Virgil van Dijk

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Liverpool FC· Premier League

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Position

Defender - Centre-Back

Main Position

Centre-Back

Date of Birth

1991-07-08(34)

Height

1,95

Preferred Foot

right

Place of Birth

Breda

Citizenship

Netherlands

Contract & Agent

Joined

2018-01-01

Contract Until

2027-06-30

Last Extension

2025-04-17

Agent

ROOF ✓

Outfitter

Nike

Market Value

€15.00m

Last Updated

2026-06-03

International

Netherlands

Honours

UEFA Best Player in Europe Player of the YearUEFA Champions League winnerEnglish Champion ×2Uefa Supercup winner

Career Achievements

Van Dijk has won the UEFA Champions League (2019), two Premier League titles (2020, 2024), and the UEFA Super Cup (2019). Individually, he was named UEFA Best Player in Europe (2019) and Premier League Player of the Year (2019), among other honors.

Biography

Virgil van Dijk, born in Breda, Netherlands, is a world-class centre-back who has established himself as one of the best defenders in the world. He rose to prominence at Southampton before joining Liverpool in 2018, where he became a cornerstone of their success, winning the UEFA Champions League and Premier League titles. Van Dijk also captains the Netherlands national team, leading them to the 2019 UEFA Nations League final.

Playing Style

Van Dijk is renowned for his exceptional physical attributes, including his height, strength, and pace, combined with outstanding reading of the game and aerial dominance. He is a composed and elegant defender who excels in one-on-one situations, distributes the ball effectively from the back, and organizes the defense with leadership and authority. His ability to anticipate danger and make crucial interceptions makes him a formidable presence in the penalty area.

