Arsenal star Miedema becomes Netherlands' all-time leading scorer at just 22 years of age

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The Gunners forward was on target during a meeting with Cameroon at the Women's World Cup and now has 60 goals for her country

Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema has become the Netherlandsâ€™ all-time leading goalscorer, with a brace against Cameroon at the Womenâ€™s World Cup taking her to 60.

The Gunners star has become her countryâ€™s most prolific presence at just 22 years of age.

Having been handed her senior debut in 2013, Miedema has been a revelation in the final third of the field.

Across her 76 appearances for the Netherlands, she has now found the target 60 times.

Her most recent efforts came in a meeting with Cameroon.

Miedema broke the deadlock in their contest four minutes before half-time.

Cameroon snatched a surprise leveller two minutes later, but the Dutch eased home in the end.

Miedema wrapped up the scoring five minutes from the end, reaching a notable landmark in the process.

60 - Vivianne Miedema scored her 60th goal for the Netherlands Women's team and is now the all-time top goal scorer of @oranjevrouwen. Legendary. #NED pic.twitter.com/ooT1nWyJUw

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2019-06-15 18:00:02

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