.nl |language=nl-NL |archive-date=10 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210000222/https://www.ajax.nl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League]] she failed with Ajax in the sixteenth final at Bayern Munich, since both games were lost (3–1 and 3–0).
She lost in the last round with Ajax in [[2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League]] qualifying at [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]], who she joined in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pelova: "Arsenal was always my dream club" |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/pelova-arsenal-was-always-my-dream-club |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Pelova: "Arsenal was always my dream club" |language=en |archive-date=3 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203204459/https://www.arsenal.com/news/pelova-arsenal-was-always-my-dream-club |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Report: Arsenal Women 1–1 Chelsea |url=https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/women/2023-Jan-15/women-1-1-chelsea-women-match-report |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Report: Arsenal Women 1–1 Chelsea |date=15 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129113839/https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/women/2023-Jan-15/women-1-1-chelsea-women-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref>
In June 2024, Pelova suffered an [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|ACL rupture]] while on international duty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/medical-update-victoria-pelova|title=Medical update: Victoria Pelova|date=12 June 2024|website=arsenal.com|access-date=12 June 2024|archive-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612111753/https://www.arsenal.com/news/medical-update-victoria-pelova|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 12 February 2025, Pelova played her first minutes, following her ACL injury, for the [[Arsenal W.F.C. Academy|Arsenal PGA U21]] team against [[Manchester United Women|Manchester United]], and made it on the scoresheet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stillman |first=Tim |date=2025-02-12 |title=Victoria Pelova features for Arsenal U21s |url=https://arseblog.news/2025/02/victoria-pelova-features-for-arsenal-u21s/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Arseblog News - the Arsenal news site |language=en-US}}</ref>
On 22 March 2025, 308 days after her last[[Women's Super League | WSL]] match for Arsenal, Pelova came on as a substitute in the 74th minute of their 4-0 win over [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-22 |title=Arsenal 4-0 Liverpool: 'I'm so happy Pelova is back' - Slegers |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g9kgyw5j8o.amp |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}}</ref>
On 11 May 2026, it was announced that Pelova would be leaving Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract at the end of the [[2025–26 Arsenal W.F.C. season|2025–26 season]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sanghera |first=Mandeep |date=11 May 2026 |title='It breaks my heart' – legend Mead to leave Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm2p62jq70qo |access-date=11 May 2026 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2026 |title=Victoria Pelova to depart Arsenal |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/victoria-pelova-depart-arsenal |access-date=11 May 2026 |work=Arsenal Media}}</ref>
==International career== In April 2017, she qualified with the [[Netherlands women's national under-19 football team|U-19 team]] for the [[2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship|2017 Under-19 European Championship]]. In this she played two group games and in the 3–2 lost semi-final against Spain, where she scored the interim 1–1. In October 2017 and April 2018 she took part again with the U-19 team in the two qualifying rounds for the [[2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship|2018 Under-19 European Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netherlands U19 vs. Spain U19 – 17 August 2017 – Women Soccerway |url=https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/17/europe/uefa-u19-championship-women/netherlands-under-19/spain-under-19/2473360/ |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=us.women.soccerway.com |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426034938/https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/17/europe/uefa-u19-championship-women/netherlands-under-19/spain-under-19/2473360/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was then able to qualify with her team for the finals in Switzerland, but did not take part. Instead, she was part of the squad for the [[2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|2018 U-20 World Cup]], which took place just days later, for which the Dutch had qualified for the first time as semi-finalists of the U-19 European Championship in 2017. There she featured in the three group games and the quarter-finals, lost 2–1 to [[England women's national under-20 football team|England]], where she gave her team a 1–0 lead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2019 |title=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Netherlands |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/teams/team/1888584/ |access-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225061922/https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/teams/team/1888584/ |archive-date=25 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=England U20 vs. Netherlands U20 – 17 August 2018 – Women Soccerway |url=https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/17/world/u20-womens-world-cup/england-under-20/netherlands-u20/2829787/ |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Soccerway |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426034935/https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/17/world/u20-womens-world-cup/england-under-20/netherlands-u20/2829787/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Already in January 2018 she had her first assignment in the [[Netherlands women's national football team|senior national team]]. She came on as a substitute in the 81st minute of the 2–0 loss to [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]] on 20 January.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spanje – Nederland |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/uitslagen/wedstrijd/30321 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=www.onsoranje.nl}}</ref> Her second mission followed a year later. She came on as a second-half substitute in the 2–1 win over [[South Africa women's national soccer team|South Africa]] in Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zuid-Afrika – Nederland |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/uitslagen/wedstrijd/31211 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=www.onsoranje.nl |archive-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123195944/https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/uitslagen/wedstrijd/31211 |url-status=live }}</ref> They met Spain again in the [[2019 Algarve Cup]], coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute and losing again 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spanje – Nederland |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/uitslagen/wedstrijd/31343 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=www.onsoranje.nl |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426034939/https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/uitslagen/wedstrijd/31343 |url-status=live }}</ref>
