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Virgil van Dijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɪrdʑɪl vɑn ˈdɛik]; born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, and one of the greatest defenders in Premier League history, he is known for his strength, leadership, speed and aerial ability. After beginning his professional career with Groningen, Van Dijk moved to Celtic in 2013. At Celtic, he won the Scottish Premiership and was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year in both of his seasons with the club, and won the Scottish League Cup in the second. In 2015, he joined Southampton before signing for Liverpool in January 2018 for £75 million, a then-world-record transfer fee for a defender. With Liverpool, Van Dijk reached back-to-back UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter. He was also named PFA Players' Player of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season in his first full season. Van Dijk later won the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup, and helped end the club's 30-year league title drought by winning the 2019–20 Premier League. He is the only defender to win the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, and has finished runner-up for both the Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Men's Player, all in 2019. Van Dijk has also been selected in the FIFPRO Men's World 11 in five different years. Van Dijk represented the Netherlands at under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his senior international debut for the Netherlands in 2015 and assumed full captaincy of the national team in March 2018. The following year, Van Dijk captained the Netherlands to the final of the inaugural UEFA Nations League, where they finished runners-up. He also captained his national side to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2024.
Career
- 1991Born
- 2011Joined FC Groningen
- 2011Joined Netherlands national under-19 football team
- 2011Joined Netherlands national under-21 football team
- 2013Joined Celtic F.C.
- 2015Joined Netherlands national association football team
- 2015Joined Southampton F.C.
- 2018Joined Liverpool F.C.
- 2019Won UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Breda
- •Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
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Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo return confirmed but duo will miss next two Liverpool games
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Virgil Van Dijk ‘unhappy' over Liverpool exit plan as agent ‘working overtime'
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Liverpool Transfer Guru Responsible for Salah, Mane & Van Dijk Signings Quits Post
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Virgil van Dijk's Vintage Audemars Piguet is the Coolest (and Rarest) Watch of Wimbledon 2026, Hands Down
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Liverpool make Virgil van Dijk transfer decision after AC Milan and Fenerbahce interest
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Virgil van Dijk to join Christian Pulisic & Luka Modric at AC Milan? Shock Liverpool transfer rumour addressed as Dutch defender enters final year of his contract at Anfield
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Shock as Liverpool ready to listen to offers for Virgil van Dijk as he loses 'untouchable' status
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Virgil van Dijk lined up for shock transfer from Liverpool after record $80M deal
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‘He’s up there with the best centre-backs in the world’- Jeremy Jacquet on playing alongside Virgil Van Dijk
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Virgil van Dijk emerges as shock target for Ruben Amorim's AC Milan as Zlatan Ibrahimovic picks Liverpool defender as dream signing
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Virgil van Dijk very close to leaving Liverpool and joining 26-times league champions
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GdS: ‘The devil unleashed’ – Milan plotting big move for Liverpool captain Van Dijk
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Virgil van Dijk tipped to make retirement announcement after World Cup heartache
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Virgil van Dijk tipped to retire from international football after Netherlands heartbreak
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Virgil van Dijk comes out fighting as Liverpool captain left helpless in World Cup exit
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Virgil van Dijk bizarrely claims Netherlands' 'gameplan worked' after devastating World Cup loss to Morocco
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Ex-Netherlands star predicts Virgil van Dijk will RETIRE from international duty after 2026 World Cup failure with Ronald Koeman '100%' gone
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Virgil van Dijk ripped to shreds over comments immediately after World Cup heartbreak
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Virgil van Dijk: Dutch media react as 'things go wrong' for Liverpool star vs Morocco
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Virgil van Dijk comes under fire for comments minutes after World Cup elimination
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Virgil van Dijk Blasted For 'Cowardly' Actions During Netherlands' World Cup Exit v Morocco
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Netherlands Star Virgil van Dijk Sends Personal Message on Wife, Rike Nooitgedagt
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