Arsenal superstar breaks long-standing Olympics record by hitting ‘Eight Goals’ in opening three group matches
Vivianne Miedema holds a number of records, including the most international goals scored by a male or female player with 187 goals – more than both Cristiano Ronaldo and Ferenc Puskás.
Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell 
Arsenal superstar, Vivianne Miedema has broken the long-standing Olympics record by hitting eight goals in the opening three group matches for the Netherlands
Breaking records is the norm for Vivianne Miedema, but even the Arsenal striker will admit she’s having a truly special Olympic Games.
The 25-year-old made history on Tuesday by beating Christine Sinclair’s long-standing Olympic goal-scoring record as the Netherlands defeated China 8-2 in their final group stage match.
Canada legend Sinclair is viewed as one of the greatest women’s footballers of all time.
She holds a number of records, including the most international goals scored by a male or female player with 187 goals – more than both Cristiano Ronaldo and Ferenc Puskás.
But Miedema has broken one of her long-standing records by hitting eight of the Netherlands’ 21 goals from their opening three group games – beating Sinclair’s previous record of six in a single Olympic campaign.
She hit two against China to end the Asian nation’s hopes at the tournament.
Miedema, who moved to Arsenal from Bayern Munich in 2017, also boasts the record of Women Super League goals with a total of 59 goals in England’s top flight.
