Sergio van Dijk
Van Dijk playing for Brisbane Roar in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Serginho van Dijk | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Assen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Persib Bandung | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Groningen | 14 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Helmond Sport | 60 | (20) |
| 2005–2008 | Emmen | 86 | (34) |
| 2008–2010 | Brisbane Roar | 50 | (25) |
| 2010–2012 | Adelaide United | 60 | (28) |
| 2013–2014 | Persib Bandung | 29 | (21) |
| 2014 | Sepahan | 15 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Suphanburi | 40 | (27) |
| 2016 | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Persib Bandung | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Indonesia | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:15, 24 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2015 |
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Serginho "Sergio" van Dijk (born 6 August 1982) is a Dutch born Indonesian professional footballer. He was the top goal scorer in the 2010–11 A-League regular season and made a name for himself in Australian football for his prolific scoring tally. As of May 2016, he rejoined Persib Bandung.
He was named after the Brazilian star, Serginho Chulapa, who played for Brazil during the 1982 World Cup. His mother was a big fan of Brazil at the time. Van Dijk is of Dutch-Indonesian parentage.
Van Dijk started his career at local club LTC in Assen before he was drafted into the FC Groningen youth academy. In the 2000-01 season he played two matches (one goal) for Groningen in the Eerste Divisie, helping them to gain promotion. In the Eredivisie he did not play for Groningen and he moved back to the Eerste Divisie with Helmond Sport in 2002. In 2005, he moved to FC Emmen, where he scored 18 and 12 goals in his first two seasons. In the 2007-08 season he played at Emmen alongside his brother Danny.
On 16 June 2008, he was signed to a two-year contract by Queensland Roar (now operating as Brisbane Roar) after impressing the Roar scouts with his technique at the end of May against Redlands United and a Gold Coast Select XI.
Van Dijk started off the season slowly, only scoring 1 goal in his first 10 matches although managing 6 assists at the time. However he then silenced the critics by scoring 9 goals in as many matches (including a brace against the Central Coast Mariners). On 17 January 2009, van Dijk was the Roar's first ever player to score a hat-trick in their 3–1 win over Sydney FC.
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