Market Value History

National Team Matches (133)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	YC
2026-06-03	Algeria	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0
2026-03-31	Ecuador	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0
2026-03-27	Norway	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	90	1	0
2025-11-17	Lithuania	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2025-11-14	Netherlands	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2025-10-12	Finland	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0
2025-10-09	Netherlands	✈	0:4	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	1
2025-09-07	Netherlands	✈	2:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2025-09-04	Poland	🏠	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2025-06-10	Malta	🏠	8:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0
2025-06-07	Netherlands	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2025-03-23	Netherlands	✈	8:7	UEFA Nations League Finals	120	0	0
2025-03-20	Spain	🏠	2:2	UEFA Nations League Finals	90	0	1
2024-11-19	Netherlands	✈	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0
2024-11-16	Hungary	🏠	4:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2024-10-14	Netherlands	✈	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0
2024-10-11	Netherlands	✈	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	79	0	0
2024-09-10	Germany	🏠	2:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2024-09-07	Bosnia-Herzegovina	🏠	5:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2024-07-10	Netherlands	✈	2:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	1
2024-07-06	Netherlands	✈	1:2	UEFA Euro	90	0	1
2024-07-02	Netherlands	✈	0:3	UEFA Euro	90	0	0
2024-06-25	Netherlands	✈	3:2	UEFA Euro	90	0	0
2024-06-21	Netherlands	✈	0:0	UEFA Euro	90	0	0
2024-06-16	Netherlands	✈	1:2	UEFA Euro	90	0	0
2024-06-10	Iceland	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	90	1	0
2024-06-06	Canada	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	18	1	0
2024-03-26	Netherlands	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2024-03-22	Scotland	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2023-11-21	Netherlands	✈	0:6	European Qualifiers	45	0	0
2023-11-18	Republic of Ireland	🏠	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2023-10-16	Netherlands	✈	0:1	European Qualifiers	90	1	0
2023-10-13	France	🏠	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2023-09-10	Netherlands	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2023-09-07	Greece	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	1
2023-06-18	Italy	🏠	2:3	UEFA Nations League Finals	90	0	0
2023-06-14	Croatia	🏠	2:4	UEFA Nations League Finals	120	0	0
2023-03-27	Gibraltar	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2023-03-24	Netherlands	✈	4:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2022-12-09	Netherlands	✈	6:5	World Cup	120	0	0
2022-12-03	Netherlands	✈	1:3	World Cup	90	0	0
2022-11-29	Netherlands	✈	0:2	World Cup	90	0	0
2022-11-25	Netherlands	✈	1:1	World Cup	90	0	0
2022-11-21	Netherlands	✈	0:2	World Cup	90	0	0
2022-09-25	Belgium	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	1	0
2022-09-22	Netherlands	✈	0:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2022-06-14	Wales	🏠	3:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0
2022-06-11	Poland	🏠	2:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0
2022-06-08	Netherlands	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0
2022-06-03	Netherlands	✈	1:4	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	1
2022-03-29	Germany	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2022-03-26	Denmark	🏠	4:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2021-11-16	Norway	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2021-11-13	Netherlands	✈	2:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2021-10-11	Gibraltar	🏠	6:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0
2021-10-08	Netherlands	✈	0:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2021-09-07	Turkiye	🏠	6:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	1
2021-09-04	Montenegro	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2021-09-01	Netherlands	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2021-06-27	Netherlands	✈	2:0	UEFA Euro	-	0	0
2021-06-21	North Macedonia	🏠	3:0	UEFA Euro	-	0	0
2021-06-17	Austria	🏠	2:0	UEFA Euro	-	0	0
2021-06-13	Ukraine	🏠	3:2	UEFA Euro	-	0	0
2021-06-06	Georgia	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2021-06-02	Netherlands	✈	2:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2021-03-30	Netherlands	✈	0:7	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2021-03-27	Latvia	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2021-03-24	Netherlands	✈	4:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2020-11-18	Netherlands	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0
2020-11-15	Bosnia-Herzegovina	🏠	3:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0
2020-11-11	Spain	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2020-10-14	Netherlands	✈	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2020-10-11	Netherlands	✈	0:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2020-10-07	Mexico	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0
2020-09-07	Italy	🏠	0:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2020-09-04	Poland	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2019-11-19	Estonia	🏠	5:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2019-11-16	Netherlands	✈	0:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2019-10-13	Netherlands	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2019-10-10	Northern Ireland	🏠	3:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2019-09-09	Netherlands	✈	0:4	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2019-09-06	Netherlands	✈	2:4	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2019-06-09	Netherlands	✈	1:0	UEFA Nations League Finals	90	0	0
2019-06-06	Netherlands	✈	1:3	UEFA Nations League Finals	120	0	0
2019-03-24	Germany	🏠	2:3	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2019-03-21	Belarus	🏠	4:0	European Qualifiers	90	1	0
2018-11-19	Netherlands	✈	2:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	1	0
2018-11-16	France	🏠	2:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2018-10-16	Netherlands	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2018-10-13	Germany	🏠	3:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	1	0
2018-09-09	Netherlands	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0
2018-09-06	Peru	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2018-06-04	Netherlands	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2018-05-31	Netherlands	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2018-03-26	Netherlands	✈	0:3	International Friendlies	90	1	0
2018-03-23	England	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2017-11-14	Netherlands	✈	0:3	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2017-11-09	Netherlands	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2017-10-10	Sweden	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2017-10-07	Netherlands	✈	1:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2017-09-03	Bulgaria	🏠	3:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2017-08-31	Netherlands	✈	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2017-06-09	Luxembourg	🏠	5:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2017-06-04	Ivory Coast	🏠	5:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2017-05-31	Netherlands	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2017-03-28	Italy	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2017-03-25	Netherlands	✈	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0
2016-11-13	Netherlands	✈	1:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2016-11-09	Belgium	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2016-10-10	France	🏠	0:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2016-10-07	Belarus	🏠	4:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0
2016-09-06	Netherlands	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	1
2016-09-01	Greece	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2016-06-04	Netherlands	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2016-06-01	Netherlands	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2016-05-27	Netherlands	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0
2016-03-29	Netherlands	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2016-03-25	France	🏠	2:3	International Friendlies	45	0	0
2015-11-13	Netherlands	✈	2:3	International Friendlies	45	0	0
2015-10-13	Czechia	🏠	2:3	European Qualifiers	64	0	0
2015-10-10	Netherlands	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0
2015-09-06	Netherlands	✈	3:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2015-09-03	Iceland	🏠	0:1	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2015-06-12	Netherlands	✈	0:2	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2015-06-05	United States	🏠	3:4	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2015-03-31	Spain	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2015-03-28	Turkiye	🏠	1:1	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2014-11-16	Latvia	🏠	6:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2014-11-12	Mexico	🏠	2:3	International Friendlies	-	0	0
2014-10-13	Netherlands	✈	2:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2014-10-10	Kazakhstan	🏠	3:1	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2014-09-09	Netherlands	✈	2:1	European Qualifiers	-	0	0
2014-09-04	Netherlands	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0