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'''Virgil van Dijk''' (born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch international footballer who plays as a defender for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. He is currently the club’s [[Liverpool F.C. Record Transfers|record signing]], having arrived from Southampton for a total reported fee of around £75,000,000. |
'''Virgil van Dijk''' (born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch international footballer who plays as a defender for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. He is currently the club’s [[Liverpool F.C. Record Transfers|record signing]], having arrived from Southampton for a total reported fee of around £75,000,000. |
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| Virgil van Dijk | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of Birth |
8 July 1991 |
| Place of Birth |
Breda, Netherlands |
| Height |
1.93 m (6'4") |
| Position |
Defender |
| Liverpool statistics | |
| Squad no. |
4 |
| Years |
2018- |
| Appearances |
71 |
| Goals |
7 |
Virgil van Dijk (born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch international footballer who plays as a defender for Liverpool. He is currently the club’s record signing, having arrived from Southampton for a total reported fee of around £75,000,000.
Liverpool career
After another relatively poor defensive season in 2016-17, Jurgen Klopp decided his centre-back pairing was in need of reinforcement. Very early in the summer reports linking Liverpool with the Southampton captain, which would make him the sixth player to sign from the Saints since 2014. Around the same time reports began to come through that Southampton were unhappy with Liverpool’s “illegal” approaches to van Dijk without any Saints approval.
On 7 June 2017, Liverpool released an official statement apologising for media reports considering the club’s apparent tapping up of the Dutchman, stating that they had ended any interest in van Dijk. Despite this reports continued linking the player with signing throughout the summer, even ahead of deadline day club affiliated journalists maintained that the club were still set on signing the Dutchman, but a deal wasn’t agreed.
After a day of build-up, on 27 December 2017 it was officially announced that Liverpool had agreed a deal to sign van Dijk in the January window, with a reported record fee for a defender of £75,000,000. Van Dijk officially signed on 1 January 2018, and was set to wear the no. 4 shirt at the club.
Despite only having appeared in a few training sessions, van Dijk started in his first game against Everton in the FA Cup on 5 January. With the scores level, the Dutchman jumped high to head in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s corner, scoring the winning goal in the 84th minute of the Merseyside Derby, sending Liverpool into the next round of the FA Cup.
Honours
Individual
- PFA Player of the Year: 1 (2018-19)
- PFA Team of the Year: 1 (2018-19)
- Premier League Player of the Month: 1 (December 2018)
- Standard Chartered Player of the Month: 2 (August 2018, February 2019)
Stats
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 |
| Total | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 7 |
| Liverpool F.C. – current squad |
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| 1. Alisson • 2. Gomez • 3. Endo • 4. Van Dijk (c) • 5. Konate • 6. Thiago • 7. Diaz • 8. Szoboszlai • 9. Nunez • 10. Mac Allister • 11. Salah • 13. Adrian • 17. Jones • 18. Gakpo • 19. Elliott • 20. Jota • 21. Tsimikas • 22. Ramsay • 26. Robertson • 28. Carvalho • 32. Matip • 38. Gravenberch • 42. Clark • 43. Bajcetic • 44. Chambers • 46. Williams • 47. Phillips • 49. Gordon • 50. Doak • 53. McConnell • 62. Kelleher • 66. Alexander-Arnold • 67. Koumas • 72. Van den Berg • 76. Danns • 78. Quansah • 80. Morton • 84. Bradley Manager: Klopp |