# Virgil van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch footballer, born on 8 July 1991 in Breda, Netherlands. Van Dijk plays as a centre-back for Liverpool. Van Dijk has scored 79 goals in 748 games for club and country and has won 12 trophies, including the Champions League and 4 league titles.

## Van Dijk's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 648 | 65 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 14 |
| Total | 748 | 79 |

Goals per game: 0.11.

## Van Dijk's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 12
- League titles: 4
- Domestic cups: 5
- Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 2
- Individual awards: 47

### Celtic

- Scottish Premiership: 2 (2013–14, 2014–15)
- Scottish League Cup: 1 (2014–15)

### Liverpool

- Premier League: 2 (2019–20, 2024–25)
- FA Cup: 1 (2021–22)
- EFL Cup: 2 (2021–22, 2023–24)
- FA Community Shield: 1 (2022)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (2018–19)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2019)
- FIFA Club World Cup: 1 (2019)

### Individual

- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1 (2018–19)
- PFA Team of the Year: 5 (2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25)
- Premier League Player of the Season: 1 (2018–19)
- Premier League Player of the Year by Northwest Football Awards: 1 (2019)
- Alan Hardaker Trophy: 2 (2022, 2024)
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award: 1 (2018–19)
- UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season: 1 (2018–19)
- UEFA Team of the Year: 3 (2018, 2019, 2020)
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 3 (2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20)
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 1 (2021–22)
- UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament: 1 (2019)
- Liverpool Fans' Player of the Season Award: 1 (2018–19)
- and 16 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2011–2013: Groningen, 62 games, 7 goals
2. 2013–2015: Celtic, 76 games, 9 goals
3. 2015–2018: Southampton, 67 games, 4 goals
4. 2018–: Liverpool, 281 games, 27 goals

## What fans say about Van Dijk

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## Compare Van Dijk

- [Van Dijk vs Franz Beckenbauer](https://mygoat.football/vs/Franz_Beckenbauer/Virgil_van_Dijk)
- [Van Dijk vs Sergio Ramos](https://mygoat.football/vs/Sergio_Ramos/Virgil_van_Dijk)
- [Van Dijk vs Fabio Cannavaro](https://mygoat.football/vs/Fabio_Cannavaro/Virgil_van_Dijk)
- [Van Dijk vs Paolo Maldini](https://mygoat.football/vs/Paolo_Maldini/Virgil_van_Dijk)
- [Van Dijk vs Carles Puyol](https://mygoat.football/vs/Carles_Puyol/Virgil_van_Dijk)
- [Van Dijk vs Franco Baresi](https://mygoat.football/vs/Virgil_van_Dijk/Franco_Baresi)
- [Van Dijk vs Bobby Moore](https://mygoat.football/vs/Virgil_van_Dijk/Bobby_Moore)

## More Dutch footballers

- [Johan Cruyff](https://mygoat.football/p/Johan_Cruyff)
- [Robin van Persie](https://mygoat.football/p/Robin_van_Persie)
- [Arjen Robben](https://mygoat.football/p/Arjen_Robben)
- [Marco van Basten](https://mygoat.football/p/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Edwin van der Sar](https://mygoat.football/p/Edwin_van_der_Sar)
- [Dennis Bergkamp](https://mygoat.football/p/Dennis_Bergkamp)
- [Louis van Gaal](https://mygoat.football/p/Louis_van_Gaal)
- [Wesley Sneijder](https://mygoat.football/p/Wesley_Sneijder)

Club stats as of 1 November 2026.

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