Virgil van Dijk
![]() Van Dijk playing for the Netherlands in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Virgil van Dijk | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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 | 146 | (15) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Netherlands | 54 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:01, 2 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:54, 9 December 2022 (UTC) |
Virgil van Dijk (born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. He was born in Breda, North Brabant.
Van Dijk began his career with Dutch team Groningen. He played there between 2011 and 2013. Then he moved to Scottish Premiership team 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]
Club career statistics[change | change source]
- As of match played 17 October 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Groningen | 2010–11[2] | Eredivisie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
2011–12[2] | Eredivisie | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
2012–13[2] | Eredivisie | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
Total | 62 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 66 | 7 | |||||
Celtic | 2013–14[3] | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 5 | |
2014–15[4] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14[d] | 2 | — | 58 | 10 | ||
2015–16[5] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 76 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | — | 115 | 15 | |||
Southampton | 2015–16[5] | Premier League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||
2016–17[6] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[e] | 2 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
2017–18[7] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
Total | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 80 | 7 | |||
Liverpool | 2017–18[7] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2018–19[8] | Premier League | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[c] | 2 | — | 50 | 6 | ||
2019–20[9] | Premier League | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
2020–21[10] | Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 95 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 13 | ||
Career total | 300 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 391 | 42 |
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup, League/EFL Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one in UEFA Super Cup, one in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
International career statistics[change | change source]
- As of match played 14 October 2020[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | 9 | 0 | |
2017 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | 8 | 3 | |
2019 | 9 | 1 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 4 |
- As of match played on 16 November 2019. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Van Dijk goal.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 26 March 2018 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | 18 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [12] |
2 | 13 October 2018 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 22 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A | [13] |
3 | 19 November 2018 | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 24 | 2–2 | 2–2 | [14] | ||
4 | 21 March 2019 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 25 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [15] |
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "V. Van Dijk: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Virgil van Dijk in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Van Dijk, Virgil". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Portugal vs. Netherlands 0–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Netherlands vs. Germany 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Germany vs. Netherlands 2–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Netherlands vs. Belarus 4–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Other websites[change | change source]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Virgil van Dijk.
- Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
- Virgil van Dijk – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Virgil van Dijk at Soccerbase