When we talk about female strikers, there is one name that pops up instantly – Arsenal’s number nine, Vivianne Miedema. The Dutch striker is arguably the most prolific striker to have graced the world of women’s football, let alone the Women's Super League (WSL). As Ian Wright rightly tweeted, “Every single goal Viv scores is a history-making goal. We are lucky to watch her.”

Of the several records Miedema has conquered and now holds, the one that has to stand out is her being Netherlands’ all-time top-scorer across both the women’s and men’s formats with 70 goals. She is also the WSL’s historic leading goal-scorer with 53 goals (as of November 2020).

The list, however, keeps continuing. In the 2018-19 WSL season, Miedema made history by scoring a total of 22 goals; while also scoring 6 and assisting 4 in a game against Bristol City the same year. Inevitably, she also has the most goal involvements (75) in WSL history by a single player. It is little surprise that, even at 24 years of age, she is already being called the greatest player in the league's history.

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