Virgil van Dijk
Van Dijk playing for Netherlands in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Virgil van Dijk | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southampton | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Willem II | ||
| 2010–2011 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Groningen | 62 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Celtic | 76 | (9) |
| 2015– | Southampton | 55 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Netherlands | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2016 |
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Virgil van Dijk (born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Southampton and for the Netherlands national team.
After beginning his career with Groningen, he moved to Celtic in 2013, where he won the Scottish Premiership and was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year in both of his seasons, also winning the Scottish League Cup in the latter. In September 2015, he joined Southampton.
Van Dijk made his international debut for the Netherlands in 2015.
Van Dijk was born in Breda to a Dutch father and Surinamese mother. He started his career with Willem II before transferring to Groningen in 2010 on a free transfer after just one season. He made his professional debut for Groningen coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Petter Andersson during the 4–2 victory against ADO Den Haag on 1 April 2011. During the 2011–12 season, Van Dijk made 23 league appearances for the Eredivisie side, scoring his first professional goal during the 6–0 victory against Feyenoord on 30 October 2011. He scored his second professional goal for Groningen on 22 January 2012 against Heracles Almelo in a 2–1 victory before scoring again the following week during a 4–1 defeat to FC Twente. Van Dijk scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season on 7 October 2012 during a 2–2 draw with Feyenoord. Van Dijk yet again scored against Feyenoord in the return fixture on 23 December 2012 during a 2–1 defeat.
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