After these three international matches, she was nominated as the youngest player for the Dutch World Cup squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad {{!}} KNVB |url=https://www.knvb.com/news/knvb/womens-football/903/sarina-wiegman-names-netherlands-women%E2%80%99s-world-cup-squad |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=www.knvb.com |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626192648/https://www.knvb.com/news/knvb/womens-football/903/sarina-wiegman-names-netherlands-women%E2%80%99s-world-cup-squad |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2019 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Netherlands |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/teams/team/1884883/ |access-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321024739/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/teams/team/1884883/ |archive-date=21 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2019 |title=Pelova wil meer dan alleen ervaring opdoen |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/4745976/pelova-wil-meer-dan-alleen-ervaring-opdoen |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=RTL Nieuws |language=nl |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410073945/https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/4745976/pelova-wil-meer-dan-alleen-ervaring-opdoen |url-status=live }}</ref>
She was also nominated for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics]], which was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toernooidebutanten in Olympische selectie OranjeLeeuwinnen |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/79132/toernooidebutanten-olympische-selectie-oranjeleeuwinnen |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=www.onsoranje.nl |archive-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223192252/https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/79132/toernooidebutanten-olympische-selectie-oranjeleeuwinnen |url-status=live }}</ref> At the Olympics she scored her first international goal in the Netherlands opening match against [[Zambia women's national football team|Zambia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/uitslagen/wedstrijd/333651 |title=Zambia - Nederland |website=www.onsoranje.nl |access-date=21 July 2021 |archive-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721185602/https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/uitslagen/wedstrijd/333651 |url-status=live }}</ref> She came on as a substitute in the three group games and quarterfinals against [[United States women's national soccer team|USA]]. In the victories against [[Zambia women's national football team|Zambia]] (10–3) and [[China women's national football team|China]] (8–2) she scored one goal each.
On 31 May, she was nominated for the [[UEFA Women's Championship|European Championship finals]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definitieve selectie OranjeLeeuwinnen voor EK in Engeland |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/80212/definitieve-selectie-oranjeleeuwinnen-voor-ek-engeland |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=www.onsoranje.nl |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109141232/https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/80212/definitieve-selectie-oranjeleeuwinnen-voor-ek-engeland |url-status=live }}</ref> At the European Championship, she played in the three group games and in the quarter-finals, which they lost to [[France women's national football team|France]] in extra time. In the group game against [[Switzerland women's national football team|Switzerland]], she scored the goal to make it 3–1 and gave the assist to make it 4–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Switzerland vs. Netherlands – 17 July 2022 – Women Soccerway |url=https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/17/europe/uefa-womens-championship/switzerland/netherlands/3693002/ |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Soccerway |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129113839/https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/17/europe/uefa-womens-championship/switzerland/netherlands/3693002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 30 June 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands squad for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Mark White |date=2023-06-05 |title=Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/netherlands-women-world-cup-2023-squad-team-roster-players-holland |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=fourfourtwo.com |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812013510/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/netherlands-women-world-cup-2023-squad-team-roster-players-holland |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life== Pelova is of Bulgarian descent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/jun/29/womens-euro-2022-your-complete-guide-to-all-368-players |title=Women's Euro 2022: your complete guide to all 368 players |first1=Marcus |last1=Christenson |first2=Steven |last2=Bloor |first3=Garry |last3=Blight |website=the Guardian |date=29 June 2022 }}</ref> She studies Applied Mathematics at [[Delft University of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Highlight: Victoria Pelova |url=https://www.tudelft.nl/2018/x/topsport/highlight-victoria-pelova/ |work=TU Delft |access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602083015/https://www.tudelft.nl/2018/x/topsport/highlight-victoria-pelova/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During her childhood, she excelled in several different sports including chess, snowboarding, and tennis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delftse Post: Victoria Pelova |url=https://www.delftsepost.nl/nieuws/algemeen/637518/delfts-talent-pelova-hoopt-op-wk- |access-date=30 March 2020 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506200011/https://www.delftsepost.nl/nieuws/algemeen/637518/delfts-talent-pelova-hoopt-op-wk- |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=De Telegraaf: Duizendpoot op noppen |date=21 February 2021 |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/9560373/de-wondere-wereld-van-oranje-leeuwin-victoria-pelova |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=12 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312211452/https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/9560373/de-wondere-wereld-van-oranje-leeuwin-victoria-pelova |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career statistics==
