Virgil van Dijk
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.jpg) Van Dijk playing for the Netherlands in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virgil van Dijk | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Willem II | ||
| 2010–2011 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Groningen | 62 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Celtic | 76 | (9) |
| 2015–2018 | Southampton | 67 | (4) |
| 2018– | Liverpool | 80 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Netherlands | 33 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 29 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:54, 20 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Virgil van Dijk (born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. He plays as a centre back. He was born in Breda, North Brabant.
Van Dijk began his career with Eredivisie side Groningen, playing between 2011 and 2013. He then moved to Scottish Premiership side Celtic. He won two league titles and a Scottish League Cup in both his seasons at Celtic. In 2015, he moved to Southampton of the Premier League. On 1 January 2018, van Dijk joined Liverpool.[1]
Honours[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Scottish League Cup: 2014–15
- Liverpool
- UEFA Champions League: 2018–19; runner-up: 2017–18
- UEFA Super Cup: 2019
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2019
- Netherlands
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2018–19
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool to sign Southampton defender for world record £75m". Liverpool: BBC. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
Other websites[change | change source]
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- Virgil van Dijk at Soccerbase
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