=== Club === ''As of match played 16 May 2026''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netherlands - V. Pelova - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/victoria-pelova/459151/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241028205458/https://uk.soccerway.com/players/victoria-pelova/459151/ |archive-date=28 October 2024 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=uk.soccerway.com |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |League cup ! colspan="2" |[[UEFA Women's Champions League|UWCL]] ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="4" |[[ADO Den Haag (women)|ADO Den Haag]] |2016-17 | rowspan="3" |[[Eredivisie (women)|Eredivisie]] |26 |7 | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |— | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |— | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |— | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |— |26 |7 |- |2017-18 |24 |11 |24 |11 |- |2018-19 |17 |9 |17 |9 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !67 !27 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !67 !27 |- | rowspan="5" |[[AFC Ajax (women)|Ajax]] |2019-20 | rowspan="4" |[[Eredivisie (women)|Eredivisie]] |12 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" rowspan="4" |— |12 |1 |- |2020-21 |20 |1 |2 |0 |5 |1 |2 |0 |29 |2 |- |2021-22 |24 |6 |4 |1 |2 |2 | colspan="2" |— |30 |9 |- |2022-23 |8 |3 |1 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |13 |4 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !64 !11 !7 !1 !7 !3 !6 !1 !0 !0 !84 !16 |- | rowspan="5" |[[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] |[[2022–23 Arsenal W.F.C. season|2022–23]] | rowspan="4" |[[Women's Super League]] |12 |1 |2 |1 |3 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |— |21 |2 |- |[[2023–24 Arsenal W.F.C. season|2023–24]] |22 |2 |2 |0 |6 |0 |2 |0 |32 |2 |- |[[2024–25 Arsenal W.F.C. season|2024–25]] |5 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |6 |1 |- |[[2025–26 Arsenal W.F.C. season|2025–26]] |17 |0 |2 |1 |2 |0 |7 |0 |2{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Women's Champions Cup]]}} |0 |30 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !56!!4!!6!!2!!11!!0!!14!!0!!2!!0!!89!!6 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !187!!42!!13!!3!!18!!3!!20!!1!!2!!0!!240!!49 |}
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=== International === {{updated|match played 18 April 2026}}<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|459151}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="9" |[[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]] |2018||1||0 |- |2019||6||0 |- |2020||1||0 |- |2021||12||2 |- |2022||15||1 |- |2023||16||1 |- |2024||4||0 |- |2025||12||2 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||69||6 |}
:''Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pelova goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Victoria Pelova |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |- | align="center"|1 || 21 July 2021 || [[Miyagi Stadium]], [[Rifu]], Japan || {{fbw|ZAM}} || align="center"|10–1 || align="center"|10–3 || [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]] |- | align="center"|2 || 27 July 2021 || [[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]], [[Yokohama]], Japan || {{fbw|CHN}} || align="center"|7–2 || align="center"|8–2 || 2020 Summer Olympics |- | align="center"|3 || 17 July 2022 || [[Bramall Lane]], [[Sheffield]], England || {{fbw|SUI}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|4–1 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] |- | align="center"|4 || 3 July 2023 || [[Parkstad Limburg Stadion]], [[Kerkrade]], Netherlands || {{fbw|BEL}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|5–0 || Friendly |- | align="center"|5 || 5 July 2025 || [[Stadion Allmend]], [[Lucerne]], Switzerland || {{fbw|WAL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center" |3–0 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025]] |- | align="center"|6 || 13 July 2025 || [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]], Switzerland || {{fbw|FRA}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–5 || UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |}
== Honours == '''Ajax''' * [[Eredivisie (women)]]: 2022-23<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ajax.nl/artikelen/liveblog-pec-vrouwen-ajax-vrouwen/ |title=Liveblog titel Ajax Vrouwen | Ruime zege brengt schaal naar Amsterdam |website=www.ajax.nl}}</ref> * [[KNVB Women's Cup]]: 2021–22<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Netherlands – V. Pelova – Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/victoria-pelova/459151/ |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=Soccerway |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205203950/https://int.soccerway.com/players/victoria-pelova/459151/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Eredivisie Cup: 2020–21<ref name=":0" />
'''Arsenal''' * [[FA Women's League Cup]]: [[2022–23 FA Women's League Cup|2022–23]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Emma |date=5 March 2023 |title=Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64826554 |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514070056/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64826554 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[2023–24 FA Women's League Cup|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Emma |date=31 March 2024 |title=Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68690506 |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408050726/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68690506 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]: [[2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League|2024–25]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Emma |title=Women's Champions League Final: Arsenal stun Barcelona to win title |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cy750rjxyy2t |website=BBC Sport |access-date=24 May 2025 |date=24 May 2025 |archive-date=24 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524201409/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cy750rjxyy2t |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[FIFA Women's Champions Cup]]: [[2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup|2026]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Jonathon |title=Arsenal Women win FIFA Women's Champions Cup |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-women-win-fifa-womens-champions-cup |website=Arsenal F.C. |access-date=1 February 2026 |date=1 February 2026 |archive-date=1 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260201225847/https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-women-win-fifa-womens-champions-cup |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Individual''' * [[UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship]] team of the tournament: [[2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship|2017]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Technical Report — Team of the Tournament|url=http://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/season=2017/technical-report/uefa-technical-team/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006161720/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/season=2017/technical-report/uefa-technical-team/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2017|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/speler/22346 Senior national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}} * [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/327978/speler/22346 Under-20 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}} * [https://www.onsoranje.nl/toernooien/4106/selectie/210484/speler/22346 Under-19 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|victoria-pelova}} * {{TeamNL|victoria-pelova|old_id=6849-victoria-pelova}}
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